Hamidreza Nikoofar

Bonfire Conversations

Arts EN ↓ 95 episodes

Welcome to Bonfire Conversations, a podcast where we gather around the metaphorical bonfire to share inspiring stories, explore creative journeys, and ignite deep, meaningful dialogues. Hosted by Hamidreza Nikoofar, each episode delves into the minds of remarkable individuals across various fields, including music, film, art, and beyond. Join us as we chat with influential guests, uncovering the passions, challenges, and triumphs that shape their unique paths. Whether you’re a creator seeking inspiration or simply a curious mind eager to learn from the best, Bonfire Conversations is your invit...

Author

Hamidreza Nikoofar

Category

Arts

Podcast website

li.sten.to

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Sam Slater (BF2042, Joker, Chernobyl) on Music Production, Sound Design, and His Latest Album 28.07.2022

A conversation with Sam Slater, Score Producer of Joker, Chernobyl and co-composer of Battlefield 2042.Wassup Conversations on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services:https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donationsHamidreza Nikoofar's Twitter:https://twitter.com/HRNikoof...

Conversation: Writer and Director of Wolfenstein Games on Writing, Career, and Leaving the Franchise 30.06.2022

A conversation with Jens Matthies, the legendary writer, and director of games like Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, The Darkness, and many more...Wassup Conversations on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services:https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/suppo...

Conversation: Art Director of Halo Infinite on Creating Worlds, Inspirations and his Workflow 31.05.2022

A conversation with Nicolas Bouvier, AKA, Sparth, the art director of Halo Infinite. He talks about his life, success story, inspirations, techniques, and worldview. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and...

Conversation: Director of Weird West, Dishonored on Immersive Sim, Game Design and the Game Industry 09.05.2022

A conversation with Raphael Colantonio, founder of Arkane Studios, and WolfEye Studios. He is the director of some of the most important immersive sim games, such as Dishonored, Prey, and Arx Fatalis. His new game, Weird West is another ground-breaking title in his career, and in this episode, Raf and I talk about Immersive Sim philosophy, subscription services, the game industry, cutscenes, and s...

Conversation: Dinga Bakaba (Deathloop) on Immersive Sim Philosophy, His Life and Favorite Games 26.01.2022

A conversation with Dinga Bakaba, the director of Deathloop on his life, immersive sim, favorite games, and the future of video games. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease consider donating and supporting Wassup Conversations via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donationsHamidreza Nikoofar's...

Conversation: Far Cry 6's Narrative Director on Politics and Storytelling in Video Games 08.12.2021

A conversation with Navid Khavari, Narrative Director and Writer of games such as Far Cry 6, Splinter Cell: Black List, and The Division. Navid talks about politics in video games and how important it is to tell meaningful and controversial stories. He also talks about his own personal life and the way he draws inspiration from it. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast strea...

Interview: Director of Guardians of the Galaxy and Deus Ex on His Life, and Career 30.11.2021

A conversation with Jean-Francois Dugas, the director of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Guardians of the Galaxy. We talk about his life, career, looking back at Deus Ex games, and if there will be another one in the work. Also, we talk about today's political and cultural changes compared to the time when Deus Ex came out. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the ma...

Interview: Brandon Campbell on Composing for Amazon's New World, Ramin Djawadi and His Career 20.10.2021

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, I had a chat with the amazing Brandon Campbell, , the co-composer of Amazon’s New World. A fantastic MMO with great music from Ramin Djawadi and Brandon. He started his career at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions and has been the co-composer of Ramin Djawadi on many great projects such as Westword, Person of Interest, Game of Thrones and Gears of War...

Interview: Jordan Mechner on His New Book, And the Legacy of Prince of Persia 24.08.2021

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, I had a chat with Jordan Mechner, the original creator of Prince of Persia about his new book "Samak the Ayyar A Tale of Ancient Persia". The story of the book is a wonderful adventure in ancient Persia. We talked about Jordan's life and career, the past and the legacy of Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed and his love of Persian mythology. You can read mor...

Interview: Paweł Błaszczak on Making Music for The Ascent 18.08.2021

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, Paweł Błaszczak, the music composer of great games such as The Ascent, Call of Juarez, Dying Light and The Witcher is my guest to talk about his career, his techniques and making a futuristic world in The Ascent. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. Access via this link: https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease...

Interview: Shohreh Aghdashloo (Farsi) | Part 2 19.07.2021

گفتگو با شهره آغداشلو، بازیگر افسانه‌ای که نامزد اسکار و برنده تونی شد.در این گفتگو، به زبان فارسی در مورد زندگی، نگرش و هنر شهره صحبت می‌کنیم.پادکست واساپ کانورسیشنز در یوتیوب و برنامه‌های مطرح گوش دادن به پادکست از طریق لینک زیر قابل دسترس است:https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupلطفا اگر علاقه دارید، از لینک زیر به ما کمک مالی کنید:https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donationsتویتر حمیدرضا...

Interview: Shohreh Aghdashloo On Life, Acting, Mass Effect and Destiny (Part 1) 07.07.2021

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, the legendary Oscar-nominated and Emmy Winner actress, Shohreh Aghdashloo is my guest to talk about her life, acting and video games, such as Mass Effect and Destiny. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services. Access via this link:https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease consider donating to Wassup Conversations via t...

Masterclass: Audio Director of "Outriders" on Sound Design and Mixing 22.06.2021

Marcin Czartynski is the audio director of Outriders at People Can Fly. His long and rich career has given us games such as Fortnite, Gears of War, Bulletstorm and Painkiller. In this episode, we talk about his background, sound design, mixing games and Marcin's workflow. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services.https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease cons...

Masterclass: Doug Cockle Talks About Acting and Voicing Geralt for The Witcher 12.05.2021

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, Doug Cockle (Voice actor of Geralt of Rivia from The Witcher game series) goes deep about acting, his methods of preparation, advice for newcomers and his journey as an actor from America to England. Wassup Conversations is on YouTube and all the major podcast streaming services.https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/wassupPlease consider donating to Wassup Conversa...

Interview: Thierry Dansereau Talks about Art Directing Immortals Fenyx Rising and Assassin's Creed 05.05.2021

In this episode, Thierry Dansereau, art director of great games such as Immortals Fenyx Rising and Assassin's Creed Odyssey talks about behind the scene of those games and his general approaches toward creating the visual world of massive games. Please consider donating to Wassup Conversations via this link"https://www.nikoofarmusic.com/support-and-donationsYou can watch or listen to Wassup Conver...

Interview: Scott Phillips on Directing Assassin's Creed games and Immortals Fenyx Rising 22.04.2021

In this episode, I celebrate the career of a veteran in the video game industry. Scott Phillips is the director of many great games such as Immortals Fenyx Rising, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Saints Row The Third and Saints Row 4.We talk about his background, techniques and behind the scene of many great games. Please consider supporting "Wassup Conversations" to help us...

Masterclass: Hitman 3's UI Designer Talks about UI/UX | Joined with Cyberpunk 2077's UI Designer 03.03.2021

In this masterclass, we study the art of UI/UX design in video games. Morten Elgaard, UI designer at IO Interactive talks about his experience and Hitman 3. Arash Naderi, UI designer of Cyberpunk 2077 at CD Projekt Red and Emad Ameri, Visual Artist have joined me to have a fun conversation. Watch or Listen to Wassup Conversation on YouTube or any other podcast streaming platform via this link:http...

Masterclass: Helen Hindpere Talks About Writing Disco Elysium: The Final Cut 24.02.2021

Helen Hindpere is the Award-Winning writer of the genre-defining Disco Elysium. In this episode, she talks about her techniques and the way she and her colleagues wrote Disco Elysium. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is the definitive edition of the smash-hit RPG. New political vision quests, more characters, and full English voice-acting. Coming to PlayStation and Google Stadia March 2021.The Final...

Interview: Mikael Säker (Writer of Battlefield 3,4,1, The Darkness, Riddick) 21.01.2021

An interview with the writer of many great games such as Battlefield franchise, The Darkness and The Chronicles of Riddick series. We talk about Mikael Säker's background, behind the scene of many memorable games and some unannounced projects. Listen or watch to Wassup Conversations, wherever you're getting your podcasts: https://li.sten.to/HYq5GVZMikael Säker's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikael...

Interview with Raphael Lacoste | Art Director of Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26.11.2020

A chat with Raphael Lacoste, art director of Assassin's Creed franchise and the newly released Assassin's Creed Valhalla. We talk about Raphael's childhood, techniques, future projects, favourite games and movies. Watch this interview on YouTube. More information about Wassup Conversations on www.nikoofarmusic.comListen to the podcast from this link:https://li.sten.to/HYq5GVZFollow me on Twitter:h...

Tina Amini (Editor-in-Chief at IGN) 12.10.2020

In this episode of Wassup Conversations, I speak with Tina Amini, editor-in-chief at IGN.com. We talk about Tina's childhood, growing up with games, IGN, females of the game industry, our favorite game developers, and lots of fun stuff. You can listen to the podcast on all the major podcast streaming services from the link below:https://li.sten.to/HYq5GVZYou can keep up with the channel via my Twi...

Bradley D. Meyer (Ghost of Tsushima's Audio Director) 18.08.2020

An interview with Bradley D. Meyer, Audio Director at Sucker Punch. In this video chat, we talk about Bradley's background, Ghost of Tsushima, the ins and outs of the industry, his techniques, and the way Sucker Punch recruits new sound designers and composers. To get more from "Wassup Conversations" visit: www.nikoofarmusic.comTo keep up with Brad, check out his Twitter handle https://twitter.com...

Josef Fares (Founder of Hazelight, It Takes Two, A Way Out) 18.07.2020

A chat with Josef Fares, Founder of Hazelight Studios, director of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, A Way Out and It Takes Two. In this episode, we talk about Josef's background, his techniques, and his life as a game director. Support the show

Weird Wolves: Raphaël Colantonio & Ava Gore (Weird West, Dishonored) 01.06.2020

In this episode, I had a chat with Raphaël Colantonio & Ava Gore, members of the Weird Wolves band. Raphaël Colantonio is the founder of Arkane Studios and the brain behind Dishonored series and his new game, Weird Wolves. You can watch the video version of this conversation on Wassup Conversations YouTube channel.www.weirdwolves.comwww.facebook.com/weirdwolvesmusichttps://open.spotify.com/tra...

Sarah Lynn (XCOM Chimera Squad's Producer) 13.05.2020

A cool conversation with my cool guest, Sarah Lynn. She is the producer at Firaxis Games, working on XCOM and Civilization series. Her recent work is XCOM: Chimera Squad. Support the show

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