How Was Work?
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsI interview game creators and learn about the details of their work that day.
Each episode is a brief discussion trying to get at what it's like to work in a particular field. We might break down the tools someone uses, or broader strokes of their company's structure, or if they even have a "typical" day.
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Episodes
19 - Laura Michet - Writing and Editing
December 09, 2016 06:11 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBLaura talks about her writing and editing work for Zam.com and various games, and some of the ideas behind finding the voice in a piece of writing.
18 - Don Eskridge - Publishing And Developing
November 30, 2016 22:43 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBDon talks about his new game Abandon Planet. He discusses customer interaction, the new responsibilities of being a publisher, and how he quantifies progress.
17 - Tyriq Plummer - Objects vs Enemies
November 10, 2016 22:27 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBTyriq talks about how crabs in his game, Catacomb Kids, are more like rocks than ogres.
16 - Tim Keenan - Back into teamwork
November 04, 2016 06:45 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBTim chats about joining a team after many years being the driving force on his own projects.
15 - Theresa Duringer - VR
October 28, 2016 04:55 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBTheresa talks about the demands of working in VR gaming, and working with a custom game engine.
14 - Dene Carter - Ritual systems
October 21, 2016 01:05 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBDene speaks of his game about ritual. We discuss intentional games versus unexpected, systemic experiences.
13 - Akira Thompson - Games While You're In A Queue
October 14, 2016 20:37 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBAkira talks about working for a larger company and hints at new immersive mobile experiences for amusement parks.
12 - Rich Vreeland - Beasts of Balance
October 06, 2016 17:09 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBRich talks a bit about tinkering with his workspace, and then goes deep into meaning and music of Beasts of Balance.
11 - Ian Stocker - A Break from Soulcaster
September 22, 2016 20:37 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBIan talks about refactoring and cleaning up code from a game that he's been experimenting with for the past month.
Dana Trebella - Spoke And Wheel
September 15, 2016 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBDana explains the amount of time that goes into PR work, specifically the hours of communication required every day.
Peter Angstadt - Kingdoms and Castles
September 07, 2016 16:37 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBPete discusses making a variety of walls for his castle simulator, and the satisfaction he gets from learning new skills like art and color.
Sean Colombo - Compliance and Licensed Work
August 31, 2016 19:57 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBSean talks about the various experiences and some of the work that goes into maintaining a small game company.
Jim Crawford - The Challenge
August 24, 2016 12:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBJim talks about what may or may not be work on Frog Fractions 2, and also the joy and challenge that comes with striking out on your own.
Justin Woodward - A Long Evening of Work
August 17, 2016 20:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBJustin discusses the challenge of juggling roles.
Julia Keren-Detar - Wireframing & Production
August 10, 2016 05:05 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBJulia talks about designing games for clients, and the work that goes into efficiently producing projects.
Benedict Fritz - Tumbleseed
August 03, 2016 15:48 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBBenedict explains the careful balance of how robust code should be when programming a new system.
Loren Schmidt - The Texture of Creation
July 28, 2016 04:59 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLoren Schmidt explains the details of save files
Jocelyn Reyes - Interactive Installation Audio
July 20, 2016 05:50 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBJocelyn explains some of the process she goes through to design, record, and implement audio for an interactive art and audio installation she made with Charles
David Kalina - The challenge of solo development
July 13, 2016 05:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBDavid talks about doing updates and fixes for Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon; and also his work on a solo game project.