Recent Posts
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You’ll never be completely ready | Gamification Expert Rob Alvarez
Rob is an expert on gamification and works at IE Business School in Madrid. He is involved with the various projects that they make around gamification and also teaches at the school. We talk about what gamification is exactly, how and why you'd use it in both education and business. And we also get into the ethical aspects of gamification.
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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 art.We talk about the importance of finding your own voice as an artist and also believing in yourself and your worth.
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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 director and co-founder at The Digi Monsters.
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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 travel, the pressure to deliver, and getting ready to perform at a moments notice.
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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, balancing player input and artistic vision and so much more.
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Make the space readable | Jonathon Wilson Lead Designer
I talked to Jonathon Wilson from Pocket Money Games about how UX and level design cross over, crunch, communication in the team and of course his journey from studying at university to getting a job as an intern with QA, to now being a Lead Designer.
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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?
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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.
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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 world?
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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, game jams, and the value of being yourself and being unique.
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Game & Screenwriter Morten Brunbjerg
Topics:
• Using Excell to write video game stories
• The advantage of getting a mentor
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Had a really good conversation with @darylbaxter yesterday focused on writing about games, freelancing and why on you'd start a podcast :-)
Look forward to that episode next week!
If you're scared to speak up... it's usually a sign that you should.
The games media is far worse without Variety Gaming. Corporate consolidation strikes again.
To the excellent journalists affected, I would love to put your work on VGC:
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New episode!
Guest: Gamification Expert Rob Alvarez
Topics covered:
• What is gamification?
• The power of sharing your thoughts
• The ethics of manipulation
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