Pixel What You Preach

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:  Chatting with a Lead Programmer from Media Molecule Working with Nintendo on Art Academy Finding work as a programmer in this changing industry Packed with much more! Please rate & Subscribe it really helps! If you enjoyed the Podcast & would like to support me :) ko-fi.com/pixelwhatyoupreach NEIL LINKS LinkedIn White Bat Games Portfolio Credits Audio Production:...

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:  Chatting with Ukranian born Environment Artist finishing their final year studying in Belgium A fresh boost of inspiration hearing Erika at the start of her games journey Showcasing 'The Passage of Lotus' University project Erikas unique inspiration for wanting to work in games Our love for Split Fiction Hopes for the future Game Dev Dogs Packed with much more! Please ra...

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:  Chatting with Pixel artist & Co-Founder of Robust Games, Adam Riches How Adam turned his hobby into a career A two-week game jam that brought unexpected opportunities Pitching an idea to Chucklefish through an email Brother duo birthing an idea into a fully published game 'Loco Motive'! Creating an Adventure Murder Mystery Balancing wearing multiple hats as an Indie...

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:  Chloe's Journey into the games industry & finding a different career path to the traditional roles About Chloe's Role The importance of having mentor & championing you through your career Life after a redundancy & discovering exciting new opportunities Other socials that are not themed around drinking culture Chloe shares a personal story about mental health...

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:  Life after being laid off Continued redundancies in the industry Theories about how the Games Industry is going to change on the Dev side of development How the Industry is impacting Juniors & Graduates How the instability of the industry is affecting women wanting to start families Dealing First hand with burnout and the things I took to take the next steps Approach...

Global layoffs are rife at the moment and it is not slowing down fast enough, regardless of your seniority it is harder than ever to land a job. How do you deal with ghosting and stay resilient until you land that full time role?  In this episode we have Joshua Isaac Smith- Trauma Specialist & Executive coach. Let’s Level up together and learn some ‘real actionable’ steps to make you stro...

Principal Animator at NetEase Games , Ex Riot games , Guerrilla , Moon Studios , Jagex , Mediatonic and the list goes on, Adam is an expert in his field! Working on League of Legends, Horizon, Surviving studio closures, moving to America from the UK then coming back to Yorkshire in the North of England. Yes people can make it that are not from the big cities! A truly inspiring story and Adam is mo...

Today we have the talented and energetic Ashley Wade, an Environment Artist currently working at ‘Brass Lion Entertainment’. INSIDE THIS EPISODE:  We chat about the start of Ash’s career from Graduating/changing roles Receiving some tough love and leveling up Becoming a part of the games community  Keeping a positive mindset  Balancing work & working on her portfolio in the even...

We are back again joined by the guru of games Seb Downie-Blackwell , Partner at Remote Control Productions At the start of my career I met Seb, he became a mentor of mine and still is. Decades of experience on me, he is honest, to the point and always entertaining. With this continued turbulence I have been trying to search for answers, so I thought hey let's jump on the Podcast! We cover topics f...

Liam Wong is a name you have most likely heard of if you are interested in Photography. If not, you will have seen his work if you have ever looked for references of atmospheric neon at night on the streets of Tokyo. But, more than that, Liam captures atmosphere almost like a time capsule. You can palpably feel the mood of the scenes in the photos and the way they are colour graded are something y...

Today we have a very good friend of mine Louie Woodhouse come on to the show, we sit down with a tea and have a little brew break. We talk about the recent news of Disney investing 1.5 Billion into Epic games and expanding their universe into Fortnite. Also covering our thoughts on the Metaverse, the lack of risk taking in company ideas and supporting the arts through tough times. Make sure to hav...

Happy New Year Pixels! Well it's nice to see 2023 in the past with all the lay offs, but 2024 seems to be starting off with a bit of a kicker. In fact since this episode was recorded Riot laid off 530 employees. It's hard to keep track. In this episode we chat about what we plan on covering with the Podcast in the year to come. How to package yourself up as someone employable in this turbulent tim...

Chatting today with Alex Barnes from Firesprite, not only did he win the 'Develop 30 Under 30 award', he was also the Games Director on the multi award winning Horizon Call of The Mountain . Humble & always thinking of his team we chat about his role and working on the VR2 project. Currently looking for a Sponsor! If you enjoyed the Podcast & would like to support me :) ko-fi.com/pixelwhat...

In todays episode Victoria and Chris sit down to talk about the dreaded world of 'networking'! It's awkward, weird but so essential for growing a professional network. Hear about some great tips to make the most out of any networking event, various ways you can network that doesn't require to leave your house and how to mingle like a pro. Currently looking for a Sponsor! If you enjoyed the Podcast...

And we're back with Part 2! We chat about the new Unity statement to the public and what it means. We offer some advice for developers with Seb and chat about the power of a combined community. Sebs Links Remote Control Productions Twitter: @Downside BlueSky: @downieseb.bsky.social Currently looking for a Sponsor! If you enjoyed the Podcast & would like to support me :) ko-fi.com/pixelwhatyoup...

Hot off the press! Today I talk about the new proposed changes announced by Unity, what it means and how it could potentially effect developers. Seb Downie-Blackwell is our special guest today where we talk all things Unity. Sebs background is rich with experience being in the industry over 25 years, he Head of Production and Partner at remote control products. As things are changing rapidly this...

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach! A Podcast where we talk to Game Developers and various Professional Creatives. Grab a brew, get cosy and let's jump in. In today's episode we talk to Kim Hu , she is the queen of drawing trash, skull enthusiast, Task Masters number one fan, but by profession a freelance illustrator, concept artist/designer working from Hamburg/Germany and Tokyo/Japan. We talk insp...

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach! A Podcast where we talk to Game Developers and various Professional Creatives. Grab a brew, get cosy and let's jump in. In our second interview episode we chat with James Marshall an Director at Phi Games . We talk about working on Recompile (A Metroidvarian-inspired hacking adventure) and how he broke into industry starting as a 3D generalist, animator/VFX Artist...

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach my ALL-NEW Podcast. A Podcast talking to Game Developers and different Professional Creatives. In our first interview episode we chat with Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou a BAFTA Breakthrough and the Creative Director of Polygon Treehouse . The award winning studio behind Röki and currently working on their new title Mythwrecked . We talk about how Alex started his career, h...

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach my ALL-NEW Podcast. A Podcast talking to Game Developers and different Professional Creatives. In this first Pilot episode we talk casually on How To Break into Games. Currently looking for a Sponsor! If you enjoyed the Podcast & would like to support me :) ko-fi.com/pixelwhatyoupreach Please rate & Subscribe it really helps! Follow Official Website Twitter...

Introduction Welcome to my ALL-NEW podcast, Pixel What You Preach. Having worked in the Games Industry for several years I have decided to pass on my knowledge, speak with guests and help kick start you on your journey. If you're a seasoned Game Developer or someone that has just started out there will be something for everyone. My goal is to create a positive community and have fun along the way!...