This is the third episode in our Design Pattern series, where Taylor discusses the Decorator pattern. Resources used: Head First Design Patterns Theoritical Video – Christopher Okhravi Practical Video – Derek Banas Dotnet Example Taylor’s Code Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email us at gdq@airpodcast.com Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsque...
Apr 08, 2019•22 min
Take an April fools day ride with us as we embark on A Game at Dinner, the best Morrowind podcast. Last week marked the series 25th anniversary, and to celebrate Bethesda offered Morrowind for free which Taylor was able to pick up. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email us at gdq@airpodcast.com Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsquest.com...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min
This week, Taylor is back! Rett talks more about his recent interview and recording a solo episode. Taylor recounts his trip to Las Vegas, including what felt like a near death experience, and some of the development projects he has been working on. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email us at gdq@airpodcast.com Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamed...
Mar 28, 2019•57 min
Rett is solo this week while Taylor is away on vacation. He recalls his desire to say “no” more often than he says “yes” and how the stress of over-commitment has impacted GDQ and his pursuit of game dev. Then Rett fields some questions from listeners just like you! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email us at gdq@airpodcast.com Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humb...
Mar 22, 2019•54 min
This week, we announce our winners of the GDQY2GIVEAWAY! We talk about Rett’s disgusting sickness, Taylor’s house hunting, and Monogame. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email us at gdq@airpodcast.com Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsquest.com...
Mar 12, 2019•39 min
This week Taylor and Rett are on the final stretch of the #GDQY2GIVEAWAY event. So make sure to listen closely for how to enter for your chance to win! Taylor is fresh of a game jam, Rett attended a blind dinner party, and nothing noteworthy happened in the news at all…. s/ Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email us at gdq@airpodcast.com Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min
This week is a bit of a hodgepodge episode, with conversations about cats and emergency vet visits, snow storms, building computers, documentaries, and our fascination with fraud. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email us at gdq@airpodcast.com Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsquest.com...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 1 min
This is the second episode in our Design Pattern of the Week series, where Taylor discusses the Observer pattern and the C# implementation of this using Events and Delegates. Resources used: Head First Design Patterns Theoritical Video – Christopher Okhravi Practical Video – Derek Banas Game Programming Patterns Simple Dotnet Observer Pattern example In-Depth Dotnet Observer Pattern RBWhitaker – Delegates RBWhitaker – Events Taylor’s Code: Own implementation Dotnet implementation Join the conver...
Feb 18, 2019•34 min
We made it! Episode 100! Thank you everyone who helped us get this far! We are astonished by all of the awesome game developers we have met and the community that has formed around us over the last two years! You all are fantastic and we hope that our journey has helped you in some way! This week, we talk about everything from cat abortions to Fyre Festival, but we are most excited about our gamedev give away! Thanks to an amazingly generous donor, we will be offering two random winners a gamede...
Feb 16, 2019•43 min
Rett played board games, and interviewed about DnD. Taylor throws down an offer for a house, and is reading Deep Work by Cal Newport. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsquest.com...
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Rett is back! Taylor shares how trying this week has been on his personal life. And both of them are working on a project together. They share what little they can. Then Rett talks about composing video game music and time he’s spent studying it. Check out 8-Bit Music Theory on Youtube. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 2 min
This week, it’s just Taylor again. He talks about his overall experience interviewing for a Software Developer position and gives some recommendations if you are in a similar position. Then he introduces a new segment: Design Pattern of the Week! This week’s design pattern is the Strategy Pattern. Resources used: Head First Design Patterns Theoritical Video Practical Video Game Programming Patterns Quick Tip: Change your Host File Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit ...
Jan 21, 2019•43 min
This week, we talk about the Unity-Improbably feud, Taylor catching a feral cat, Taylor’s software dev phone interview, and Rett’s experience at CES 2019. Watch the Craft Computing CES vlog Free ASP.NET Core book medium – blogsite Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 2 min
This week, Taylor prepares for a programming job interview. He answers mostly object oriented and C# questions, with a few SQL and general programming questions. Definitely spend some time practicing for your interviews and feel free to use some of these questions and answers yourself to help you prepare. Here are the resources he used: Lynda.com C# interview preparation course 50 C# interview questions 50 SQL interview questions 7 general programming questions If you have any questions, clarifi...
Jan 07, 2019•59 min
This week, we discuss some new VR Tech, specifically the Pimax 5k (reviewed on Craft Computing here ), and computer hardware because Rett is going to CES next week! Then we deep dive into things to consider when developing a game character. We read this article which inspired us to think about what makes a character stand out. Let us know your approach when designing a character! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us o...
Jan 04, 2019•51 min
Taylor and Rett are fresh off their x-mas celebrations, and wish all their listeners happy holidays. To help tie off the year they make their predictions for gaming, gaming technology, and game dev for 2019. Do you agree with their judgment? Have predictions of your own? Let us know on twitter! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join...
Dec 28, 2018•1 hr 2 min
It was Rett’s birthday last weekend, and he’s back to tell us about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Taylor is taking a swing at a new job. And fiction is sometimes sexist, who knew! /s Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsquest.com...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 1 min
This week, Rett declares his love of Red Dead Redemption 2. Later, the conversation evolves into how and why AAA and MMOs are worse than indie games. And Taylor continues his journey in web development. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsque...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Rett returns from his long adventure overseas and Taylor spends the show picking his brain about his time. Rett visited Barcelona, Venice, Florence, and Rome over the course of a month. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord Support us on Humble Bundle bit.ly/gdq-humble Website: gamedevsquest.com...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 11 min
We are joined this week by special guest host, Ghost Goats Games, popular GDQ streamer/gamedev/voxel artist. We discuss how to land your first development job, Frank’s Kitchen (GGG’s current game project), AAA games vs indie games, and more. Make sure to stop by the Ghost Goats Games stream on twitch, it’s a good time, and play his games on itch.io ! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome @ghostgoats email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook faceboo...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 2 min
This week, ManBeardGames is Rett, Mattyk1ns is Taylor, and Taylor is a distant memory being remembered. Or something like that…. We hear updates on what everyone has been working on over the last few months and some of the struggles that have come with that. Then, we discuss what it takes to get a job as a developer, games we have been playing, and finally, we brainstorm some ideas to enhance the GDQ community. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome @manb...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Taylor is joined by good friend and GDQ discord Moderator Josh Rankin, AKA MySecretWeapon. They discuss Josh’s journey into gamedev, working with a gamedev team, balancing gamedev with family time, OMGJam5, D & D, and more! Make sure to play the MSWGames on itch and gamejolt . PS: Here’s the video for the Making of Legend of Zelda Taylor referred to. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/ai...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 5 min
This week, Taylor holds down the podcast all by his lonesome! He discusses his experience using HTML5 Canvas for OMGJam5, the idea of sticking to an engine or trying ALL OF THEM, and finding meaning in life. Thanks to everyone who participated in OMGJam5, we are really proud of your effort and appreciate your support! Play the games over on itch ! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcas...
Nov 05, 2018•40 min
We are fast approaching OMGJam5 y’all. If you have not yet signed up get over to our itch.io page to do so. And help us spread the word! Rett visited the dentist this week. Taylor is sheltering stray cats. The power of open source shows itself to Taylor. And of course, don’t forget to vote! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 1 min
This week, we talk about our preparations for OMGJam5. Taylor dug into canvas, and considered signing up for the Gamkedo Club . Rett got into his old console games and reminisced about his favorites. Then we deep dive into hardware differences and the Oculus Quest . Don’t forget, we are hosting The One Mechanic Game Jam 5 starting November 2nd. Sign up at bit.ly/omgjam5 ! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebo...
Oct 22, 2018•58 min
This week we dissect our all time top ten favorite video games. Let us know what you think of our picks and share yours! Don’t forget, we are hosting The One Mechanic Game Jam 5 starting November 2nd. Sign up at bit.ly/omgjam5 ! Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Taylor and Rett lost a whole recording, so they spend the morning getting caught up, talking climate change, electric cars, battery technology, and freecodecamp.org. OMGJam5 is set to commence the first weekend of November, that’s the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. So clear your calendar, get your team (or not) and get signed up over at itch.io . Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our ga...
Oct 08, 2018•56 min
This week, we are joined by a special guest, Benjamin Basic, founder of Treneon Games and lead developer on the soon to be released game Neon Town. We discuss his experience as an animator, securing an investor, and starting a game dev studio. Head over to https://www.treneongames.com/ for more information about Benjamin’s games and studio. Join the conversation on twitter @benbasic @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpod...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Butterscotch Shenanigans joins us in the studio to talk about game dev with their signature Bscotch spin! They share stories about managing time, maintaining interest in your work, bad haircuts, and childhood brawls. Then we discuss the merits of engaging with a mentor or tutor, tapping into deep work, and executing your ideas. Visit bscotch.net to find out more about Crashlands , Shenanicon , and the podcast, Coffee With Butterscotch . Join the conversation on twitter @BscotchShenani @gamedevsq...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 18 min
A quick check in before Taylor and Rett work on something special. Taylor has been working on web development to take a break from game dev and keep his skills sharp. Taylor has been watching Lost and Rett has been playing Spiderman. Join the conversation on twitter @gamedevsquest @taylorjbuchheit @rettisawesome email at gdq@airpodcast.com Like us on facebook facebook.com/airpodcast Play our games at https://gamedevsquest.itch.io Join the fun bit.ly/GDQDiscord...
Sep 18, 2018•22 min
