The Fourth Curtain

Alexander Seropian & Aaron Marroquin•www.thefourthcurtain.com

A GUIDED TOUR OF VIDEOGAME MAKERY! Hosts Alex Seropian (founder Bungie, Wideload, Industrial Toys) and Aaron Marroquin (Art Director, Game Designer, part time magician) take you on a tour of the minds that create our favorite video games. We may also wander around in our own heads too. We aim to inspire, educate and entertain you about the games you love, the people that make them and hey, if you're not a gamer we know you know one. This will help you connect with them too.

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George Fan, I'm your biggest Fan!

Brains! This week's guest is the creator of Octogeddon, the upcoming Hardhat Wombat, and the absolute masterpeice Plants Vs Zombies. We talk his design process, the perils of AI and get more than a bit scatological. Alex blows his mind with a surprising detail about Crazy Dave. Listen up! GDC Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbzhHSexzpY Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhYw-VlkXTU Support the show Thank you for listening to our podcast all about videoga...

May 25, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Randy Pitchford's Gaming Magic

This week's guest is the Duke of the Borderlands himself, Randy Pitchford. Founder of Gearbox, savior of Duke Nukem, owner of the Magic Castle and storyteller extraordinaire. We talk hackers and spooks, gamedev in the 90's and a whole lotta magic. Surprises await! Support the show Thank you for listening to our podcast all about videogames and the amazing people who bring them to life! Hosted by Alexander Seropian and Aaron Marroquin Find us at www.thefourthcurtain.com Join our Patreon for early...

May 18, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Max Hoberman's Pirate Mission!

We sit down for a chat with Max Hoberman founder of Certain Affinity and early Bungie employee. Max has been involved with Halo since the beginning and has had a hand in many of the industry's biggest FPS games. His company Certain Affinity is one of the largest independent developers and has been around for over 15 years without ever experiencing a layoff! That certainly got our attention ;) Hear Max's story, his ambitions with original IP, best negotiating tactics ;) and his secrets to buildin...

May 11, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Oh Snap! With Second Dinner

The Fourth Curtain welcomes Hamilton and Ben, the founders of Second Dinner and makers of Marvel Snap on the podcast. So much energy in here - talking about first jobs in the biz, the history of Hearthstone and how Second Dinner came to be. We also discuss naming, game design, test Ben on how deep his Marvel knowledge goes (spoiler goes deep) and bring out some of our favorite URLs registered over the years. The Marvel Encyclopedia referenced on the show: https://a.co/d/2bqhwhA Support the show ...

May 04, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Bill Roper is Infinity Plus One

On this episode of The Fourth Curtain, Alex and Aaron have long time pal and game maker Bill Roper on the program talking about the early days of Blizzard, his love of music, building HellGate London and the joyride that was Disney Interactive. We get a peek at some of the special items in Bill's collection and he may even do a voice or two! Bill Roper arrives at: 10:00 Alex mentions a "A Theory of Fun" by old pal Raph Koster. Support the show Thank you for listening to our podcast all about vid...

Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Marty O'Donnell Goes Total Audio

In this week's episode Alex & Aaron get a chance to catch up with long time friend and composer Marty O'Donnell. We talk about video game music and how production value in games has gotten so, so good. Marty explains how the unique Halo theme came to be and we hear how Marty used the classic Bagels and Cream Cheese maneuver to convince Sir Paul McCartney to make a move into video games. Support the show Thank you for listening to our podcast all about videogames and the amazing people who br...

Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Chris Taylor's Total Siege!

Alex and Aaron hang with Dungeon Siege and Total Annihilation creator Chris Taylor . We talk games as film, the challenges and benefits of work from home, Chris’s never ending energy and positive attitude and how he escaped a near death experience alongside Tetris legend Henk Rogers! Plus many insider stories! Support the show Thank you for listening to our podcast all about videogames and the amazing people who bring them to life! Hosted by Alexander Seropian and Aaron Marroquin Find us at www....

Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

It's Patrick Curry's [Guilty] Party

Join Alex and Aaron for a conversation with Patrick Curry, designer on Stubbs The Zombie, John Woo’s Stranglehold and game director of Disney’s Guilty Party and founder of four studios! We find out how Patrick worked on both (and only) licensed Halo engine games, naming a game studio, finding a moral compass when it comes to handling violence in games and the future of VR. Support the show Thank you for listening to our podcast all about videogames and the amazing people who bring them to life! ...

Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 1

EP0 - Take a Peek Behind the Fourth Curtain!

In this brief first episode, hosts Alex Seropian and Aaron Marroquin introduce you to The Fourth Curtain: a new podcast featuring conversations with the developers of amazing video games. Support the show Thank you for listening to our podcast all about videogames and the amazing people who bring them to life! Hosted by Alexander Seropian and Aaron Marroquin Find us at www.thefourthcurtain.com Join our Patreon for early, ad-free episodes plus bonus content at https://patreon.com/FourthCurtain Co...

Mar 24, 2023•11 min0

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