Game Dev Unchained

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This talk will teach you how you can start making your very own Youtube Channel to become a better game developer and make a name for yourself and your work! We'll go over the pros and cons of having a Youtube channel, how to keep it growing, equipment needed, and lots more. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFi0HtG_7k8 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Z1... htt...

Joschka Pottgen was a Physics Scientist at CERN before becoming the Lead Core Engineer at Tarsier Studios on the Little Nightmares Franchise. It's one interesting journey... For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/AJq7Itv7Fes Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in podcast form to hear us on your daily commute! To watch future GDU episodes li...

Michael Volpe is the Marketing Manager at IO Gear, a hardware peripheral company. He has spent decades working primarily in the game industry as a Brand Strategist and in Public Relations. He shares his experience on how to present yourself in the public eye as a representative in your company and his thoughts on how technology is changing our lives. For the video version, please visit https://you...

Tom Wright is a Senior Lighting Artist that came from both the Visual Effects and Game Industry. His resume includes working at Infinity Ward, Naughty Dog, and Epic Games. He sits with us this week to share his love for Blender and how multiple times in his career he was able to spot opportunity despite opposing industry trends. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9...

Jason Rohrer is a game designer that has been in the business for over 15 years. His latest and twelfth game One Hour One Life is a culmination of studying data and analysis from Indie-O-Calypse. Jason has both the experience of before and after Steam Greenlight and in this insightful episode helps paint the fuller picture of what's really going on out there. For the video version, please visit ht...

SomaSim does their revenue sharing a little differently. They treat everyone's hour equally - an hour of coding or design is the same as an hour of art or an hour of QA. That means if art hours are 35% of the game's total development, then artists get 35% of the revenue. Matthew talks about the awesome parts of this model. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihN0RF5...

Bohdon Sayre (or Bo) is the programmer for Creature in the Well, a game that has recently been released and has been coined by fans as a pinball hack and slash adventure game. In this interview Bo shares the team's success of having a smooth development cycle that was planned and released after one and a half years of work. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/JyLV0LUPxRw http://bo...

Game development can be exhausting, especially in sketchy workplace environments. If we’re looking for a long career in game development, how do we keep our passion and motivation from burning out along the way? Burnout is difficult to come back from, so how do we pace ourselves properly? There's no "one size fits all" answer, but here's one take on how to survive the grind with your joy & passion...

Igor Puskaric lives in Croatia, a country in Eastern Europe, where the game development scene is in its infancy and the resources for great opportunities isn't that high. Igor thankfully, is one that makes his own luck and joins us to share his story of personal success and navigation through the industry. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/YW9cxFsVKVk http://www.spacejar.com/ In...

Rhianna has worked on the biggest franchises as a Narrative Designer and has opted to take control of her career. In this honest conversation we cover many bases on what makes a good narrative designer and how to leverage one's skill set and experience to finally call the shots. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU6UxqWmfm0 https://twitter.com/rhipratchett http://...

Jake is a veteran indie and has shipped 11 games since 2005. He'll talk about his approach to running a sustainable indie microstudio and will share data he has collected that will help you to make strategic decisions about launching games on Steam and beyond. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Iy2FhDlJo https://greyaliengames.com/ Follow Jake on twitter: https:/...

Pete Bottomley is the co founder of White Paper Games. and has helped shipped two beloved titles: Ether One, a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. And the Occupation, A FIRST-PERSON, FIXED-TIME, INVESTIGATIVE THRILLER SET IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND ON 24TH OCTOBER 1987. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/3UFNxB965Ts https://twitter.com/pete_bottomle...

It's really useful to know a lot of things about different areas of game dev if you're going to try to run a company. In this talk, Karla will walk through Fullbright’s development from Gone Home to Tacoma and focus on all the things she has learned as she went to be a successful indie studio.  For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LI5YbArSl4 Follow Karla on Twitter:...

Ewan Croft is a VFX artist who's been working in the industry for decades. With extensive experience developing production art, art pipelines, and procedural content Ewan has taken his expertise working at companies like 2K and ILM to going freelance full-time. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/EURzVV0ta9g http://airshipcreative.com/ To watch future GDU episodes live, go to twit...

Three important things Bekah have learned from other industries and hung onto that have helped her in business development in games..  For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsigheyaSL4 https://finji.co/ Check out her latest game: https://finji.co/games/overland/ Follow Bekah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BexSaltsman Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spi...

Kylan Coats is the founder and creative director of Crispy Creative. We talk about transitioning from AAA development to being his own boss, and how the leap of faith just needs a forced push sometimes. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/wSMQg7bJ4-I http://www.longjourneygame.com/ Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in podcast form to h...

Working in game dev can be stressful even on the best of days. But what happens to both your social circle and your work when you experience interpersonal conflict, burn out, go through a health or family crisis, or worse- lose your job? For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHaYGsuh9JY Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in...

We are celebrating our 200th episode with our announcement of our next GduX.me. We also discuss if the game development community has gotten better than it was four years ago. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/KUJCwd4VMNU Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in podcast form to hear us on your daily commute! To watch future GDU episodes...

Diversity is now a checkbox on a lot of lists rather than being about inclusion and making sure everyone is included. Let's get into the nitty-gritty of why we need to actually be inclusive and stop checking off boxes and calling it a done deal. https://www.twitch.tv/cypheroftyr https://twitter.com/cypheroftyr https://www.youtube.com/cypheroftyr Watch live 10 AM PST Daily on https://www.twitch.tv/...

A in depth look at how Epic Games run their studio with the onslaught success of Fortnite. Is the developer a model or a villain to other game studios. We take a look and decide. Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in podcast form to hear us on your daily commute! To watch future GDU episodes live, go to twitch.tv/blu_champs every Tuesdays at 11 AM PST G...

You've got a great idea for an indie game, but how do you go about creating it? In this talk, 17-year game developer, art director, and college professor Jeff Spoonhower will offer advice on breaking into the indie games space. https://anewthegame.com/ Follow them on Twitter https://twitter.com/AnewTheGame For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHdO9o6aM-s Support us o...

Pressure to create top selling games, gain promotions and keep ahead in our field can cause us to make decisions about our work and life habits that aren't in our best interests. This talk will look at re-framing what success is by looking at what really makes us happy in our work. With thoughts and perspective from moving from being a AAA department director to being an independent game developer...

Brandon & Larry discusses the current state of the industry and shares some personal stories on why GduX needed to happen and why this is the perfect time to address the issues. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVlv40onCIE Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in podcast form to hear us on your daily commute! To watch fut...

Jay Powell has been working in marketing for over 20 years and have been lending that knowledge to the indie community for several years. We also scratch his brain on the recent PR faux paux of major AAA companies. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/7YO9XLeh-nU Twitch - www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjPItT- Event Tickets for the Indie...