In this episode, Oscar's ongoing "Podquest to learn everything about #gamedev that you never dared to ask"continues with Agile Coach Daniel Susser and they talk about different planning strategies as well as the essential need for agility in your projects.
May 06, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 196
Welcome to the 3rd episode of Sumo Group x Game Dev London podcast!It's Halfway to Halloween!We spoke with Ross Tregenza and Dexter Prior at @SumoNottingham about their scary sound design for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game 😱Discover the challenges of working with IP, and maintaining tension in horror games. Follow Sumo Nottingham on X/@NottinghamSumo
Apr 29, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 195
This podcast was originally released on 15.03.2024 by Indie Game Business (@IndieGameBusiness) channel on YouTube, and we are thankful for their permission to share it with GDL's viewers @GameDevLondon . Follow @IndieGameBusiness Original video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG7rFCXeGUc&t=1s In this episode, Stuart De Ville, Founder of Game Dev London and Fribbly Games, shares his expertise on starting and managing an indie game studio, reflecting on lessons learned from his experienc...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 194
In this episode, GDL Host Roni Yosko explores the process of sound designing and composing music with Tomas Ortola in his new game "Goob n Balloons" along with some of Svidanza Audio's previous works. Wishlist GoobnBalloonsDX on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2279450/GoobnBalloonsDX/
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 193
Welcome to another episode of “Have I Got Games For You?” with Alyx Jones. A show where we talk about games news, releases and everything happening in the world of video games. In this episode, Stuart De Ville, CEO of GDL and Fribbly Games, joins Alyx on a general waffle. From tackling burnout struggles to navigating platform challenges, they share insights on recent game releases such as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Potions: A Curious Tale from the indie world.
Apr 08, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 192
In this episode, Roxanne Marshall hosts Declan Cassidy, CEO of Into Games, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating fairer pathways into the video game industry for individuals from low-income backgrounds. https://intogames.org/
Apr 01, 2024•45 min
Welcome to the 2nd episode of Sumo Group x Game Dev London podcast! In this episode, Jimmy Bowers, Jennifer Marshall and Chris Groves will be talking about embedding community management in your dev team.
Mar 25, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 190
In this episode, GDL Host Roni Yosko explores Alyx Jones's new game "The Quiet Things" which details Alyx's life growing up based on her personal diary entries as a youth. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode briefly discusses domestic violence. Steam Wishlist "Quiet Things": https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288520/The_Quiet_Things/
Mar 18, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 189
In our new attempt at a new format, hosts Alyx and Oscar talk about the pressing issues of the day. There will be tangents along the way but in this video we will talk about the current wave of redundancies. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 188
Oscar is on a podquest to learn "Everything you wanted to know about gamedev but never dared to ask". In this episode, he talks to Dima Okhrimchuk from Drope.Me, a platform that aims to connect game developers to content creators about the growing important of Micro Influencers in how we market our games. Drope.me: https://drope.me/ Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.london/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - https://www.gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twi...
Mar 04, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 187
Join us on a special episode in partnership with Sumo Group. In this episode, Leon Killin & Alif Trevathan from Sumo Group employee resource community PRISM will be speaking about how you can better support your people during difficult times. https://www.sumogroupltd.com/ https://twitter.com/SumoGroup_ltd https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumogroup/ Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.london/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - https://www.gamedev.london/j...
Feb 26, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 186
In this episode, GDL Host Matt Bull accompanies Danny Martin as they discuss showcasing their games at events and how that experience can guide developers towards finding an audience. Danny's game The Puppeteer: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2434000/The_Puppeteer/ https://www.instagram.com/the_puppeteer_game/Wishlist Wishlist Matt's game Slap-It Together!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1520590/SlapIt_Together/ Follow Matt on X: https://twitter.com/MattBullDev Visit Our Website - https:...
Feb 19, 2024•42 min•Season 4Ep. 185
In this episode, Oscar is on his podquest to learn "everything you wanted to know about game dev but never dared to ask", he talks to fellow GDL Podcast Host Roni Yosko (@RoniRhianic) about her work in dialogue production. You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: https://anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.london/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - https://www.gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - https:/...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 184
In this episode, Oscar Clark (he/him) is joined by Greg Posner (he/him) of Helpshift to discuss all things customer service within the mobile and console games industry. You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: https://anchor.fm/game-dev-london 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
Feb 05, 2024•49 min
In this post-GGJ special, Chris Payne (he/him) chats to Olly Rippon (he/him), lecturer at Staffordshire London University, about all the common pitfalls of scoping projects for game jams & student projects, and how best to reflect on your work. Connect with Olly and Staffordshire London Uni here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olly-rippon-948b48128/ https://twitter.com/CptExtravagant https://www.staffs.ac.uk/about/staffordshire-university-london https://www.linkedin.com/company/staffordshire-un...
Jan 29, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 182
In this special Global Game Jam themed episode, Chris Payne (he/him) chats to Dr. Rory Summerley (he/him), Game Design & Development Course Leader at London South Bank University, about team size, stucture, and communication for game jams and beyond... This is the first of a few episodes with collaborators from UniJam, who are working with GDL for this year's Global Game Jam (#GGJ) happening January 26th - 28th online through our Discord, and on-site at Goldsmiths University in London. If yo...
Jan 22, 2024•55 min
Roxanne Marshal (she/her), Marketing Communications Lead at Riot, Stuart De Ville CEO at GDL & Creative Director at Fribbly Games. In this episode, Roxanne and Stuart talk about the challenges, and joys, of showing up as your authentic self. Hear how the Games industry offers its own challenges, how to overcome them, and what it means to be authentic. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet-ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join...
Jan 15, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 180
In this episode, our very own CEO Stuart De Ville and industry legend Oscar Clark discuss starting an indie dev studio, and some strategies involved in running a games start-up. From where to start, to managing expectations, and managing people, to how you might set out forming a team and many of the hard decisions you need to make when just starting out. If you're reading this and it's early Jan 2024 you can get involved in our Global Game Jam site now!: globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/2024/gdl If ...
Jan 08, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 179
In this episode, we meet the new Directors at GDL, introduced by our very own CEO Stuart De Ville. Meet Hannah George, Marketing Director and Imogen Wood, Community Director, and hear about all the things planned for 2024. Well, that which we can discuss, because we have some big, secret plans for you all! If you're reading this and it's early Jan 2024 you can get involved in our Global Game Jam site now!: https://globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/2024/gdl Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.londo...
Jan 02, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 178
In this podcast episode, Oscar continues his podquest to "learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking with Tom Pensrose of Multiplayer Wizards. Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet-ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join
Dec 18, 2023•52 min
In this episode, Chris and Miguel discuss the surge of interest in the open-source game engine Godot and the future of this ambitious community project. Visit Our Website - https://www.gamedev.london/ - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - https://www.gamedev.london/join
Dec 12, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 176
Roxanne is joined by award-nominated Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Sara Machado to talk about the very large elephant in the room in our industry, layoffs. Join us to talk about preparing for the worst, how to pick yourself back up after redundancy, and how to feel more empowered as someone new to the gaming industry or aspiring to join it. Visit Our Website - www.gamedev.london - for meet-ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - www.gamedev.london/join...
Dec 04, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 175
In this episode Oscar Clark, GDL Host and Fundamentally Games Publisher, chats with GDL Founder Stuart De Ville who is also Founder/Game Designer of Fribbly Games about some of the dynamics between Developers and Publishers, preparing for pitching and what these relationships look like. You can find the full audio version of this episode by visiting: https://anchor.fm/game-dev-london Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet-ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.l...
Nov 27, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 174
Roxanne is joined by Socially's Imogen Wood to talk all about Game Communities. What makes them different (and more demanding) than others? What absolutely not to do. And how to grow and manage a community with a small team. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Nov 20, 2023•37 min•Ep. 173
Join host Roxanne Marshall and guest Elisabeth Sivertsen to talk about what accessibility means, who's doing it well- and maybe not so well, how indie studios can prioritise accessibility functions, and what's in store for the future of Games Accessibility. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Oct 09, 2023•36 min
GDL hosts Gianluca and Oscar explore the contentious topic of game monetisation including how developers can monetise their games ethically, whether there is anything inherently wrong with micro-transactions or in-game ads, and the discussion surrounding loot boxes, gambling, and video games. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Sep 11, 2023•48 min
GDL Hosts Chris, Oscar, and Gianluca discuss the discourse surrounding Baldur's Gate 3 "raising standards" across game development and the RPG genre, including what developers can do to manage player expectations and the complexities of communicating with players effectively. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Aug 23, 2023•36 min
Roxanne and Dan talk about how to make the most of gaming events, pre and post networking, working through anxiety and burn out, packing essentials, and setting yourself up for a great event experience. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Aug 14, 2023•47 min
Earlier this month, GDL hosted some talks and panels at Medway Gaming Festival, in partnership with Fragers, a games event production agency. In this special episode, marketer and community builder (and skilled violinist) Lucia La Rezza talks about how to create a marketing plan for your indie game, with lots of useful tips and things to consider. Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twit...
Jul 31, 2023•25 min
In this episode, Nichola and Randy discuss all things game design; the journey into the game industry, a game designer's tool box, international game design & more! Visit Our Website - gamedev.london - for meet ups, game jams, competitions and more! Join Our Discord - gamedev.london/join Follow Us On Twitch - twitch.tv/gamedevlondon...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 35 min