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/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - https://discord.gg/Mx7Sh2G Foll...
May 09, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 106
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://www.twitch.tv/gamedevlondon
May 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min
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.be/lh7gqBfNBSM Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.london/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! J...
Apr 25, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 104
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 Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Apr 11, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 103
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 - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Tw...
Apr 03, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 102
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 jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/...
Mar 28, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 101
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: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions...
Mar 21, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 100
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 - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Fo...
Mar 14, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 99
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 - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Mar 07, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 98
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 - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join ...
Feb 28, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 97
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 - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Fo...
Feb 21, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 96
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 Our Website - gamedev.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamed...
Feb 14, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 95
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.london - for meetups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us...
Feb 07, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 94
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 more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 92
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: https://www.gamedev.london/ggj22 Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, ...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 92
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_2tragfnI7sMZ?usp=sharing Nice Games Club: https://nicegames.club/ Join us for Global Game Jam 22: https://www....
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 92
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, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.t...
Jan 17, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 91
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 - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Fol...
Jan 10, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 90
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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, com...
Jan 04, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 89
Routes into the games industry from the recent GDL Expo (Sponsored by AudioMob and CMD:Studio ), hosted by Bee Trista with guests Asobi Quang, Jay Shin, Khally SJ and Mike Tucker. 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - www.gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twi...
Dec 27, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 88
A GDL Expo 2021 Special! Hear the All About Audio panel from the recent GDL Expo (Sponsored by AudioMob and CMD:Studio ), hosted by Jade Leamcharaskul with Cai Jones, Sergio Ronchetti, and Billy Palmer! 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - www.gamedev.londo...
Dec 20, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 87
In Oscar's quest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" talks to Mark Jawdoszak about getting started... 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - www.gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - www.twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Dec 13, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 86
In Oscar's quest to learn "Everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" he talks to Lucie Prunier about the trials and joys of being a producer AKA keeping development on the rails... AKA "Getting $*it done!" 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join O...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 85
In Oscar's search to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" he is joined by Ioana, Game Designer at Mojiworks and we end up talking about 'Evil' game design and monetisation by accident. 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discor...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Ed and Chris discuss the motivation behind Unity's acquisition of WETA Digital, and what it means for the future of both. 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - www.gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - www.twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Oscar hosts the next step in his quest to understand "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask!" This time he is joined by Dan Bergin-Holly, Production Manager @Fortitude Games 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - www.gamedev.lond...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Often we talk about breaking into the industry, but we don't always focus on what it's actually like to work here. In this panel, Game Dev London co-founder Stuart De Ville speaks to three artists who have had very different career paths throughout the games industry: Sophie Knowles - Lead Artist at Robot Turtle, Sarah Ford - Freelance concept/2D/UI Artist, and Edd Coates - Principal UI Artist at Double Eleven. They will discuss what it's like working in a studio, what it's like to work freelanc...
Nov 08, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 81
In his ongoing quest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" Oscar talks to his non-industry friend Hanneke, a hardcore MMO player about how she engages with games. 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 visiting: anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - www.gamedev.lond...
Nov 01, 2021•45 min
As important now as it ever was, the well-being of your employees is the well-being of your game and your studio. Fail to build a safe and open environment, and everything will suffer. In this panel, Game Dev London co-founder Jade Leamcharaskul speaks with Mark Drew - Director at CMD:Studio, Annie Grudeva - Creative Director at Perpetual Games, Eugenia Peruzzo - Senior Character Artist at Sharkmob, and Kat Welsford - Digital Analyst at Square Enix and Admin at London Gaymers about how they've h...
Oct 25, 2021•59 min
Game Dev London attended EGX 2021 to host a series of awesome panels. In this first panel, our host Quang moderates a discussion between four streamers about how streaming can help promote your game. Check out the informative recording of this panel here, and be sure to follow our speakers below...@TristaBytes, @Ibsatron @Aravelle @EvoluteGames 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 visiting: anchor....
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr
