Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch

Hello, Shenanites! This week, we discuss shady economies, demon jam, and simulated robot armies. Plus, a peek into the exposure bucks ecosystem! Prohibition never works, so if you can’t beat’em, join’em. At least right up to the line of dumb. It always comes back to that ol’ Jevons paradox. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: How did the Levelhead baddies get their names? Ecomusk G...

Hi, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about the worst word, cocooning, and “just in time” refactoring. How do you eat spaghetti? Definitely not by lining each noodle up in a row. What are you trying to build, a raft? To sail the sea of red sauce? While navigating around meatballs? Hm. Now we’re hungry. Questions answered (abbreviated): Mimmabip Gourkee: Do you set limits on how long you can spe...

Hey there, Shenanites! This week, we discuss sorting by bigness, fractal loose ends, and your 600 senses. Every moment of existence is split into infinity, so there’s always the chance that one of the versions of you can accurately measure volumes. I mean, how else would they have managed to fit forty-five miles of nerves in your body? Questions answered (abbreviated): Gabe: What was the biggest m...

How’s it going, Shenanites? In this episode, we talk about Sisyphian tasks, relationship FOMO, and reasonable metrics. When you’re trying to measure the truth and all you have are proxies, you have to ask yourself: what truth do you actually care about? Probably the one with the euphonium and the flaming coconuts. Note: Sam says ADD, but that term isn’t used any longer. The current terminology is...

Salutations, Shenanites! This week, we discuss learning to love the slog, common blunders, and people ferreting. Mise en place your life to build up your habits. Dress for the day you want, not the day you have. As it turns out, everything is DevOps all the way down. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: Have you met anybody in person that disliked Levelhead? Gabe: How did you guys m...

Happy New Year, Shenanites! In this episode, we review one year and preview the next. We also talk about nostril chafe, Levelhead in numbers, and hedging our bets against the monkey’s paw. 20-Grindteen had us sharpening our knives, but what are we going to do in 2020? Ring in the new year with this episode, and find out! Who knows, maybe you’ll like coffee in your oatmeal! From the community: Retr...

Season’s greetings, Shenanites! Grab your hot cocoa and an ugly sweater, and gather ‘round this podcast ep with your family. This week, we talk about deferred gifts, market fragmentation, and mechanical nudges. We hope the rest of your 2019 is looking chill, and we’ll see you next year! Questions answered (abbreviated): Woland77: What is a day of work like for your QA/testing team? Beekie Boppaboo...

Hiya, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss questing for strains, the impracticality spectrum, and blockchain nickels. What if your grammar lettuce is wilted? What if it’s dark upstairs? What if a squirrel gets stuck in your vacuum wall? Who knows. Our brains only like to pose the questions, not go the extra answer. SEGUE. You know what they say about long hands? Ya need long pens. Questions ans...

Hey, Shenanites! We’re back from vacation and delirious from jet lag, so this one is going to be weird! This week, we talk about Gall’s law, functional fixedness, and stress naps. We’re all living in a survivorship bias world. You can’t do more than you can do, so do the important things. Questions answered (abbreviated): Wigglyhonk Quickpie: Are there any other game developer podcasts out there l...

Hi again, Shenanites! Welcome to part two of our question blitz! It’s blitzier this time. In this episode, we drink moonshine and talk about sexy vampires, pointy pointing pointers, and unicycling badly. You gotta put on your noise canceling headphones and develop practice discipline. Otherwise that spaghetti code is just gonna slap you in the face. Which would YOU rather? Questions answered (abbr...

Hello, Shenanies! If you’ve been following along, you know that the studio is going to be thrown into chaos over the next couple weeks. But we couldn’t leave your coffee in the lurch without butterscotch, so we pre-corded some shenanigans for you! In this episode, we talk about high sneeze potency, vegetarian radiation, and opinionated tools. Here’s the long and short of it: Remain curious and ope...

Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we discuss denominator blindness, the fresh eyes of youth, and the true marker of adulthood. Why descend into the void when you can rise up to meet it? Also, do you ever think about how we’re all just wet robots covered in leather? ...no? Just us? Questions answered (abbreviated): Flyhoppie Axerompa: If you had a billion dollars that could only be spent to solve the pr...

Ahoy, Shenanites! In this episode (which is actually 232, so... ya know), we discuss hot reloads, the meaning of meat, and A BIG NEWS ALERT. Sometimes you can find your joy in making shit games, and sometimes you can find it in head sweater tubes. Either way, the important thing is the joy. Send us AS MANY (good) QUESTIONS AS YOU CAN. Because we’re going to be recording DOUBLE, and we need your id...

Hello, Shenanites! It’s a short one today because we have SECRET NEWS that we can’t talk about yet but we accidentally talked about it during our regular recording. So have this brief coffee taster to tide you over, and then tune in tomorrow afternoon for a full-to-brimming cup of Coffee with Butterscotch! Now with added secrets. Questions answered (abbreviated): Beekie Boppaboop: How hard would i...

Hey there, Shenanites! This week, we talk about wild outer worlds, the burger method of learning new skills, and whooshing mile markers. We also (re)learned that we should be very careful with floats, and clicker training works on everyone. Unrelated, how much does a detached human head weigh? Asking for a friend. Questions answered (abbreviated): 0xD0DECAD0: Do you think that spending approximate...

Hiya, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss ratcheting fidelity, doing activities, and mattering. Best case scenario, a screamy dreamy leads to a hearty starty and not a fuzzy buzzy. Also, some deep cuts about mentors and mentees, silver bullets, and the MOST important callout. Grab a mug, and listen! If you’ve got extra questions (or extra good questions), get’em in there! We’re going to be doi...

What’s up, Shenanites! This week, we talk about the ongoing saga of 2019, weaponizing tools, and crusts full of beeeees. How many exposure bucks does being at the top cost you? Are you blinded by your creative high? In the aggregate, the typical response is the reality -- just like pineapple on pizza. Give us a deluge of podcast questions! Go to https://podcast.bscotch.net and submit! Vote for you...

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss flying off the rails, social pressure, and how the work flows. You have to be like water when picking up new tools or approaching new experiences, especially when you don’t know how to hold a pencil. Life-long learning is the highest leverage productivity thing. Questions answered (abbreviated): Retro Banana Man NL: How is Metaphorgasm doing? Selling...

Hi again, Shenanites! This week, we talk about wheat and molasses, shock wires, and wibble wobbling. If a train of thought derails, maybe you just gotta let it simmer for a while. Potential energy will get you every time, but luckily, action is the antidote. Correction: It was Majora’s Mask. We know, we know. Questions answered (abbreviated): Gua: Has a bad game that you've played ever generated a...

Hey there, Shenanites! Your fellow Bscotcheroonies asked, and we answered LIVE at Shenanicon 2019! In this episode, we discuss the paradox of productivity tools, algorithmic curation, and burning the boats. We get pretty existential, but then, when do we not? Here’s a pro tip: as cool as it sounds, don’t name your kid Scam Likely. Thanks to everyone who came out to the second Shenanicon! Questions...

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss infinite work, the age of curation, and the value of reviews. When you make things easier, do you actually just make things harder? No matter what you're doing, there will always be a better way. Just keep in mind, it’s not about the length of your to-do list, it’s about the quality. You've just been Jevons'd.* *Quick correction: Jevons paradox is wit...

Salutations, Shenanites! This week, we talk about actually fun baseball, the paralysis of choice, and middling feelings. Ultimately, there’s no way to know which things matter and which things don’t. So just do stuff. Make the thing you believe has the ability to be successful, and pull all the levers you can. The second-annual Shenanicon is NEXT WEEK. Come see us in St. Louis on Sept. 28th! Be th...

Greetings, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss giant piles of yogurt, wiggle room, and the difficulty of fonts. What you think is going to be the problem is never the actual problem. And there’s always more stuff to consider than you initially predicted. It’s all about those pipelines! SHENANICON is only two-ish weeks away! Come see us in real life in St. Louis on September 28th--ask questions...

Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we talk about knives as DevOps, the history of WoW, and the ‘should I’ space. Plus, Adam and Sam have returned from PAX Dev, and they have a rundown. If everything is room temperature, you don’t need to make long-term plans. But you know what sticks around when things get hot or cold? Friends. The Shenanicon is IMMINENT. Come join us on September 28th in St. Louis! Scu...

Hey there, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss the coastline paradox, ratcheting fidelity, and faction warfare. Don’t count your pterodactyls before they’re tamed; a crocodile might get in the way. Also, Adam and Sam are going to be in Seattle this week for PAX Dev! So if you see a Bscotch shirt wearing brother ambling about, say hi. The second-ever SHENANICON is around the corner! Come to St....