Player Characters

Have you asked yourself: "how do I get a job in the video game industry?" then this podcast is for you.

I've asked myself that question many times, and I decided to ask other people how they did it. The result is Player Characters podcast, and I hope that hearing the stories of others will inspire you to go out and do the same.

Be the best version of you | Freelance concept artist Jason Pickthall

Jason tells the story of how he got his first job almost by chance, and how he pivoted from in-game assets to concept ar…

4 days ago
Be the best version of you | Freelance concept artist Jason Pickthall
Excellence requires teamwork | Mike Rutter director at The Digi Monsters

I talk to Mike about his work on the UI for Colin McRae: DiRT and his journey from 3D modeling to UI and becoming a dire…

3 weeks ago
Excellence requires teamwork | Mike Rutter director at The Digi Monsters
You have to be a leader | Jess Bolden coach and analyst

I asked Jess what does it mean to be an analyst for a Rainbow Six Siege team? And we also talked about the stress of tr…

1 month ago
You have to be a leader | Jess Bolden coach and analyst
Nobody's going to just give you the answer | Gabriel Langlois Lead Designer

In this episode we discuss working remotely when working on games, what can video games learn from board games, balancin…

2 months ago
Nobody's going to just give you the answer | Gabriel Langlois Lead Designer
Make the space readable | Jonathon Wilson Lead Designer

I talked to Jonathon about how UX and level design cross over, crunch, communication in the team and of course his journ…

2 months ago
Make the space readable | Jonathon Wilson Lead Designer
Don't take gaming so seriously | YouTuber Callum "Reaygun" Reay

How do you become an ArenaNet partner and what does it entail? What does it mean to study esport? Balancing competit…

3 months ago
Don't take gaming so seriously | YouTuber Callum "Reaygun" Reay
It should be like this, for these reasons | Chris Wilson, Design Director at Cardboard Sword

What does the day to day work of a Design Director look like.

3 months ago
It should be like this, for these reasons | Chris Wilson, Design Director at Cardboard Sword
Wouldn't you want as much information as possible | Adam Lobel, Games User Researcher at Ubisoft, Montréal

How did a psychology student from Brooklyn end up working in Montreal for one of the biggest game publishers in the worl…

4 months ago
Wouldn't you want as much information as possible | Adam Lobel, Games User Researcher at Ubisoft, Montréal
Give uniqueness to the conversation | Nida Ahmad UX'er and host on the Level Edit podcast

We talk about what UX really is, is it manipulative? Why a game is all in the head of the player, crunch and over time, …

5 months ago
Give uniqueness to the conversation | Nida Ahmad UX'er and host on the Level Edit podcast
Agreeing is boring | David Turner host on The Computer Game Show

David has over tean years of experience making podcasts and naturally has a lot of advice to give for anybody considerin…

5 months ago
Agreeing is boring | David Turner host on The Computer Game Show
You gotta jump in | Jason Howard, Graphic Designer for Twitch and Mixer

We discuss the pros and cons of working for free when you first start out with doing graphics for Twitch

5 months ago
You gotta jump in | Jason Howard, Graphic Designer for Twitch and Mixer
You need a business sense | Moxu Kraze translator

I talk to Moxu Kraze about the challenges of being a freelance translator and the need to build your own client base.

6 months ago
You need a business sense | Moxu Kraze translator
Focus on the soft skills | Matt Demers social media manager for Evil Geniuses

The guest in this episode is Matt Demers who's the social media manager for Evil Geniuses. One of the biggest and most w…

7 months ago
Focus on the soft skills | Matt Demers social media manager for Evil Geniuses
Don't wait for someone to pay you | Esports shoutcaster Sam Wright

Sam tells me how she went from playing Mortal Kombat 3 on her fathers computer to casting esports

7 months ago
Don't wait for someone to pay you | Esports shoutcaster Sam Wright
Write something only you can write | Video games journalist Vic Hood

I talk to Vic about how you can get yourself started as a video game journalist, and how you can sell yourself and your …

8 months ago
Write something only you can write | Video games journalist Vic Hood
You gotta write for an audience | Steven - Independent gaming journalist

Steven is very interested in telling stories and I talked to him about how storytelling ties into game journalism.

8 months ago
You gotta write for an audience | Steven - Independent gaming journalist
Programming is easy, designing is hard | Jens Andersson, designer on Yoku's Island Express

We talk about the path that lead Jens from doing AAA games to starting his own little indie studio

9 months ago
Programming is easy, designing is hard | Jens Andersson, designer on Yoku's Island Express
If we always do the safe, we will never evolve | Regina Content Lead on MovieStarPlanet

When you're the lead, it's important to let people fail and make mistakes

10 months ago
If we always do the safe, we will never evolve | Regina Content Lead on MovieStarPlanet
What does a heart rate monitor have to with video games? | Twitch streamer Candy Explosives

Candy got her love for games from her dad, who was kind enough to get her a PlayStation for Christmas

10 months ago
What does a heart rate monitor have to with video games? | Twitch streamer Candy Explosives
Writing is a craft and you should study it | Michael Vogt lead writer on Hitman

We talk about how our imagination works for us, and how games as a medium is very well suited to take advantage of that.

10 months ago
Writing is a craft and you should study it | Michael Vogt lead writer on Hitman