Cafe Booleans: A Game Dev Podcast
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -Join SA video game developers John Oestmann, Susie Emery and Jackson Michael as they hang out at Cafe Booleans and chat about culturally innovative games they’ve discovered and the development stories behind them ☕🎮
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Episodes
Releasing a Demo - Melonhead Games
October 15, 2020 19:30 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBThis week we interview... Alex and his team mates from Melonhead Games. Melonhead Games is a South Australian studio developing innovative & quirky games for PC and Console. The team joins us to speak about their upcoming action side scroller title, Rooftop Renegade, their limited time demo, experiences speaking to publishers, future projects, the community, and more.
#9 - Melonhead Games
October 15, 2020 19:30 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBThis week we interview... Alex and his team mates from Melonhead Games. Melonhead Games is a South Australian studio developing innovative & quirky games for PC and Console. The team joins us to speak about their upcoming action side scroller title, Rooftop Renegade, their limited time demo, experiences speaking to publishers, future projects, the community, and more.
Games for Literacy - Kathy Smart
September 28, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBKathy from Joy Everafter Stories is developing adventure video games aimed at middle grade students, and Frog's Princess is the first production her team is working on. Kathy joins us this week to talk about her journey from being a writer for 30 years into becoming a game developer, her role within the Adelaide community, recording voice for games, testing her video games, her upcoming GCAP talk, and more!
Games for Literacy with Kathy Smart
September 28, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBKathy from Joy Everafter Stories is developing adventure video games aimed at middle grade students, and Frog's Princess is the first production her team is working on. Kathy joins us this week to talk about her journey from being a writer for 30 years into becoming a game developer, her role within the Adelaide community, recording voice for games, testing her video games, her upcoming GCAP talk, and more!
#8 - Kathy Smart (Joy Everafter Stories)
September 28, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBKathy from Joy Everafter Stories is developing adventure video games aimed at middle grade students, and Frog's Princess is the first production her team is working on. Kathy joins us this week to talk about her journey from being a writer for 30 years into becoming a game developer, her role within the Adelaide community, recording voice for games, testing her video games, her upcoming GCAP talk, and more!
8. Games for Literacy - Kathy Smart
September 28, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBKathy from Joy Everafter Stories is developing adventure video games aimed at middle grade students, and Frog's Princess is the first production her team is working on. Kathy joins us this week to talk about her journey from being a writer for 30 years into becoming a game developer, her role within the Adelaide community, recording voice for games, testing her video games, her upcoming GCAP talk, and more!
Episode#7 - TNE Productions
September 07, 2020 19:30 - 48 minutes - 45 MBDarcy and Tom from TNE Productions joins us to discuss their upcoming table top game, Terragon. Terragon is a 2-6 player sci-fi strategy board game involving unit and resource management drawing inspiration from table top games and video games such as Age of Empires and Starcraft. We talk with Tom and Darcy about their workflow, prototyping, play testing, and an upcoming creative collaborative space they're planning to launch called ACOLAB.
Tabletop Prototyping - TNE Productions
September 07, 2020 19:30 - 48 minutes - 45 MBDarcy and Tom from TNE Productions joins us to discuss their upcoming table top game, Terragon. Terragon is a 2-6 player sci-fi strategy board game involving unit and resource management drawing inspiration from table top games and video games such as Age of Empires and Starcraft. We talk with Tom and Darcy about their workflow, prototyping, play testing, and an upcoming creative collaborative space they're planning to launch called ACOLAB.
7. Tabletop Prototyping - TNE Productions
September 07, 2020 19:30 - 48 minutes - 45 MBDarcy and Tom from TNE Productions joins us to discuss their upcoming table top game, Terragon. Terragon is a 2-6 player sci-fi strategy board game involving unit and resource management drawing inspiration from table top games and video games such as Age of Empires and Starcraft. We talk with Tom and Darcy about their workflow, prototyping, play testing, and an upcoming creative collaborative space they're planning to launch called ACOLAB.
Episode #6 - Golden Age Studios
August 24, 2020 19:30 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBAnthony Robinson from Golden Age Studios joins us in this podcast. Anthony is the Creative Director at Golden Age Studios which is working on it's first game Tinker and Spell - a 2D animated adventure role playing game that draws inspiration from Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, and Jak and Daxter. We talk with Anthony about his vision for Tinker and Spell, his workflow as an artist, and his journey into game development.
Tinker and Spell - Golden Age Studios
August 24, 2020 19:30 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBAnthony Robinson from Golden Age Studios joins us in this podcast. Anthony is the Creative Director at Golden Age Studios which is working on it's first game Tinker and Spell - a 2D animated adventure role playing game that draws inspiration from Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, and Jak and Daxter. We talk with Anthony about his vision for Tinker and Spell, his workflow as an artist, and his journey into game development.
6. Tinker and Spell - Golden Age Studios
August 24, 2020 19:30 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBAnthony Robinson from Golden Age Studios joins us in this podcast. Anthony is the Creative Director at Golden Age Studios which is working on it's first game Tinker and Spell - a 2D animated adventure role playing game that draws inspiration from Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, and Jak and Daxter. We talk with Anthony about his vision for Tinker and Spell, his workflow as an artist, and his journey into game development.
5. Modern Vintage Gamer
August 10, 2020 19:30 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBDimitris aka Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG) creates Retro and Modern Tech related content on YouTube. He has also been an active developer in the Original Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, Commodore Amiga and now Nintendo Switch homebrew and emulation scene. He also is a game developer at Nightdive Studios - an independent developer and publisher well known for remastering classic video games. We talk with MVG about his journey into the home-brew scene and game development, porting games, moving from Austral...
Modern Vintage Gamer
August 10, 2020 19:30 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBDimitris aka Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG) creates Retro and Modern Tech related content on YouTube. He has also been an active developer in the Original Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, Commodore Amiga and now Nintendo Switch homebrew and emulation scene. He also is a game developer at Nightdive Studios - an independent developer and publisher well known for remastering classic video games. We talk with MVG about his journey into the home-brew scene and game development, porting games, moving from Austral...
Episode #5 - Modern Vintage Gamer
August 10, 2020 19:30 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBDimitris aka Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG) creates Retro and Modern Tech related content on YouTube. He has also been an active developer in the Original Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, Commodore Amiga and now Nintendo Switch homebrew and emulation scene. He also is a game developer at Nightdive Studios - an independent developer and publisher well known for remastering classic video games. We talk with MVG about his journey into the home-brew scene and game development, porting games, moving from Austral...
4. Vee Pendergrast
July 27, 2020 23:30 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MBVee is a games consultant, advocate and relationship maker within the video game and technology industry in Australia. She has managed government funding programs for games and interactive content in Western Australia for Screenwest and most recently in South Australia for the SA Film Corporation. We talk with Vee about her journey with game development, diversity in the industry, grants, and the importance of networking with a cocktail in-hand.
Episode #4 - Vee Pendergrast
July 27, 2020 23:30 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MBVee is a games consultant, advocate and relationship maker within the video game and technology industry in Australia. She has managed government funding programs for games and interactive content in Western Australia for Screenwest and most recently in South Australia for the SA Film Corporation. We talk with Vee about her journey with game development, diversity in the industry, grants, and the importance of networking with a cocktail in-hand.
Networking with a cocktail in-hand with Vee Pendergrast
July 27, 2020 23:30 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MBVee is a games consultant, advocate and relationship maker within the video game and technology industry in Australia. She has managed government funding programs for games and interactive content in Western Australia for Screenwest and most recently in South Australia for the SA Film Corporation. We talk with Vee about her journey with game development, diversity in the industry, grants, and the importance of networking with a cocktail in-hand.
Episode #3 - Daniel Freer (Pond Games)
July 14, 2020 21:30 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBIn our third Live Booleans episode we interview Daniel Freer of Pond Games. Dan is a solo indie developer, who recently released his first game, Rite. RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim. We talk with Dan about his journey with RITE, the awesome music in RITE, marketing on Twitter, and the Adelaide game dev scene.
RITE with Daniel Freer (Pond Games)
July 14, 2020 21:30 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBIn our third Live Booleans episode we interview Daniel Freer of Pond Games. Dan is a solo indie developer, who recently released his first game, Rite. RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim. We talk with Dan about his journey with RITE, the awesome music in RITE, marketing on Twitter, and the Adelaide game dev scene.
3. RITE - Daniel Freer (Pond Games)
July 14, 2020 21:30 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBIn our third Live Booleans episode we interview Daniel Freer of Pond Games. Dan is a solo indie developer, who recently released his first game, Rite. RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim. We talk with Dan about his journey with RITE, the awesome music in RITE, marketing on Twitter, and the Adelaide game dev scene.
2. Games for Social Change - Susannah Emery
July 01, 2020 23:30 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn our second Live Booleans episode we interview the fantastical Susannah Emery. Susannah is a lecturer at the University of South Australia and also is currently developing "Hannah: A Friend in Need", a game highlighting the importance of supportive friends and family for victims of domestic violence. We talk with Susannah about her journey as a game developer for social change, lecturing game design, the South Australian game development ecosystem, and video games as an interactive medium.
Games for Social Change with Susannah Emery
July 01, 2020 23:30 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn our second Live Booleans episode we interview the fantastical Susannah Emery. Susannah is a lecturer at the University of South Australia and also is currently developing "Hannah: A Friend in Need", a game highlighting the importance of supportive friends and family for victims of domestic violence. We talk with Susannah about her journey as a game developer for social change, lecturing game design, the South Australian game development ecosystem, and video games as an interactive medium.
Episode #2 - Susannah Emery
July 01, 2020 23:30 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn our second Live Booleans episode we interview the fantastical Susannah Emery. Susannah is a lecturer at the University of South Australia and also is currently developing "Hannah: A Friend in Need", a game highlighting the importance of supportive friends and family for victims of domestic violence. We talk with Susannah about her journey as a game developer for social change, lecturing game design, the South Australian game development ecosystem, and video games as an interactive medium.
1. The Ecosystem - Dan Thorsland
June 19, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBIn our inaugural Live Booleans episode we interview the mighty Dan Thorsland from Flinders University. Dan has previously worked as a comic book writer at DC Comics, before moving to Adelaide and working for Ratbag Games, Krome Studios and most recently Mighty Kingdom. We talk with Dan about his beginnings, the South Australian game development ecosystem, the community, and Dan shares some game development stories from his heyday.
The Ecosystem - Dan Thorsland
June 19, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBIn our inaugural Live Booleans episode we interview the mighty Dan Thorsland from Flinders University. Dan has previously worked as a comic book writer at DC Comics, before moving to Adelaide and working for Ratbag Games, Krome Studios and most recently Mighty Kingdom. We talk with Dan about his beginnings, the South Australian game development ecosystem, the community, and Dan shares some game development stories from his heyday.
Episode #1 - Dan Thorsland
June 19, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBIn our inaugural Live Booleans episode we interview the mighty Dan Thorsland from Flinders University. Dan has previously worked as a comic book writer at DC Comics, before moving to Adelaide and working for Ratbag Games, Krome Studios and most recently Mighty Kingdom. We talk with Dan about his beginnings, the South Australian game development ecosystem, the community, and Dan shares some game development stories from his heyday.