43: James Smart | Island of the Lost
Indie Game International
English - February 28, 2022 08:30 - 1 hour - 32.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Business gamedevlopment indiegame indiegamedev indiegamer indiegames videogames Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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James Smart is a game developer from the UK. He learned how to make games through the online game development program, Game Dev Unlocked. We are talking about his game Island of the Lost, released in 2021 on Steam. Island of the Lost is a first-person exploration game with tons of collectibles and secrets to uncover. The environments, especially, are quite beautiful.
In this episode we will discuss creating rich game environments, online game deveopment school, the decision to omit save points, implementing Steam achievements, finding the right composer for your game, playtesting, overscoping, and much more.
Island of the Lost on Steam
James Smart on Twitter: @James_Smart5
James Smart on itch.io