Jameson Durall

Game Dev With a Shot of Jameson

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Hello! I'm Jameson Durall, a professional video game designer with 20 years of experience who loves helping up and coming game developers learn about the industry. I'm currently Advanced Senior Game Designer at Insomniac Games, and formerly with EA, Oddworld Inhabitants, and Deep Silver Volition. Each week I have game industry professionals on to talk about how they got into games, lessons they've learned, and answer questions from viewers in the live Twitch stream. Join us live every Wednesday at 7pm ET: https://www.twitch.tv/jamesondurallGameDev #gamedev Game Design #gamedesign Support this...

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Joshua Davidson - Senior Lead Sound Designer at Gearbox Software 12.01.2021 2:38:31

Welcome to episode 17! Tonight Joshua Davidson, Senior Lead Sound Designer at Gearbox Software joining us. His credits include: Saints Row, Red Faction and Borderland Series! We discuss what it's like to be a sound designer in the industry, his education at Full Sail University, and the time we worked together at Deep Silver Volition. Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern us...

Mike Block - Hardware Engineer @ Radeon Technologies Group 04.01.2021 1:45:06

Welcome to episode 16! Tonight we have Mike Block, Hardware Engineer @ Radeon Technologies Group joining us to talk about his work on AMD graphics chips. His credits include: GPU for the Xbox One, PS4, Series X, PS5, Big Navi. We talk about what it's like working on graphics hardware and then get into our favorite alcohol at the end! Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern usi...

Interview with Randy Guo - Sr. Director of Production @ Scopely - Part 2 29.12.2020 1:54:23

Welcome to episode 15! Today we have Randy Guo returning to continue our discussion about his 20+ year career as an artist and producer. He’s currently Senior Director of Production @ Scopely and we focus on how the last half of his career has been production focused. His credits include: Marvel Strike Force, Halo Outpost Discovery, The Simpsons Game, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Lord of...

Game Design Deep Dive - Our Top Games of 2020 w/ Will Fitzgerald 21.12.2020 1:53:11

Welcome to episode 14! Today we continue our Game Design Deep Dive series, where we'll pick a Game Design topic and break it down further. I have Will Fitzgerald joining me today to talk about Our Top Games of 2020. His credits include: World of Tanks - Agents of Mayhem - Rumii - Madden Overdrive - Madden NFL Mobile 20 - Madden NFL Mobile 21 - Madden NFL 21 We discuss our top games in each categor...

Interview with Jason L Blair Pt 2 - Lead Designer @ High Voltage Software 15.12.2020 1:57:09

Welcome to episode 13! Tonight we have Jason L Blair , Lead Game Designer @ High Voltage Software returning to continue our discussion about his long career in Tabletop, Writing, and Game Design His credits include: Prey (2006), Conduit 2, Saints Row IV, Agents of Mayhem Today we discuss our time together at Deep Silver Volition as well as Mental Health issues and how it can impact Game Developers...

Interview with Miguel Molinari Pt 2 - Course Director & Grizzled Industry Veteran 08.12.2020 1:53:46

Welcome to episode 12! Tonight I'm joined again by Miguel Molinari, Course Director at Full Sail University and Grizzled Game Industry Veteran with 20 years of experience. His credits include: Madden NFL 2002-2007, Rock Band Network, SongPop, Microsoft Casual Games, and MANY more He joins me from his hot tub this week, making things a bit more…interesting. Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday n...

Interview with Randy Guo - Sr. Director of Production @ Scopely 02.12.2020 1:53:55

Welcome to episode 11! Tonight we have me Randy Guo, Sr. Director of Production @ Scopely Joining us to talk about his nearly 20 years in the video games industry. His credits include: Marvel Strike Force, Halo Outpost Discovery, The Simpsons Game, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link bel...

Game Design Deep Dive - Mobile Game Design w/ Will Fitzgerald 23.11.2020 2:02:15

Welcome to episode 10! Tonight we start a new series called Game Design Deep Dive where we'll pick a Game Design topic and break it down further. I have Will Fitzgerald joining me today to talk about Mobile Game Design. His credits include: World of Tanks - Agents of Mayhem - Rumii - Madden Overdrive - Madden NFL Mobile 20 - Madden NFL Mobile 21 - Madden NFL 21  Be sure to join us LIVE every...

Interview with Rajeev Nattam Pt 2 - 3D Artist @ Probably Monsters 16.11.2020 1:53:23

Welcome to episode 9! Tonight we have me Rajeev Nattam , 3D Artist @ Probably Monsters returning to continue our discussion about his 20 year career making games. His credits include: Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee, Oddworld: Strangers Wrath, Ratchet & Clank Deadlocked, Resistance: Fall of Man, Halo 3, Halo ODST, Halo Reach, Destiny 1, Destiny 2, & Disintegration We dig deeper into his time at...

Interview with Jason L Blair - Lead Designer @ High Voltage Software 05.11.2020 2:05:14

Welcome to episode 8! Joining me tonight is Jason L Blair, Lead Designer @ High Voltage Software His credits include: Prey (2006), Conduit 2, Saints Row IV, Agents of Mayhem We talk about his history in Writing, Table Top Game Design, and Video Game Design! There might be a few drinks involved as well. Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹...

Interview with Ryan McCabe Pt. 2 - Lead Gameplay Designer @ Archetype Entertainment 29.10.2020 2:28:06

Welcome to episode 7! Joining me again tonight is Ryan McCabe , Lead Gameplay Designer @ Archetype Entertainment His credits include: Saints Row IV, Agents of Mayhem, Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter 2, America's Army True Soldiers, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, & NASCAR 07. We get deep into the years we spent together working at Deep Silver Volition and also cover how going through layoffs affect...

Interview with Ryan McCabe - Lead Gameplay Designer @ Archetype Entertainment 26.10.2020 1:43:00

Welcome to episode six! Joining me tonight is Ryan McCabe , Lead Gameplay Designer @ Archetype Entertainment.   His credits include: Saints Row IV, Agents of Mayhem, Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter 2, America's Army True Soldiers, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, & NASCAR 07. We talk about how he got started in the Video Games Industry, lessons he's learned, and helpful tips...while also answer...

Interview with John R. Diaz Pt. 2 - Sr. Tech Game Designer @ EA Frostbite 22.10.2020 1:44:28

Welcome to episode 5! We have our first return guest today, John R. Diaz is back to continue our discussion about his career as a Game Designer and his new position as Sr. Tech Game Designer @ EA Frostbite. Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹ twitch.tv/jamesondurall JOIN THE DEV TEAM DISCORD▹ https://discord.gg/2vQH9rE JAMESON'S YOUTUBE▹...

Interview with John R. Diaz - Tutorial Technical Designer @ AWS Game Tech 17.10.2020 1:58:54

Welcome to Episode 4! Joining me tonight is John R. Diaz Tutorial Technical Designer @ AWS Game Tech. We talk about how he got started in the Video Games Industry, lessons he's learned, and helpful tips...while also answering viewer questions.  We also might cover the time I spilled a beer on him during our first in person meeting. Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern...

Interview with Miguel Molinari - Game Designer, Developer, and Course Director 10.10.2020 1:54:31

Welcome to episode 3! Joining me tonight is Miguel Molinari - Game Designer, Developer, and Course Director at Full Sail University. We talk about how he got started in the Video Games Industry, lessons he's learned, and helpful tips...while also answering viewer questions.  Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹ twitch.tv/jamesondural...

Interview with Rajeev Nattam - 3D Artist @ Probably Monsters 08.10.2020 1:48:35

Welcome to Episode 2! Joining me tonight is Rajeev Nattam, 3D Artist @ Probably Monsters. His 20 year career has also included time at Oddworld Inhabitants, Bungie, and V1 Interactive. We talk about how he got started in the Video Games Industry, lessons he's learned, and helpful tips...while also answering viewer questions. Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the li...

Interview with Rusty Sempsrott - Lead Technical Designer @ Arkane Studios 03.10.2020 2:24:14

Welcome to our FIRST episode! Joining me tonight is Rusty Sempsrott, Lead Technical Designer @ Arkane Studios. We talk about how he got started in the Video Games Industry, lessons he's learned, and helpful tips...while also answering viewer questions. Be sure to join us LIVE every Wednesday night at 7pm Eastern using the link below! JOIN US LIVE▹ twitch.tv/jamesondurall JOIN THE DEV TEAM DISCORD▹...