Gamefactory Podcast
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -On this Podcast we talk to games industry leaders and high achievers - people who have been directly involved with the development and publishing of the leading form of entertainment in the 21st century. We dive into the journeys these people have been on, and the struggles they had to face in order to get to where they are now. In addition, we try to deconstruct the elements of building greatest game development studios on earth, and analyse their success stories.
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Episodes
EPISODE #5 - Maria Vasilchikova
December 21, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBMaria is HR Manager/soon to be Producer at Unbroken Studios. She helped to spearhead the company growth to 2.5x the size. Maria also manages employee affairs, compliance, benefits, payroll, accounting. Previously she was a Talent Acquisition Lead at Obsidian Entertainment.
EPISODE #4 - Josh Chandley
November 25, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn our 4th episode we are joined by Josh Chandley the Co-Founder & COO of Wildcard Games. WildCard Games is an expanding, self-funded, indie mobile gaming studio located in Bellevue, WA. They are reimagining classic card games for mobile, and their flagship product is Ultimate Cribbage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.trivialtechnology.Cribbage
EPISODE #11 - Josh Chandley
November 25, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn our 4th episode we are joined by Josh Chandley the Co-Founder & COO of Wildcard Games. WildCard Games is an expanding, self-funded, indie mobile gaming studio located in Bellevue, WA. They are reimagining classic card games for mobile, and their flagship product is Ultimate Cribbage: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.trivialtechnology.Cribbage
EPISODE #3 - VoxPop Games
July 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBVoxPop Games is a new Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Game Distribution & Development platform. They allow developers to leverage a small portion of their future income for users and streamers who help promote their games, thus giving developers exposure and influencers another revenue stream. In this episode we are discussing their journey up until today, the goals they’ve set out to achieve and the kind of culture they are looking to build at Voxpop. Web: https://lnkd.in/eKzQYBk Twitter: https://lnkd...
EPISODE #10 - VoxPop Games
July 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBVoxPop Games is a new Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Game Distribution & Development platform. They allow developers to leverage a small portion of their future income for users and streamers who help promote their games, thus giving developers exposure and influencers another revenue stream. In this episode we are discussing their journey up until today, the goals they’ve set out to achieve and the kind of culture they are looking to build at Voxpop. Web: https://lnkd.in/eKzQYBk Twitter: https://lnkd...
EPISODE #9 - Lucy Hoffman
June 04, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn our 2nd episode we are joined by Lucy Hoffman the Co-Founder of Carry1st - Africa’s biggest mobile games publisher. Carry1st was founded in 2018 with a simple idea of bringing the gaming industry to the continent, and since then they launched 2 games, one of which - Carry1st Trivia has so far generated over 1,5 million downloads. https://www.carry1st.com
EPISODE #2 - Lucy Hoffman
June 04, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn our 2nd episode we are joined by Lucy Hoffman the Co-Founder of Carry1st - Africa’s biggest mobile games publisher. Carry1st was founded in 2018 with a simple idea of bringing the gaming industry to the continent, and since then they launched 2 games, one of which - Carry1st Trivia has so far generated over 1,5 million downloads. https://www.carry1st.com
Season 2 - Intro
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBGamefactory is a new platform providing job search, employer branding and candidate management solutions for the global gaming, animation and vfx industries. And in our podcast we will be interviewing people from each of those industries, we’ll be learning about the work that has become their passion, we will try to figure out how they think and also what makes these industries and people who work there unique. We will also be joined by HR professionals as well as company founders as we’ll t...
EPISODE #1 - Max Pears
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBMax is a Level Designer based in Poland. Previously he worked at Ubisoft Reflections studio on The Division title. We talked about his career, and what brought him into the gaming industry in the first place, we touched up his experience working on The Division and we also spoke about the recent Covid-19 situation and the effect it’s going to have on the gaming industry. So tune in, and we hope you’ll enjoy it.
EPISODE #8 - Max Pears
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBMax is a Level Designer based in Poland. Previously he worked at Ubisoft Reflections studio on The Division title. We talked about his career, and what brought him into the gaming industry in the first place, we touched up his experience working on The Division and we also spoke about the recent Covid-19 situation and the effect it’s going to have on the gaming industry. So tune in, and we hope you’ll enjoy it.
EPISODE #7 - Andrew Willans
September 06, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBAndrew Willans is a veteran Game Designer who has spent a significant amount of his career leading design teams at CCP and Sumo Digital. He's credited for a number of game dev hits including Grow Home, Driver San Francisco and Watch Dogs.
EPISODE #6 - Michael Khabrov
August 18, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBMichael Khabrov is a true programming veteran currently serving as Technical Director at Frag Lab studio in Kiev. We talk about his experience working at the likes of Ubisoft, EA, Eidos and Crytek, discuss current and future gaming markets, and touch upon the greatness of FPS games.
EPISODE #5 - James Mouat
June 30, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBJames Mouat is a veteran Game Designer and Game Director with a history of developing and representing high-profile AAA games that are both commercially and critically successful. His Shipped Titles include: Need For Speed (2015) - Lead Designer Need For Speed Rivals - Lead Designer Ghost Recon: Future Soldier - Line Designer Ghost Recon: Phantoms - Line Designer Heroes of Might and Magic VI - Line Designer From Dust - Line Designer Driver: San Francisco - Line Designer Penny Arcade Adventur...
EPISODE #4 - Benjamin Charbit
May 18, 2019 11:00 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBBenjamin Charbit is a Co-founder of Darewise Entertainment, a Paris-based AAA studio currently developing a next-generation social adventure in partnership with @Improbable. He is an Investment banker turned into a game & economic designer. Whilst at Ubisoft he led the strategy of its online games division before becoming one of the directors of the famous franchise Assassin's Creed. Benjamin is also an ex-Esports player and a Vice Chairman of the French Videogame Trade Association
EPISODE #3 - Rob Hewson
January 05, 2019 23:00 - 45 minutes - 20.8 MBRob is a veteran game developer with extensive experience in Game Director / Lead Design roles on titles such as LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, LEGO Jurassic World, LEGO Batman 3, LEGO The Lord of the Rings, LEGO Legends of Chima, LEGO The Hobbit, Hydrophobia, Pool Nation and the World Snooker Championship series. He's currently a CEO and Creative Director at Manchester based indie studio Huey Games.
EPISODE #2 - Adam Alim
December 14, 2018 00:00 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBAdam is a Co-Founder and a Creative Director of Tempered Studios in Montreal. Adam's craft is Game and Level Design and he's credited for such titles as: Batman: Arkham Knight, We Happy Few, Thief. He started his career at Midway Games, and then worked for the likes of Ubisoft Montreal, Eidos Montreal, WB Games and Compulsion Games.
EPISODE #1 - Bjorn Jacobsen
November 28, 2018 18:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBBjorn Jacobsen (Cujosound) is a Sound Designer currently working on of the most awaited AAA games in the industry. Bjorn started his career as a DJ and is credited for numerous films both as Sound Designer and Composer. His AAA credits include Eve Online and Hitman.