The Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast by GDEX

Long time game dev Marcus Cenci talks with chris about the important steps in getting started designing games. Loads of great conversation for those looking to improve their game design processes. Marcus Cenci , Founder of Mumble Mouth Games and Cofounder of Brass Knuckle Development, is an accomplished professional in the video game industry with over 17 years of experience as an Art Director and...

Chris discusses the latest news and then falls down a video game movie rabbit hole with the chat! Chris Volpe is the final boss of GDEX and The Sandbox. Space! Executive Director and Founder of GDEX and Multivarious Games. He has been helping to grow the games industry in the Midwest for over a decade and has worked in the indie and AAA space to develop games. You can check out many of his persona...

This week's episode is all Switch 2 all the time. Join Chris and Special Guest Henry Bawden (Bawden Studios) as they discuss the recent Switch 2 announcements and the changing tariff environment. Henry Elmo Bawden is a 3D art and animation wizard, as well as an up-and-coming author, a devoted professor and loving husband and father. Among many other hobbies and interests, he runs Bawden Studio and...

This week’s special episode where Chris talks to the ShawneeXP Gaming Accelerator teams about their games, and their experience at the accelerator. Garrett Davis is a game developer, serial entrepreneur, and startup accelerator director with a deep passion for building and scaling gaming companies, consulting firms, and startup ecosystems. He is the Managing Director of the ShawneeXP Gaming Accele...

Tom Caprel is a marketer for games, tech enthusiast, and trained opera singer. In 2015, Tom started a dedicated marketing company, Hyperion Marketing , to help indie game/software developers create fantastic, community-driven marketing. He has been on the board of IGDA Chicago, and was the Communications/Expo Director at the Video Game Art (VGA) Gallery, and has worked directly for AAA studios lik...

Ross Hersemann is the founder and lead of Loading Law ( @LoadingLaw ), an Adjunct Professor of Video Game Law at DePaul University , a leader of IGDA Chicago , and organizer of the Chicago Video Game Law Summit . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250219 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

Bill Roper kicked off his game designing career in 1994 with 9 years at Blizzard doing a wide variety of design and production work for some of their most legendary titles. His subsequent time founding studios and working for Disney Interactive is summarized on his Wikipedia article and his IMDb page . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/25...

Chris Volpe is the final boss of GDEX and The Sandbox. Space! Executive Director and Founder of GDEX and Multivarious Games. He has been helping to grow the games industry in the Midwest for over a decade and has worked in the indie and AAA space to develop games. You can check out many of his personal works at volpecreates.com Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.t...

Garrett Davis is a game developer, serial entrepreneur, and startup accelerator director with a deep passion for building and scaling gaming companies, consulting firms, and startup ecosystems. He is the Managing Director of the ShawneeXP Gaming Accelerator , where he leads efforts to support early-stage game studios through funding, mentorship, and industry connections. His work focuses on strate...

Mondae Atughonu is a former Bungie / Marathon production manager and Cofounder of Leap of Faith Studios . Currently he works in Technical Project Management for Sony Interactive Entertainment. You can find him on LinkedIn . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250115 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

A shorter chat with the community to start the new year. Chris Volpe is the final boss of GDEX and The Sandbox. Space! Executive Director and Founder of GDEX and Multivarious Games. He has been helping to grow the games industry in the Midwest for over a decade and has worked in the indie and AAA space to develop games. You can check out many of his personal works at volpecreates.com Visit this ep...

Marcus Cenci , Founder of Mumble Mouth Games and Cofounder of Brass Knuckle Development, is an accomplished professional in the video game industry with over 17 years of experience as an Art Director and Lead Artist. Among many other impressive accomplishments, he has gotten to make his mark on the Saints Row and Madden NFL series, and was once the Studio Art Director at Lost Boys Interactive. Vis...

Thomas Jones is a game developer and artist who founded Second Way Studios and who runs the non-profit Liminal Creations Club behind the VR game "Purrfect Employee". Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/241204 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

Zak Whaley is owner of Zak Whaley Consulting and is the Engineering SIG Chair and Chair Emeritus of the IGDA (International Game Developer's Association). Formerly, he was Director of Engineering at PlayEveryWare and Lead Software Engineer at Magic Leap . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/241127 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www....

The final boss of GDEX and The Sandbox. Space! Executive Director and Founder of GDEX and Multivarious Games. He has been helping to grow the games industry in the Midwest for over a decade and has worked in the indie and AAA space to develop games. You can check out many of his personal works at volpecreates.com Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space...

Ross Hersemann is the founder and lead of Loading Law ( @LoadingLaw ), an Adjunct Professor of Video Game Law at DePaul University , a leader of IGDA Chicago , and organizer of the Chicago Video Game Law Summit . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/241113 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

Alex Kinn is owner of Retrograde Gaming and Collectibles and co-founder of the Pittsburgh Gaming Expo . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/241023 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

Tom Allenbaugh is the technical lead of Multivarious , GDEX and the Sandbox. Space . He also teaches a game development capstone as an adjunct at Columbus State Community College. You can find him around many corners of the internet as Argembarger. Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/241016 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch....

The final boss of GDEX and The Sandbox. Space! Executive Director and Founder of GDEX and Multivarious Games. He has been helping to grow the games industry in the Midwest for over a decade and has worked in the indie and AAA space to develop games. You can check out many of his personal works at volpecreates.com Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space...

Mike Geig is Unity Technologies' leader of Advocacy and Community (formerly their Technical Evangelist), he hails from Canton Ohio and has championed Ohio game development for over a decade. He even penned a book, " Unity Game Development in 24 Hours " for the "Sams Teach Yourself" series. Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/241002 Watch th...

Henry Elmo Bawden is a 3D art and animation wizard, as well as an up-and-coming author, a devoted professor and loving husband and father. Among many other hobbies and interests, he runs Bawden Studio and is Volunteer Czar and runs the Art Portfolio Review panel for GDEX . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/240925 Watch the show live on Tw...

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer, reviewer, and features writer for IGN , where he also helps manage the homepage. Having joined in 2018, he has written thousands of articles and covers major gaming and entertainment events like E3 and PAX. Before IGN, Bankhurst gained experience in a variety of roles, including co-founding the website and podcast The Gamer's Advocate and serving as a chief strateg...

Caitlin Burt is an actor working in games of all sizes and business developer at Haptix Studio . She loves talking business, especially when it comes to entertainment projects, and happy to lend a voice or movement on your project. You can check out her IMDb , her YouTube , her Facebook , find her on Instagram as @caitsly or on Twitter as @caitlinburt . Visit this episode's page and watch the vide...

Tom Allenbaugh is the technical lead of Multivarious , GDEX and the Sandbox. Space . He also teaches a game development capstone as an adjunct at Columbus State Community College. You can find him around many corners of the internet as Argembarger. Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/240904 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch....

Ross Hersemann is the founder and lead of Loading Law ( @LoadingLaw ), an Adjunct Professor of Video Game Law at DePaul University , a leader of IGDA Chicago , and organizer of the Chicago Video Game Law Summit . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/240828 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex