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In this episode Zackavelli talks about the definition of a game, mirroring gameplay to narrative, and reusing level design.
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Published 10/06/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on coding.
Skip to Guest Segment: 22:13
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Published 09/27/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about card game design and why deckbuilder rougelites are maybe the best genre of game to make for indie devs at the moment.
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:00
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Published 09/18/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on creative writing tips for game dev.
Skip to Guest Segment: 13:30
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Published 09/01/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about both the artistic and technical sides of lighting in video games.
Skip to Body of Episode: 6:45
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Published 08/30/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about quest design and the spectrum of styles it comes in.
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:17
Oblivion Whodunit Quest:
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Published 08/18/22
In this episode Zackavelli breaks down the Metroidvania genre.
Skip to Body of Episode: 4:45
Mertroid Dread Video by Mark Brown:
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Published 08/04/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on the struggles in gamedev
Skip to Guest Segment: 9:10
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Once More on Steam:
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Published 08/02/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about the recent events with Unity and Ironsource.
Pocket Gamer Interview with John Riccitello:
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/79190/unity-ironsource-john-riccitiello-marc-whitten-merger/
Skip to Body of Episode: 9:12
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Published 07/19/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about the advantages of focusing on art first during game development.
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:34
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Published 07/03/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on DevOps
Skip to Guest Segment: 15:30
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Published 06/30/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about mobile game development, and analyzes why some game genres work better on phones then others.
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:16
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Published 06/17/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and then does a post mortem for his recently released game BounceShot
Skip to Post Mortem: 9:06
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Music: Radiant Vibes by Harris Heller, EuroNewt 2 by Zackavelli
Published 06/03/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about making demos, executing your ideas, and avoiding perfection in gamedev.
Skip to Body of Episode: 7:45
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Published 05/21/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about strategies for coming up with new game mechanics.
Skip to Body of Episode: 7:07
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Published 05/17/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on planning and production.
Skip to Guest Segment: 15:45
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Published 05/03/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about the problem with modern, shallow crafting systems.
Article on Last Of Us Crafting: https://medium.com/super-jump/the-brilliant-crafting-system-in-the-last-of-us-bb33f221f2c1
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:38
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Published 04/21/22
In this episode Zackavelli breaks down an academic paper about game design.
Read the paper for yourself: https://users.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:30
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Published 04/07/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has an amazing segment on sound.
Skip to Guest Segment: 15:00
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Published 03/31/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about strategies for making your game more replayable
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:20
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Published 03/24/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about some good "bang for your buck" polish tips.
Skip to Body of Episode: 6:05
TotalBiscut on FOV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDq_qvsKUA
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Published 03/10/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest talks about designing a game "backwards".
Skip to Guest Segment: 13:25
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Published 03/04/22
In this episode Zackavelli takes a look at the 4X genre and discusses what makes a good 4X game.
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:05
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Published 02/24/22
In this episode Zackavelli talks about tips for how to use sound effects, and also how to make them for your games.
Skip to Body of Episode: 6:31
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Published 02/09/22
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest talks about procedural generated art techniques used for her game Witchhazel Woods.
Skip to Guest Segment: 11:26
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Published 02/01/22