Game Dev Local
Game Dev Local Podcast
Game Dev Local Podcast (Previously Game Dev London) is all about bringing game design and game development to the game developers and fanatics across the games industry. Our hosts and guests bring their expertise and knowledge to each episode as we aim to help everyone, from those just starting out, to those looking to hone their skills! Each episode focuses on a specific area of #gamedev, from design, to news, to what's hot in the UK game scene right now! For more information visit "GameDevLocal. Com" and be sure to join our community by visiting "GameDev. London/join"
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Jul 1, 2026
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Episodes
Skating In Games - #112 - Game Dev London Podcast 20.06.2022 39:56
In this episode, Nichola Humphreys speaks to Ravina Sahota and Amber-Leigh Blake, co-founders of Game Dev Roller Club, about the recreational activity of skating and how it intertwines with video games and people in the games industry. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit O...
Games as a Community - Episode #111 - Game Dev London Pocast 13.06.2022 57:28
Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to Crystin Cox from Xbox Game Studios Publishing about the Art of LiveOps.
Dont be afraid of diversity - #110 - Game Dev London Podcast 06.06.2022 52:35
In this episode, Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to Licia Prehn about treating players (and developers) as humans. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for me...
Child Safety & Stability in MMOs with Laura from ROBLOX - #109 - Game Dev London Podcast 30.05.2022 45:52
In this episode, Amy spoke to Laura, who works as a Director of community safety & stability at Roblox. They discussed her role and the different issues with online safety for children and how they can be solved! More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamede...
Fidelity Vs Performance - #108 - Game Dev London Podcast 27.05.2022 1:04:22
In this episode, Nichola Humphreys and Chris Payne discuss modern game consoles providing players with a choice of playing at a high resolution or a high frame rate in next-generation video games. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meetu...
Player Agency - #107 - Game Dev London Podcast 18.05.2022 48:04
In this episode, Oscar returns to his PodQuest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking to the Game Dev London host Anna Poliakova about Player Agency. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for m...
So what is a Games Designer? - #106 - Game Dev London Podcast 09.05.2022 45:48
In this episode, Oscar returns to his PodQuest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking to the Game Dev London host Anna Poliakova about being a games designer and what's involved. You can find the full video version of this episode by visiting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCOkykkHPQWEx8VPsd0mJmQ Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.london/...
What is player experience in Game Dev? #105 - Game Dev London Podcast 02.05.2022 1:11:42
Game Dev London’s Stuart and Chris talk about player experience, what is it, how do we create it, what makes for a good experience? You can find the full video version of this episode by visiting: https://youtu.be/lh7gqBfNBSM Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.london/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/Mx7Sh2G Follow Us On Twitch - https://...
Is Score Taken For Granite? - #104 - Game Dev London Podcast 25.04.2022 24:59
In this episode, Adam continues the Taken For Granite series by discussing the history and ongoing implementations of score in video games. This series is all about the aspects of games taken for granted, just like home most rocks in video games are standard granite rocks, when they could be so much more! You can find the full video version of this episode by visiting: https://youtu.b...
Animating for Games - #103 - Game Dev London Podcast 11.04.2022 44:29
In this clip, Chris and Peter are having a chat about the quirks of animating for games compared to other media. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow...
So what are the design pillars for games? #102 - Game Dev London Podcast 03.04.2022 35:06
In this clip, Anna talks to GDL co-founder Adam about design pillars for games. They discuss where they come in handy, what makes a good pillar, and how we can apply them to games of all shapes and sizes. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - f...
Internships/Placements In The Games Industry - Part 1 - #101 - Game Dev London Podcast 28.03.2022 47:23
Amy talks with Tiril (T) Schjerven (Concept Art Intern - Jagex) and Tom (Content Producer Intern - Into Games) about their journeys into the games industry and how their internships went! More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meetups, game...
Episode 100 Special - #100 - Game Dev London Podcast 21.03.2022 55:33
It's episode 100! In this special episode, GDL co-founders Adam, Jade, and Stu discuss the last 50 episodes and the last year as a whole, including their favourite episodes, the moments that have made it special, and what's to come in the next year for Game Dev London. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting:...
From Studying Games to Designing Them #99 - Game Dev London Podcast 14.03.2022 52:52
Nichola Humphreys and Jack McPherson talk about their journey from studying video games to joining the games industry. Both of them discuss topics such as applications, portfolios, interviews and onboarding processes. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamed...
Game Dev Roundup Feb 2022 #98 - Game Dev London Podcast 07.03.2022 53:54
Ed and Stu go over all the Game Dev news from February 2022, new tools, Microsoft owning it and Stadia is on it's way to the google graveyard. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord...
Is Health Taken For Granite? #97 - Game Dev London Podcast 28.02.2022 33:49
Adam launches a new series about the areas of games we just assume are the case, like are all rocks in games taken for granite? In this episode, Adam looks at health in video games and how it has changed over the years. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gam...
Quests and Missions in Games #96 - Game Dev London Podcast 21.02.2022 57:11
Adam and Stu discuss missions and quests in games; the good, the bad, and the damn train CJ! Find out what our hosts favourite quests are, what makes a good quest, and how to think about including quests in your game. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamed...
The business of #GameDev # 95 - Game Dev London Podcast 14.02.2022 56:50
In this episode, Oscar continues his PodQuest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking to the incomparable Martine Spaans@aston_martine of @TamalakiGames about the business of #GameDev. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Ou...
Pitching Competitions #94 - Game Dev London Podcast 07.02.2022 57:23
In his ongoing 'Podquest' to discover "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" Oscar talks to Sophia Drake @SophiaADrake organiser of The Big Indie Pitch about competitive pitching. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.lond...
The Joy of Live Ops #93 - Game Dev London Podcast 31.01.2022 1:03:40
Oscar continues his quest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to LiveOps design expert Nick Phipps from Ubisoft. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and...
GDL Attempts Nice Games Clubs 1hr Game Jam Challenge - Part 2 - #92 - Game Dev London Podcast 24.01.2022 1:18:41
In this episode, Adam, Oscar, and Katie develop a game in an hour! Based on a prompt by the Nice Games Club game jam challenge! It's fast and furious but shows great insight into quick prototyping. EDITOR NOTES: Adam's audio is quite crackly when he is screensharing, we apologies if it gets unclear at any point! View the rules: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iILfq9nvlVBxtfCduKo_2tra...
GDL Attempts Nice Games Clubs 1hr Game Jam Challenge - Part 1 - #92 - Game Dev London Podcast 24.01.2022 1:11:08
We start this SPECIAL double episode drop with Chris, Stuart and Tom develop a game in an hour! Based on a prompt by the Nice Games Club game jam challenge! It's fast and furious but shows great insight into quick prototyping. View the rules: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iILfq9nvlVBxtfCduKo_2tragfnI7sMZ?usp=sharing Nice Games Club: https://nicegames.club/ Join us for Global Game Jam 22:...
What is the point of user testing? #91 - Game Dev London Podcast 17.01.2022 57:44
Oscar's quest to explore everything you wanted to know about #Gamedev but never dared to ask Oscar talked to Steve Bromley about the why's, hows and best practices for Games User Research. More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, gam...
Interview With Viewfinder Art Lead - Sophie Knowles - GDLX Special - #90 - Game Dev London Podcast 10.01.2022 44:46
This is the interview with viewfinder art lead Sophie Knowles (@serknowles), from the recent GDL Expo (Sponsored by AudioMob and CMD:Studio). Sophie is Lead Artist at Robot Turtle currently making @Viewfinder_Game . More episodes can be found by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website -...
Finding And Directing Actors For Indies - GDLX Special - #89 - Game Dev London Podcast 04.01.2022 34:21
This is the Finding And Directing Actors For Indies talk by Kirsty Gillmore (@soundswilde) from the recent GDL Expo (Sponsored by AudioMob and CMD:Studio ). Kirsty Gillmore is an award-winning Voice Director, Casting Director, Sound Designer and Voice Actor. Find out more in this episode You can find a video clip of this episode at: www.youtube.com/gamedevlondon More episodes can be found by...
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