with Rosalie Vile
#299
Ellen and Stephen get spooked discussing small and/or novel horror games and experiences with Online Simulator developer Rosalie Vile.
2023.04.06
Interview
with Andrew Kenady
#297
Your nice hosts welcome Andrew Kenady, also know as Nintendrew on YouTube, to the show this week! He brings a postmortem about his recently released action platformer C.A.R.L.
2023.03.22
with Zach Barth
#293
Your nice hosts invite Zachtronics founder Zach Barth to discuss the closing of the studio and the logistics of moving on from that.
2023.02.22
with Sarah Yu and Beth
#290
Sarah Yu and Beth, developers of Bugaboo Pocket, join us once again in the clubhouse after our chance meeting at GDC!
2022.12.08
with Millie Walker
#287
This week, fellow nice gamedev Millie Walker enters the clubhouse to discuss her approach to combining genres. It's an episode full of synthesis, but not photosynthesis because Stephen doesn't want to talk about his bonsai tree.
2022.11.17
with Ryan Brown
#283
This week, we talk with Super Rare Games' "Head of Words," Ryan Brown, about his company's approach to physical game distribution for indie games, and what it takes to get your game not just on a Nintendo, but on a Nintendo cartridge.
2022.10.20
with Dmitry Samartsev, aka Special Bread
#279
We welcome our first pseudonymous guest to the clubhouse to discuss what it's like making a game to carry the banner (and serve the community) of a previous title.
2022.09.22
with Frank DeMarco and Blake Andrews
#277
This week, a behind-the-scenes look into the game that uses a skateboard deck as a controller! Scrapebopard combines elements of rhythm, racing, and fighting games to create a unique boss attack experience.
2022.09.08
with Andrew Eiche
#273
Your nice hosts talk to Andrew Eiche, COO at Owlchemy Labs (Job Simulator, Vacation Simulator, Cosmonious High) about the state of VR in 2022, and where VR and VR development tools may be going in the coming years.
2022.08.11
with Nina Marotta
#269
Nina Marotta (and Kelso the cat) from High Moon Studios enters the clubhouse to talk about level and interaction design. She showers your nice hosts with bits of wisdom, such as:
"Games are ugly for 90% of their development."
2022.07.14
with Daniela Gamarra
#267
It's part three of our unintentional "Gamedev in..." series! Your nice hosts speak with Daniela Gamarra about making games in Peru.
2022.06.30
with Chris Totten
#264
It's a sequel to last week's episode! This week, your nice hosts speak with Kent State University animation and game design professor Chris Totten about formal game design education.
2022.06.09
with Truman Simpson
#263
In this episode Truman Simpson joins us to talk about teaching game development to young people, through Gameheads, an organization for which Truman is a long standing volunteer.
2022.06.03
with Anna-Lena Pontet and Luzia Hüttenmoser
#261
2022.05.19
with Mark Hamilton and Ellen Burns-Johnson
#260
2022.05.12