8BitCubist

This is THE Official Podcast of The 8BitCubist! My name is Mr Benja, and I programmed and designed video games for thirteen years for companies including Rockstar Games, The 3DO Company, and Sony Santa Monica. I have also been creating art for my entire life. This podcast invites you inside the mind of a special brand of creative. http://the8bitcubist.com

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Episodes

001 - Covid-19 Overreaction vs Panic

This podcast comes at a bit of a weird time. We're in the midst of the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak in the United States. I recorded this just before things started getting out of control. It starts with a discussion of how the WAM 2020 art show felt the effect of the pandemic. http://bit.ly/wam2020recap That leads to a look back at an influential art show at Graffiti Beach in San Diego featuring the "Your Life..." painting, aka the GTA WASTED painting. About halfway through, heavy business get...

Mar 27, 2020•54 min•Ep. 2

000 - Kickoff w/ Mr Benja, Raph and Jeff

The band is back! ...for a moment. Mr Benja, Raph, Jeff, and a Secret Guest get together to kick off this chapter right. While this is largely a solo podcast, the original podcast members had to come together quickly to get some things off their chests. 0:00 - Intro 3:18 - Reconnecting with the players 7:27 - Our origin stories from game development 18:00 - Game development stories 30:00 - Our connection with games 34:00 - 8Bit Cubist, an art project 42:00 - Connecting with the 5th Beatle 51:00 ...

Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 1

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See more at http://The8BitCubist.com For information about the creator, see http://mrbenja.com

Dec 20, 2019•2 min

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