Lancing with Myself
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Bite-size chunks of advice about being a freelance creative when your budget is also bite-sized
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Episodes
The Game Designer's Year
March 15, 2021 13:00 - 8 minutes - 8.19 MBI made one episode for a week for a year - and one more, for how you can view YOUR game design year. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Learning is Grazing
March 08, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.94 MBI made these podcasts bite-size because learning is for life, and it's okay to graze Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fear No Review
March 01, 2021 13:00 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBThe only thing worse than being talked about is NOT being talked about. You can't afford to NOT be talked about. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When You Get To The End, Stop
February 22, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.62 MBNothing lasts forever. When things outlive their purpose, when you outgrow them, when they must be let go - walk away. That's what makes it art: letting go. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Walk the Path Together
February 15, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.65 MBJust because everyone has their own path doesn't mean you have to walk alone. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My Favourite Games
February 08, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 10.8 MBBecause it's not the games that matter, but why. What excites me will hopefully help you understand what excites YOU. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Do It For The Money
February 01, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.74 MBIt's okay to do some things for free or low rates. But your goal is always to make money. That's what stops it being a hobby. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gaming Is Bigger Than You
January 25, 2021 13:00 - 7 minutes - 8.08 MBIf you're a dead end where things dry up, you won't go far. Gaming matters more than you. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Protoplasmic Design
January 18, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 7.27 MBSometimes you don't design a game, you just design a mechanic. Or a framework or a structure. Build them anyway. A workshop full of parts is the best toolkit. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Prepare for Surprise
January 11, 2021 13:00 - 5 minutes - 6.29 MBYou can't prepare for everything, and art doesn't work that way anyway. Art is inherently surprising to us, and you CAN plan for that. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lancing With Myself #43: Put Your Past Behind You
January 04, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.66 MBYou will change as a designer. You need to stop being the designer you used to be. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Game Designer's Week
December 28, 2020 13:03 - 6 minutes - 7.29 MBYou can't do every part of gaming every single day. So why not try this mnemonic? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Gleaming Terrier of Finance
December 21, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.96 MBCrunch, fluff - what does it all means? The answer lies in a shiny little dog. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hunger is a Drug
December 14, 2020 13:00 - 7 minutes - 7.36 MBThe need to be famous, successful, feted, seen...it will mess you up. It might even kill you. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Symbiosis
December 07, 2020 13:00 - 7 minutes - 7.98 MBThe infrastructure can be predatory. But it can also be your brest friend, so make use of it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Men Who Made the Pans
November 30, 2020 13:00 - 8 minutes - 8.75 MBThere's the folks who panned the gold, who made nothing. And the folks who made the pans, who got rich Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Do You Need Research?
November 23, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.82 MBMany art forms need research to help give fuel to the fire. And that's the key word: it helps Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lancing With Myself #36: Busy is a Drug
November 16, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.92 MBBusy is a drug. Great buzz, highly addictive, will definitely kill you. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Know Your History
November 09, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.53 MBArtists should know art history. Game devs should know game history. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Growing Pains
November 02, 2020 13:00 - 8 minutes - 8.9 MBYou're designing for a long time; you'll go from a baby designer to an adult to an old aged one... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Work in Other Industries
October 26, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes - 7.02 MBThe best way to understand something is to see it from the outside Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wear Every Hat
October 19, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.96 MBEven if only for a moment, try to do every part of game design from the very start to the very end. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You Can't Think of Everything
October 12, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBThere are so many ways to make a game, market a game, sell a game, produce a game, or just be creative, there's no way you can think of them all. So stop trying and stop being mad when you don't. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There Is A Place For Your Game
October 09, 2020 07:49 - 6 minutes - 7.22 MBThese days mass appeal is all the rage which might make you think you can't find room for your weird little child. But in fact with mass appeal comes the wonder of the sides... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Matter of Trust
September 14, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutes - 6.92 MBArt and sales is all about getting people to trust you, and what you do. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Everything Takes Forever
September 07, 2020 19:44 - 7 minutes - 7.43 MBGame design is a long long process. You need to learn patience, dammit! Learn it now! EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Why Revealed
August 31, 2020 19:00 - 7 minutes - 7.98 MBThe Why Revealed. Okay so we talked about needing to know why, but how do you know? Let's find out. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Find the Why
August 24, 2020 19:42 - 6 minutes - 6.66 MBThe Perfect Game Designer. If you're trying to figure out if you should do something, or keep doing something, or stop doing something, remember to figure out WHY you're doing something, and go back to that. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
The Perfect Game Designer
August 17, 2020 19:29 - 6 minutes - 8.36 MBThere are so many things the perfect game designer does. Guess what: you can't be that person. Stop trying. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on ...
Leave Room For Post Production
August 10, 2020 19:07 - 5 minutes - 6.83 MBLeave Room For Post Production. You can run yourself out just making the game and forget that that's only one third of the marathon. Leave something left in your tank for the next two parts. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-mysel...
Small First Big Later
August 03, 2020 19:06 - 5 minutes - 6.94 MBBack in episode 33 of the Youtube series (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-02LWbII_4&t=18s) we said Ugly First, Pretty Later. The same logic applies. You can't get to finished if you aim too high. Make the smallest thing you can. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http:...
Just Show Up
July 27, 2020 19:00 - 6 minutes - 8.56 MBJust Show Up. 90% of people are too busy or too distracted or too flakey to follow through on most things. Your first job is to just show up. And that's 90% of the task. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this sho...
The Terrible Truth About the Blank Page
July 20, 2020 20:16 - 7 minutes - 8.82 MBThe Terrible Truth About the Blank Page. In the end, it's about just you and it. And it does not like you. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on A...
Cher Cher Cher
July 13, 2020 19:45 - 7 minutes - 8.84 MBActually I mean share share share; if you believe in love everlong, or just want to help build a scene, a hobby and an industry, you need to share. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.aca...
My Man Guilliame Apollinaire
July 06, 2020 20:40 - 9 minutes - 11.5 MBMy Man Guillaime Apollinaire. The lynchpin of cubism, surrealism, fauvism and dadaism was one nice guy who liked to have bring people together. You can build a scene by being like him. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. S...
My Man Guilliame Apollinaire
July 06, 2020 20:40 - 9 minutes - 11.5 MBMy Man Guillaime Apollinaire. The lynchpin of cubism, surrealism, fauvism and dadaism was one nice guy who liked to have bring people together. You can build a scene by being like him. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. ...
Seems Legit
June 29, 2020 19:37 - 6 minutes - 7.72 MBThe way to stop impostor syndrome is to shore up against it with indications of legitimacy, in advance. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acas...
The Right Tool for the Right Brain
June 22, 2020 20:34 - 7 minutes - 8.45 MBThe Right Tool for the Right Brain. Not everything messing with your head is Impostor Syndrome. Do some actual psychology, check your brain out, and deal with it intelligently. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support t...
Don't Take My Advice!
June 15, 2020 19:31 - 6 minutes - 7.84 MBDon't Take My Advice! I'm not you. My advice is therefore inherently suspect. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Put It On Your Resume
June 08, 2020 19:08 - 6 minutes - 7.86 MBGame design is giving you incredible skills. Talk that UP. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beat the Path
June 01, 2020 19:05 - 6 minutes - 7.83 MBThe only way to find the path is to beat the long grass down. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Make the Cover
May 25, 2020 19:58 - 5 minutes - 6.57 MBOne easy way to make it look like you're making a game is to make it look like you've made a game already... EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on...
The Terrible Truth About Timing
May 18, 2020 19:52 - 6 minutes - 7.47 MBJust as luck comes and goes, so do opportunities. Some times, your timing will just suck. Hang around, the next train is not far behind. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lanc...
Speedbumps and Freeways
May 11, 2020 18:46 - 6 minutes - 8.02 MBSome things in design will come easy. Others will be like trying to get blood from a stone. Knowing your rhythms will help you work more effectively. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.a...
Be a Fan
May 04, 2020 18:41 - 7 minutes - 8.46 MBBeing a fan might sound like silly advice but it is a way to enrich you and enrich others. Love things in your field and your field will love you back. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter...
You Have to At Least Try to Keep Records
April 27, 2020 19:32 - 6 minutes - 7.57 MBBeing a creative is a marathon not a sprint. You're going to fill the world with scribbled manuscripts and half-completed masterpieces and the better you can organise the madness, the better you can master it. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com...
Don't Make Art
April 20, 2020 19:54 - 6 minutes - 8.02 MBThe world wants you to make art. But the world is a bastard that wants your art more than than it wants you to exist. Don't listen to that voice. Live a better, richer life by not making art when you need to stop. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast...
The Terrible Truth About Luck
April 13, 2020 19:05 - 7 minutes - 8.1 MBLuck happens. Good luck will sometimes save your ass, and you'll want to think you're clever. But other times, bad luck will crush you and you'll want to think it was your fault. The good and bad news is both times you're wrong. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://...
FUTURE CAKE
April 07, 2020 09:43 - 6 minutes - 8.26 MBYou have to plan for failure, and future cake is vital. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-myself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Not Every Game Has Its Moment
March 30, 2020 20:05 - 7 minutes - 8.25 MBNot every game is great. Not every great game is publishable. Not every publishable game is going to get published because things aren't always under your control. You have to stop and move on. EPISODE NOTES: Lancing With Myself is also found on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/tinstargames/ Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice. Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lancing-with-my...