House of Games
By House Of Games
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House of GamesMar 08, 2023
#67 - Monetization
In this episode, we venture into the jungle of monetization that is the gaming industry. Starting with the traditional games-as-products model reminiscent of the ’90s, we trace the evolution to expansions, downloadable content (DLC), and the controversial realm of microtransactions and loot boxes.
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:30 Episode Starts
01:00 Introducing the Theme for the Episode; Monetization
04:41 Issues With Modern-Day Monetization
17:15 The Legitimate Side of Game Monetization and Its Future
34:28 Loot Boxes
38:37 Parallels to RuneScape — The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
46:34 The Ethical Dilemma of Microtransactions
01:01:23 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Their Games
- Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/
- Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! — https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh
- Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/
- Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! — https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/
- Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/
- Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! — https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano
- Read Otto’s blog about game development! — https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01
- Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! — https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-67-monetization-bd166b5b2099
#66 - What Is a Game?
Welcome back to House of Games! In this episode, we try to answer the big questions; What is a game? Why do people make walking simulators? And lastly, What Remains of Elon Musk?
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:29 Introducing the Theme; What Is a Game?
04:51 What Is a Game?
58:14 Reading a Comment
59:13 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Their Games
- Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/
- Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! — https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh
- Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/
- Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! — https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/
- Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/
- Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! — https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano
- Read Otto’s blog about game development! — https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01
- Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! — https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-66-what-is-a-game-7065e9f9d6ee
#65 - Sunset Moon Update & Midnight Nano Reveal
Welcome back to House of Games! This week we talk about updates to our games, what’s going on with Sunset Moon, what it takes to finalize a demo and a special reveal, don’t miss it!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:23 Update on Sunset Moon
36:17 Midnight Nano Reveal
42:18 Midnight Nano Gameplay
52:05 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano - Play Midnight Nano on itch.io!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Games
- https://animalcrossing.nintendo.com/ — The homepage for Animal Crossing.
- https://www.storyofseasons.com/ — The homepage for the Harvest Moon franchise (Story of Seasons).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_(1998_video_game) — The Wikipedia page for Metal Gear Solid.
- https://persona.atlus.com/series/ — The homepage for the Persona franchise.
- https://insomniac.games/game/spider-man-ps4/ — The homepage for Marvel’s Spider-Man.
- https://www.stardewvalley.net/ — The homepage for Stardew Valley.
Other Links
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/ — The IMDB page for Black Mirror.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-65-sunset-moon-update-midnight-nano-reveal-b3e181fd110e
#64 - Testing, Testing
This week on House of Games we talk about testing, types of tests, and what (not) to do to find bugs, tune in!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
01:01 How Rune Tests His Games
07:49 Otto’s Experience as a Tester
17:59 Unit Test
26:48 Smoke Test
33:22 Regression Test
37:49 Why Don’t Programmers Find All the Bugs Themselves?
42:59 Stress Test
45:47 Structured Testing vs. Unstructured Testing
52:36 Real-World Applications of Testing Skills
56:34 Reading Comments
58:58 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Other Links
- https://doom.com/ — The homepage for the Doom franchise.
- https://rome.ro/ — The homepage for John Romero.
- https://youtu.be/ILkT_HV9DVU?si=G5OGB4MRb1LFwzfM — Lecture on Software Testing by James Bach.
- https://unity.com/ — The homepage for Unity.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-64-testing-testing-92928a472492
#63 - TGA - the Military School of Game Development
I hope you are ready for a different type of game developer education; Ida Fontaine tells us all about “The Military School of Game Development”, a.k.a The Game Assembly! Put on your best camouflage and shine those boots as we dive into the newest episode of House of Games!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
01:14 Ida Fontaine Introduces Herself
01:41 What Is the Game Assembly?
03:16 What Does Ida Do at The Game Assembly?
04:34 What Is Procedural Art?
08:10 What Is Technical Art?
08:54 A Day in the Life of a Student at The Game Assembly
10:26 What Is Agile?
13:55 What the Industry Think of The Game Assembly Method
14:50 A Day in the Life… Continued
24:08 The Application and Admission Process at The Game Assembly
31:04 Exploring the Reasons for Joining the School
34:35 Future Plans and the Vision for the Game Assembly
38:47 The Game Assembly’s In-House Game Engine
40:06 Does the Game Assembly Create Artistic Freedom or Conformity?
47:52 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://thegameassembly.com/se/ansokan/ — Apply to The Game Assembly! (In Swedish)
- https://thegameassembly.com/se/nyheter/ansokningsomgang-2024/ — Visit The Game Assembly’s Open House! (In Swedish)
- https://thegameassembly.com/ — Learn more about The Game Assembly!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Tools for Making Games
- https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview — The homepage for Autodesk Maya.
- https://www.blender.org/ — The homepage for Blender.
- https://www.ea.com/frostbite — The homepage of the Frostbite Engine.
- https://www.sidefx.com/products/houdini/ — The homepage for Houdini.
- https://unity.com/ — The homepage for Unity.
- https://www.unrealengine.com/ — The homepage for Unreal Engine.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-63-tga-the-military-school-of-game-development-3103940c832e
#62 - M.O.O.D.S.
Join us for a high-tech emotional rollercoaster as we are visited all the way from Germany to hear all about StickyStoneStudio's latest project; M.O.O.D.S! If you like sci-fi, robots, action, and explosions, click play and listen as our wonderful Guest Luca Lorenz guides us through this post-apocalyptic masterpiece!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
02:05 Getting to Know the Guest: Luzca from StickyStoneStudio
02:39 Discussing StickyStoneStudio's Journey and Projects
04:52 M.O.O.D.S: The Game Concept and Development
12:38 M.O.O.D.S Review
43:44 What Does a Day in Luca’s Work Life Look Like?
48:15 Tips on Speaking to Publishers
50:58 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2771200/MOODS_Prologue/ - Wishlist M.O.O.D.S.: Prologue on Steam!
- https://www.stickystonestudio.de/en/ - Visit StickyStoneStudio's homepage!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-62-m-o-o-d-s-ed3b6f66632d
#61 - Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Load ’em up and aim down below as we discuss the concept of “Shooting Yourself in the Foot”, or ruining the fun in games. Listen in as we talk about stories where we ruined our own fun and how you can stop players from doing the same in your game!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:55 Introducing the Theme for the Episode: Shooting Yourself in the Foot
03:02 Open-World Games and Collectibles
13:41 How Developers Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot
14:28 Open-World Games (in Space) Are Overhyped and Over-Promised
17:32 Sunset Moon Update
19:48 Shooting Yourself in the Foot With Trophies
25:29 Achievements in KnifeBoy
29:45 The Antidote
42:33 Why Open World Space Games Are Boring, Continued
47:53 Points of No Return in Games
52:23 Problems and Solutions for Card Games Inside Video Games
58:00 How Developing Games Replaces Playing Games
01:03:15 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
- https://youtu.be/drUKDVWgeTo?si=6CRqqX1Rzn3VQbyK — Credits to Miketendo64 for the KnifeBoy gameplay background footage.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-61-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot-6d38587bc684
#60 - Anthon Fynn-Williams - Mastering the Game Analytics Framework
In this week’s episode of House of Games, Anthon Fynn-Williams is back to guide us through the Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF), discuss AI and answer questions from a simpleton (Otto)! Stay tuned for great insights!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:43 Guest Introduction: Anthon Fynn-Williams
02:29 The Timeline of Working With Analytics
03:23 What Kind of Studios Does Anthon Work With?
04:33 The Five Components of Game Analytics Strategy
07:18 How Long Does the Analytics Process Take?
09:30 How Much Effort Is Involved in Working With Analytics?
10:59 Introducing the Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF)
14:03 The Start-Up Stage
15:01 The Observer Stage
15:48 Does Swayven Digital Also Teach How To Work With Analytics?
17:11 Do You Have To Be a Data Scientist To Work With Analytics?
18:40 The Inquisitor Stage
20:00 At What Stage of Game Development Should You Start Working With Analytics?
21:47 Quantitive Data vs. Qualitative Data
25:40 How Much Time Do the Different GAMF Stages Take?
30:25 The Oracle Sbtage
32:04 The Pioneer Stage
34:10 What is Predictive Analysis?
38:42 What Types of Data Can Swayven Digital Analyze?
40:45 Skill, Matchmaking, and Ranking Systems
44:59 AI and Game Analytics
50:34 Assessing Your Position in the GAMF Framework
54:13 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthon-fynn-williams-42647842 — Connect with Anthon Fynn-Williams on LinkedIn!
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/swayvendigital/ — Follow Swayven Digital on LinkedIn!
- https://swayvendigital.com/ — Visit the Swayven Digital homepage!
- https://swayvendigital.com/how-to-assess-your-studios-data-maturity-the-game-analytics-mastery-framework-gamf/ — Read “How to Assess Your Studio’s Data Maturity: The Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF)” by Anthon Fynn-Williams.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Games
- https://www.bungie.net/7/en/destiny — The homepage for Destiny 2.
- https://www.counter-strike.net/ — The homepage for Counter-Strike.
- https://www.king.com/game/candycrush — The homepage for Candy Crush.
- https://www.callofduty.com/ — The homepage for the Call of Duty franchise.
- https://www.bungie.net/ — The homepage for Bungie.
- https://www.activision.com/ — The homepage for Activision.
Analytics Tools
- https://firebase.google.com/ — The homepage for Google Firebase.
- https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/ — The homepage for Google Analytics.
- https://unity.com/products/unity-analytics — The homepage for Unity GameAnalytics.
Other Links
- https://youtu.be/-pglxege-gU?si=vBsT-tMPuCaFfydy — “Skill, Matchmaking, and Ranking Systems Design” by Josh Menke.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/ — The IMDB page for Minority Report.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-60-anthon-fynn-williams-mastering-the-game-analytics-framework-a6e09e106a3e
#59 - Quests
In this episode, we dive head-first into the world of quests of all variants, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and share our thoughts on how they should be designed and implemented!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:27 Introducing the Theme: Quests
02:30 Rune’s Favorite Quests
07:14 Otto’s Favorite Quests
10:53 Good Quests: The Witcher 3
15:42 Card Mini-Games
19:52 Bad Side Quests: Marvel’s Spider-Man
23:28 Bad Side Quests: World of Warcraft
24:42 Good Quests: RuneScape
25:44 Designing Quests in Sunset Moon
30:08 Derailing Into Human Psychology and Numbers
34:35 How Rune Creates Quests
44:14 RuneScape Quest System Continued
52:55 Quests and Location
01:07:46 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-59-quests-e40972ae4b99
#58 - Valiant Game Studios & Link In Bar
🎮🎙️ From consulting to programming, design, narrative, and more, tune in as we are joined by the talented Anna Högberg Jenelius 🌟, a jack of all trades in the games industry! 🕹️👾 Hear all about how she co-founded Link In Bar, her very own game studio, Valiant Game Studio 🎲🎨, and how she is now working on not only one but two games 🎉🎮 soon to be released! 🚀🌈
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Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428090/KreatureKind/ - Wishlist KreatureKind on Steam!
- https://biosquare.earth/ - Visit the homepage for BioSquare!
- https://pendulaswing.com/ - Visit the homepage for Pendula Swing!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/452120/Midvinter/ - Buy Midvinter on Steam!
- https://www.facebook.com/events/1347084562648581/ - Join us at Slaktkyrkan on February 2nd in Stockholm!
- https://www.linkinbar.com/ - Visit the homepage for Link In Bar!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:56 Introducing Our Guest
01:52 How Anna Splits Her Time
03:48 Does It Feel Like Consulting Distracts From Your Own Projects?
05:01 How Did Anna Get Into the Games Industry?
06:16 How Link In Bar Started
09:52 What Is the Purpose of Link In Bar?
10:57 How Did Anna Start Her Own Business?
13:19 What Software Does Anna Use?
14:55 How Did Anna Learn Unity?
15:41 How Do You Get to the Finish Line With Your Projects?
20:04 Work-Life Balance
22:41 The Journey of Creating 'KreatureKind'
26:19 The Influence of Marketing and Budget on Game Development
31:29 Reaching Your Target Audience
35:55 How Do You Learn Marketing?
39:10 Surviving and Making It Big as an Indie Dev
41:15 Does a Game Have To Be Completely Unique To Succeed?
48:12 The Writing Process and Worldbuilding for Games
52:23 Gameplay Is King
58:29 Which Field Does Anna Like the Most in Game Development?
59:55 The Day in the Life of a Game Developer
01:02:35 Episode Outro
Credit for background video of Pendula Swing gameplay goes to WiX GaminG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUejpSri_7U.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-58-valiant-game-studios-link-in-bar-b626813a2400
#57 - Remasters, Remakes, Reboots, and Ports
Join us as we untangle the spaghetti mess 🍝 of terms like Remasters 🎵, Remakes 🔄, Reboots 🔁, and Ports 🚢. What do they mean? How do they differ? Find out all this and more in this week’s episode of House of Games! 🏠🎮🔍💡
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Chapters
- 00:00 Episode Intro
- 00:31 Introducing the Episode Topic
- 06:10 StarCraft: Remastered
- 16:38 Defining Reboots, Remakes, Remasters, and Ports
- 42:36 Remaking Your Own Games
- 46:45 Episode Outro
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-57-remasters-remakes-reboots-and-ports-4e3d4f685a04
#56 - Tutorials & Puzzles
In this episode of the House of Games 🏠🎮, we delve into the world of video game tutorials 📚, puzzles 🧩, and hints 💡, discussing different approaches and how they help or annoy the player. 🎮🗣️🤔
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Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Chapters
- 00:00 Episode Intro
- 00:32 Episode Theme Introduction
- 01:14 Discussing Examples of Tutorials in Games
- 02:37 Valve
- 04:25 Red Colony Games
- 04:49 Xenoblade Chronicles
- 07:25 Final Fantasy
- 08:26 Fortnite
- 09:29 Website Tutorials
- 09:50 Legend of Zelda
- 10:59 Xenoblade Chronicles
- 11:44 Devil May Cry 4
- 13:14 Fallout 3
- 14:14 Assassin’s Creed
- 15:29 Sunset Moon
- 18:33 The Witness
- 22:37 Nintendo
- 23:35 Red Colony Games
- 24:41 Frustration Controls When Switching From One Game to Another
- 25:35 Battlefield
- 26:16 Playing Fortnite and Winning
- 27:12 Implementing Tutorials
- 28:13 How I Got My Mom to Play Through Plants vs. Zombies
- 31:09 Sunset Moon
- 34:08 Discussing Puzzles in Games
- 35:03 Bioshock Infinite & The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- 37:16 God of War & Horizon Forbidden West
- 38:36 Discussing Hints in Games
- 39:32 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- 41:48 Uncharted
- 44:02 Bioshock
- 44:19 Valve
- 45:23 Uncharted
- 47:28 Mad Max: Fury Road
- 48:02 Quake
- 48:36 Valve
- 49:43 Nintendo
- 50:19 Pikmin
- 50:54 Legend of Zelda
- 51:50 Episode Outro
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-56-tutorials-puzzles-fd4e642acdb3
#55 - 2023 in Review
Welcome to this very first episode of 2024 🎉, recorded just before the new year 🎆, we look back at the game development 🎮 we have accomplished in 2023 🚀, what lies ahead 🔮, and what we’ve learned along the way! 🛤️🤓
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Chapters
- 00:00 Episode Intro
- 01:16 Sunset Moon: From Idea to Playable Demo
- 26:12 Midnight Nano, From Prototype to Prototype
- 57:13 Episode Outro
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-55-2023-in-review-b51b2df7b516
#54 - Nathaniel Marshall | SpaceCastle
In this week’s episode 🎧, we talk with Nathaniel Marshall 🌟, a.k.a SpaceCastle 🏰, a video game music composer 🎵, and ask him everything from AI 🤖 to the challenges of composing music 🎼 to his work on the recent SEGA Genesis game 🕹️, IRENA: Genesis Metal Fury ⚡.
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- http://spacecastle.pro/ — Visit Nathaniel’s homepage!
- https://spacecastle.bandcamp.com/ — Listen to Nathaniel’s music on Bandcamp!
- https://www.instagram.com/truespacecastle/ — Follow @truespacecastle on Instagram!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
01:01 Nathaniel Introduces Himself
05:47 Composing for the SEGA Genesis
08:47 Interpreting Game Developer Intention Into Music
11:48 How Much Inspiration Should You Take From Other Sources?
19:10 Music for Cutscenes and Trailers
23:17 Nathaniel’s Aspirations
25:31 Do You Need a Budget To Hire a Composer?
29:16 Are Some Music Genres More Expensive?
31:06 When Inspiration Strikes
36:20 At What Stage Does Music Come In?
38:44 Sound Effects
40:25 Music Software and AI Music
01:00:21 Episode Outro and Where To Find Nathaniel
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-54-nathaniel-marshall-spacecastle-41c5638e40a3
#52 - 1-Year Anniversary and Switching to Video
In this special one-year anniversary episode of House of Games 🎉🏠🎮, we are finally switching to video for the first time 📹✨! In the episode, we talk about how this podcast started 🎙️🌟, how we did it, and what the future looks like 🚀🔮. A big thank you 🙏🎊 to all of our guests and listeners, and stay tuned for a bright and visual future 🌈👀!
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/52-1-year-anniversary-and-switching-to-video-d150b89d37b5
#53 - The Power of Game Analytics: Foundations and Essentials
In this special episode 🌟, we are proud to introduce our very first video guest 🎥; Anthon Fynn-Williams — Game Analytics Entrepreneur! 🎮💼 Join us as we dive into what game analytics are 📊, how they compare to player testing and Q&A 🕹️🔍, how to set it up 🛠️, how to leverage it to your advantage 🚀, and what the ethical implications are 🧐.
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0sBkbv_nSd-31I22_Gxm_w - Listen to Anthon's upcoming webinar on Jan 16, 2024.
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthon-fynn-williams-42647842 — Connect with Anthon Fynn-Williams on LinkedIn!
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/swayvendigital/ — Follow Swayven Digital on LinkedIn!
- https://swayvendigital.com/ — Visit the Swayven Digital homepage!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
01:09 Anthon Fynn-Williams Self Introduction
03:17 Analytics 101
09:40 What Are the Right Questions To Ask?
13:39 Setting Up Analytics Tools in Your Project
15:52 The Ethics and Implications of Data Collection
26:46 Analytics, Game Genres, and Categories
31:04 The Nitty-Gritty of Analytics
46:38 Leveraging Analytics To Pitch Your Game
50:23 Looking Towards the Future and Looking Back
56:08 What Does Anthon Like To Play?
01:00:13 Episode Outro and Where To Find Anthon
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-53-the-power-of-game-analytics-foundations-and-essentials-040681983e10
#51 - What's in a name?
🎉 Welcome to this last episode 🎙️ before the grand 1-year anniversary 🥳 next week. This time, we discuss 🤔 everything that goes into naming your games 🎮, companies 🏢, and even islands! 🏝️ 🌟
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://discord.gg/zcv5CgzVPF - Join the Discord community for Sunset Moon!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-51-whats-in-a-name-efd170cff189
#50 - Game Industry News
🎉 In this 50th episode 🎮 of House of Games, we discuss some of the latest and greatest news from the games industry 🌍, including the 25th anniversary 🎂 of Half-Life, the release of the Steam Deck OLED model 🕹️, GTA 6 leaks 🚨, and the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie 🎬. Click play ▶️ and stay tuned to hear it all! 🎧🌟
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-50-game-industry-news-2023-11-29-03378174e275
#49 - Accessibility
🎧🎮 In this week’s episode of House of Games, we tackle the vital, yet challenging topic of accessibility in video games. 🕹️ Discover how subtitles 📝, custom controls 🎮, visual clarity 🔍, and game difficulty settings ⚔️ can affect gaming accessibility and transform the game experience! Which features are costly to implement, and which ones bring the most benefits? 🤔 Click play and join us on this enlightening journey! 🚀
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:21 Introducing the Theme; Video Game Accessibility
03:02 Accessibility Features: Subtitles & Voice Acting
12:47 Accessibility Features: Custom Controls & On-Screen Prompts
24:02 Accessibility Features: Colorblind Modes & Visual Clarity
30:35 Where Do I Even Start With Accessibility?
31:56 Accessibility Features: Visual Clarity Continued
36:22 Accessibility Features: Game Difficulty
40:35 Rant About Game Journalists
43:02 Accessibility Features: Game Difficulty Continued
52:43 Rant About Game Journalists Continued
53:21 Closing Thoughts
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-49-accessibility-60e19ff02399
#48 - Stupid Solutions
Tune in as we discuss the “stupid solutions” 🤪 of video game development 🎮 and how to abandon complex spaghetti 🍝 for stupid simplicity! Rune and Otto also share the progress 📈 from their games, how best to use ChatGPT 🤖 for your game development, and much, much more! 🌟🎉
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:09 Introducing the Theme: Stupid Solutions
02:43 Discussing Examples of Stupid Solutions in Game Development
08:44 Discussing Item Highlighting
15:32 Discussing the Development of Midnight Nano & Sunset Moon
37:49 Exploring Game Features and Future Updates
47:58 Discussing the Limitations and Potential of AI
58:38 Continuing the Final Fantasy Playthrough
01:01:23 Closing Remarks
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-48-stupid-solutions-45acffef9eb3
#47 - Super Adventure Hand
This week, we’ve had the pleasure 🎉 to interview Sarah Ibañez 🎙️, a community manager 👥 and project manager 📋 at Bright Gambit about the unique 🌟 and exciting game 🎮 Super Adventure Hand 🖐️ by Jan Rigerl. Discover how they help indie game developers 🌐 around the globe 🌍 succeed with their games 🏆 and delve into the intricacies of game design 🎨, funding 💸, pitching strategy 📈, reaching your target audience 👀, and much, much more! So don’t miss out 🚀!
👋🤚🖐️✋🖖👌🤌🤏🤞🤟🤘🤙👈👉👆👇👍👎✊👊🤛🤜👏🙌👐🤲🙏💅🤳💪🦾
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1992700/Super_Adventure_Hand/ — Buy Super Adventure Hand on Steam!
- https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/super-adventure-hand-62ec9a — Buy Super Adventure Hand on Epic Store!
- https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-adventure-hand-switch/ — Buy Super Adventure Hand for Nintendo Switch!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEkWWiK9Hwc — Watch Ctop and SimplyChris play Super Adventure Hand!
- https://devmgames.com/superadventurehand/ — Visit the official Super Adventure Hand homepage!
- https://brightgambit.com/ — Visit the official Bright Gambit homepage!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-47-super-adventure-hand-271023e875b2
#46 - Netick & Conquest
🎙️ Join us for another episode 🎉 as we interview Karrar and Ali 🎮 about Netick, a free AAA networking solution for indie developers 👨💻👩💻 and their upcoming game Conquest 🏰 as they tell us about the exciting multi-year journey 🚀 through game development! 🕹️💬
Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games
- https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/network/netick-free-aaa-networking-engine-205414 - Install Netick for Unity!
- https://kakr.itch.io/netick-for-godot - Install Netick for Godot!
- https://discord.gg/zArPXBv5kn - Join the Netick Discord server!
- https://karrar.netick.net/ - Read more Conquest on Karrar's official homepage!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-46-netick-conquest-c504e7265e3b
#45 - Game Industry News - Layoff Edition
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-45-game-industry-news-layoff-edition-37cb95292a0e
#44 - Unity Pricing and Devlog Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of the Unity pricing drama 🎮💸, where we discuss the aftermath 🌪️ of the pricing updates and our thoughts 💭 about it. What is your take? 🤔🎤
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-43-unity-pricing-and-devlog-part-2-12425b437f20
#43 - Tistou
This week, we meet Tistou Blomberg 🧑, a man with many hats 🎩🧢👑! In this episode, we talk about his project G4m3Ch4n93r5 (Game Changers) 🎮🚀, and how to do "Democracy Driven Development" 🗳️✅!
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tistou/g4m3-ch4n93r5-change-the-game - Kickstart G4m3 Ch4n93r5 and change the game!
- https://www.facebook.com/staluardna - Read more about Stálu Árdna, a game about learning Sámi language!
- https://www.youtube.com/@tistoublomberg - Watch Tistou on YouTube!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-43-tistou-f859fc24564e
#42 - Unity Pricing and Devlog Part 1
Join us 🎙️ as we discuss the latest updates 📢 to the Unity pricing changes as they were revealed 🎉 at the time of recording. Plus, an update on our personal game development projects 🎮, Sunset Moon 🌅🌙 and Midnight Nano 🌌⚡! Don’t miss out! ✨🎧
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://www.youtube.com/@runiccodes9524 — View the progress of Sunset Moon on YouTube!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://hereder.newgrounds.com/ — View Rune’s Newgrounds.com page!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-42-unity-pricing-and-devlog-part-1-435ea6adb554
#41 - Folklands
🎮 Sharpen your strategic wit as we talk with Daniel and Simen from Bromantic Games 🕹️ about their soon-to-be-released game, Folklands! 🎉 Reminiscent of games like Age of Empires ⚔️, The Settlers 🏡, and the Caesar franchise 🏛️, Otto and Rune review this brand-new nostalgia trip 🚀 and learn more about the ideas and creative spark 💡 behind it all! 🎙️🤓
Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2282890/Folklands/ - Play the Folklands demo and wishlist it on Steam!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808620/Dragon_Evo/ - Buy Dragon Evo on Steam!
- https://discord.gg/JJWjWcf3tR - Join the Bromantic Games Discord server!
- https://twitter.com/FolklandsGame - Follow Folklands on X!
- https://twitter.com/BromanticGames - Follow Bromantic Games on X!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-41-folklands-e639127dbe5d
#40 - Orten Was The Case
Join us this week 🗓️ as we review a truly one-of-a-kind game 🎮, Orten Was The Case 🕹️, and interview its creator, Oskar Thuresson 🙋♂️! Listen in 🎧 as he tells us about the 7-year-long journey from hobby project 🛠️ to release 🚀. Don’t miss out! 🌟🎤
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785420/Orten_Was_The_Case/ — Play the Orten Was The Case demo and wishlist it on Steam!
- https://discord.gg/6yywTSBV37 — Join the Orten Was The Case Discord community!
- https://www.youtube.com/@woodhillinteractive1148 — Follow Orten Was The Case on YouTube!
- https://twitter.com/Otres123 — Follow Orten Was The Case on X!
- https://www.instagram.com/ortenwasthecase/ — Follow Orten Was The Case on Instagram!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-40-orten-was-the-case-b32870b9e72d
#39 - Anton Holmström
Welcome to a special episode 🎉 where we leap head-first 🤸♂️ off the rails to talk about AI 🤖, automation 🏭, programming languages 💻, backward compatibility ⏮️, culture 🌎, and more! 🚀🎙️🎊
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
- https://arma3.com/ - The homepage for Arma 3.
- https://unity.com/ - The homepage for Unity.
- https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US - The homepage for Unreal Engine.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language) - The Wikipedia page for C#.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B - The Wikipedia page for C++.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(programming_language) - The Wikipedia page for Rust.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language) - The Wikipedia page for Python.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroPython - The Wikipedia page for MicroPython.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language) - The Wikipedia page for Java.
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/ - The homepage for Raspberry Pi.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/ - The IMDB page for Snowpiercer.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-39-anton-holmstr%c3%b6m-e0a67d324359
#38 - Kristofer Eng
🎙️ This week, we have the honor to host Kristofer Eng 🎵, one of the composers for “It Takes Two” 🎮 and an all-around veteran and expert 🎼 when it comes to composing and music in games. Listen 🎧 to exclusive, never-before-heard stories 📖 of working with Josef Fares 🤝, the challenges 🧗♂️ of developing music for “It Takes Two”, and how the adaptive audio engine “Elias” 🎚️ is changing the future 🚀 of music and audio in games! 🕹️🔊
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristofer-eng-78a14454/ — Connect with Kristofer on LinkedIn!
- https://eliassoftware.com/ — Visit the homepage for Elias Software!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-38-kristofer-eng-16a5a3f9d89f
#37 - Cold Pixel
🎮 Part man, part games marketer, 🕴️ business developer, and producer, meet Mattias Sandström 🎙️, one of the brilliant minds 💡 at Cold Pixel and Aurora Punks! 🌌 In this very exciting episode 🎤, we discuss how to market your game 🚀 and find your target audience 🎯, and we also dive deep into the nitty gritty of pricing your game 💰. This episode is a must 👀 for anyone about to release their game! 🔥🎉👾
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://www.coldpx.com/ — Visit Cold Pixel’s homepage!
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/cold-pixel/ — Follow Cold Pixel on LinkedIn!
- https://www.aurorapunks.com/ — Visit Aurora Punk’s homepage!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-37-cold-pixel-559ad98fea3c
#36 - FutureGames
🚀🎮 You've heard from the students of FutureGames, now get ready to hear not only from a teacher, but a Head of Education, Joel Fällbom! 🎉👨🏫 In this episode we talk about the daily life of both a student and a teacher 🏫🎒, what's required to get in 🤓📚, what happens after you graduate 🎓🌟 and much, much more! 💬🔥
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://futuregames.se/ - Visit FutureGames' homepage!
- https://youtu.be/XQlG0Ccew58 - Watch "Applying UX-principles to level design" by Joel Fällbom and Miles Tost!
- https://www.youtube.com/@Futuregamesedu - Watch more episodes lectures at FutureGames' YouTube channel!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/36-futuregames-9e1c4912672d
#35 - Game of Life
🎉 Welcome to a special 🌟 and unique 🌀 episode, where we talk about game development 🎮, voice acting 🗣️📢🎙️, AI 🤖, language learning 🗣️📚, working from home 🏠💼, artistry 🎨 vs. money 💰 and more! Tune in 🎧 for an exciting episode about the House of Game... of life! 🎲🌍
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/35-game-of-life-1d92561a87e2.
#34 - Dynasthir
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2145210/Dynasthir/ — Wishlist Dynasthir on Steam!
- https://discord.gg/ZZgQCSQYHx — Join the Twinlake Minstrels Discord community!
- https://www.patreon.com/Mireneye — Support Mireneye on Patreon!
- https://twitter.com/Mireneye — Follow Mireneye on Twitter!
- https://twinlakeminstrels.wordpress.com/ — Visit the Twinlake Minstrels homepage!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-34-dynasthir-413521bcca2
#33 - Kickback Slug
🎙️🎉 This week, we get a revisit from Jamie Arron 🧑💻, the director, and creative mind 🎮🌟 behind Kittens in Timespace 🐱🚀. In this episode, we give you an exclusive review 🕹️🔍 of his newest project, the yet-to-be-released game “Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier” 🐌 🔫🌌, and a discussion about game design 🎲, UX 💻, and how to get your project across that very elusive finish line 🏁💪!
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814250/Kickback_Slug_Cosmic_Courier/ — Wishlist Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier on Steam!
- https://kittensintimespace.com/ — Learn more about Kittens in Timespace!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-33-kickback-slug-fb2785746788
#32 - Dice Hero
🎮🎙️ This week, we 🔥heat up🔥 the debate on everything from game development 🕹️, player analytics 📊, work ethics ⚖️, and more with Sweden’s latest rising 🌟 in the games industry, Dennis Magnusson! He’s the solo developer 🚀 behind the newly released 🆕 game “Dice Hero: The Unoriginal Story” 🎲🦸♂️! Tune in and get your mind blown! 💥🔊
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1134610/Dice_Hero_The_Unoriginal_Story/ — Buy Dice Hero: The Unoriginal Story on Steam!
- https://discord.gg/6H5wDkZ — Join the MistByte Games Discord Server!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The Discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-32-dice-hero-c5760547754a
#31 - Ardavan
This week, 🎧 we interview 🎙️ Ardavan Masihabadi, who is both a brilliant student 🤩 🎓 at Futuregames 🔮🎮🎓🧑🎓 studying the Immersive Experience Creator program 🕶️ as well as a music composer 🎵 and sound designer 👨💻🎶🔊. Listen in as we talk about AR 📱, MR, VR 🥽 & XR, music for games 🎶, and how to get your unique touch ✨💫 as a creator!
Intro and outro music by Ardavan Masihabadi.
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ardavan-masihabadi-482a311b1/ — Connect with Ardavan on LinkedIn!
- https://soundcloud.com/ardavan-masihabadi — Listen to Ardavan’s music on SoundCloud!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-31-ardavan-55d802c58ed3
#30 - Backwards Compatible to the Future
🎮💾🕹️ What does it take to make a console backward compatible? 🤔💡 How does a CPU 🖥️💻 work? 🎛️🔬 Why is the Xbox so big? 🎮🏢 Find out all of this and more 🌟🚀 as our very own computer architecture expert 🧑💻👑 Oswald de Bruin explains it all! 🎙️🔥💫
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2178510/My_Face_Your_Music/ — Wishlist My Face Your Music on Steam!
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qIHKfqWXm5ZqDUwDkvBCw?si=f69ec59eda434586 — Listen to Episode #25, where Oswald made his first appearance!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-30-backwards-compatible-to-the-future-26725cf316a2
#29 - Crypto Rogue Games
️ This week, we have a special guest 🤝 from a company that is breaking new ground 🚀 in the video games industry 🎮. Tune in as we interview Klaas Tojkander, the CTO at Crypto Rogue Games 🕹️💼, and talk about their new game Crystals of Naramunz 🎲🔮, how they implement NFTs 🎟️💎 in-game, what the future holds for so-called web3 games 🕸️🕹️, and much, much more! 💬🔮🌐👾🔥
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games- https://www.cryptoroguegames.com/ — Find out more about Crypto Rogue Games!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQbsyL4PWao — Watch the Crystals Of Naramunz trailer!
- https://twitter.com/naramunz — Follow Crystals Of Naramunz on Twitter!
- https://www.naramunz.com/ — Find out more about Crystals of Naramunz!
- https://whitepaper.naramunz.com/ — Read the Crystals of Naramunz whitepaper!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-29-crypto-rogue-games-dedfee5ab033
#28 - Making of Trailers
Curious about how to make a captivating trailer for a game? 🤔❓Join us on this week’s episode of House of Games 🏠🎮, as Rune shows the first gameplay trailer 🕹️📽️🍿for Sunset Moon 🌇🌙 to Otto while he dissects every bit of it 🔎🔬. Listen in and get an exclusive first glimpse of Sunset Moon! 🌇🌙 👂👀🎧
Your Hosts
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://twitter.com/RunicCodes — Follow RunicCodes on Twitter!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Games
- https://www.stardewvalley.net/ — The homepage for Stardew Valley.
- https://www.eveonline.com/ — The homepage for EVE Online.
- https://www.storyofseasons.com/ — The homepage for the Story of Seasons (Harvest Moon) franchise.
- http://www.animal-crossing.com/ — The homepage for the Animal Crossing franchise.
- https://www.callofduty.com/ — The homepage for the Call of Duty franchise.
Software
- https://www.pixelcrushers.com/ — The homepage for Pixel Crushers, the creators of Quest Machine.
- https://chat.openai.com/chat — The homepage for ChatGPT.
Videos and Articles
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-vhZr3mSUs — The in-development trailer for Sunset Moon that we discuss in the episode.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03TkObvIadc — The completed trailer for Sunset Moon.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGplrpWvz0I — The trailer for EVE Online that we discuss in the episode.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXrwm2FBx38 — A video of the game Tag der Arbeit (in German).
- https://www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2022/12/3/why-indie-game-trailers-shouldnt-take-inspiration-from-aaa-games — The article “Why Indie Game Trailers Shouldn’t Take Inspiration From AAA Games”.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kojima — The Wikipedia page for Hideo Kojima.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_hotel — The Wikipedia page for Love Hotels.
- https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/up#up-home — The homepage for the movie Up.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-28-making-of-trailers-ee4d43be5f07
#27 - Bonte Avond
The guests for this week’s episode are both game developers 👨💻 and musicians 🎺, meet the artists👨🎨 behind Once Upon a Jester 🃏, Everybody Wham Wham 🎤, and soon to be released; Bonnie Bear!🐻 Tune in, and let’s have a crazy evening, or as they say in the Netherlands; Bonte Avond! 🥳🎉🎊🎈🪅
Our Guests
- https://www.bonte-avond.com/ - Visit the Bonte Avond homepage!
- http://eepurl.com/hmMNrf - Subscribe to the Bonte Avond newsletter!
Social Media
- https://twitter.com/bonteavond
- https://www.instagram.com/bonte_avond/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxjqrufEQaiTrUixPy5Hlcg
- https://www.twitch.tv/bonteavond
Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2466130/Bonnie_Bear/ - Wishlist Bonnie Bear on Steam!
Buy Once Upon a Jester
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668190/Once_Upon_a_Jester/
- https://www.gog.com/en/game/once_upon_a_jester
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/once-upon-a-jester-switch/
Buy Everybody Wham Wham:
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510630/Everybody_Wham_Wham/
- https://bonte-avond.itch.io/everybody-wham-wham
- https://bonte-avond.itch.io/tower-guy - Play Tower Guy on itch.io.
- https://birthdayworm.itch.io/ - Play games from Birthday Worm on itch.io.
Music
- https://showcase.fm/moonmoonmoon - Listen to Moon Moon Moon!
- https://open.spotify.com/artist/3SfG8oRYTPHnFtKOEmSynd - Listen to Mark Lohmann on Spotify!
- https://shermanoaks.bandcamp.com/ - Listen to Sherman Oaks on Bandcamp!
Your Hosts
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- Buy the Red Colony trilogy:
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/
- Buy KnifeBoy:
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-27-bonte-avond-f80eb07f21e1
#26 - Vlogs
🎙️ This week, we interview Yahya Danboos, a brilliant 🃏 jack of all trades game developer! 👨💻 Join us as we talk about his game #LuminousRealms 🌟, how he got 3000 wishlists on Steam 🎮, and over a million views on YouTube! 📺💥
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1949610/Luminous_Realms/ — Wishlist Luminous Realms on Steam!
- https://www.youtube.com/@YahyaDanboos — Follow Yahya on YouTube!
- https://twitter.com/yahyadanboos — Follow Yahya on Twitter!
- https://www.instagram.com/yahyadanboos/ — Follow Yahya on Instagram!
- https://univrs.jp/en/ — The homepage for UNIVRS.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/616680/Monster_Showdown/ — Buy Monster Showdown on Steam!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-26-vlogs-bb1e12819d59
#25 - Catpunk
🎉💥Join us for an exciting episode where we give you an exclusive review of a fascinating and highly addictive game soon to be released: Catpunk! 😺🎧🎮 In this episode, we talk with Jamie Arron and Oswald de Bruin, two of the great minds behind the project. 💡🧠🎙️
Strap in and get ready for an exciting episode filled with kick-ass music 🤘🔥🎵🎧, great games 🎮🕹️🔥, and lots of laughs! 😄😆😅😂🤣🥳🎉🎊
Your Hosts, Guests, and Their Games- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814250/Kickback_Slug_Cosmic_Courier/ — Wishlist Kickback Slug: Cosmic Courier on Steam!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2178510/My_Face_Your_Music/ — Wishlist My Face Your Music on Steam!
- https://kittensintimespace.com/ — Learn more about Kittens in Timespace.
- http://www.obsessivesciencegames.com/ — Learn more about Obsessive Science Games.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-25-catpunk-e17a59d706ed
#7 - How We Got Started
This week, we talk about the "when", "how" and "why" we got started with game development, and how you can do the same!
Your Hosts and Their Games- https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam page.
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/- The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted.
- https://theeliteinstitute.net/2022/12/26/the-elite-goty-awards-2022/ - The Elite Institute’s GOTY Awards 2022, where KnifeBoy Rebooted won the “Biggest Improvement Over a Previous Title” award.
- https://hereder.newgrounds.com/ - Rune’s profile page on Newgrounds.
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/ - Otto’s blog.
- https://youtu.be/KFziBfvAFnM?t=2621 – The defining moment when John Romero convinced Otto to start making games.
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Read the full description for this episode, including links and articles mentioned in the episode here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/how-we-got-started-6368a4eb7e32
#24 – Smartson
🎉 Join us for our captivating discussion with Lisa from Smartson, where we dive deep into ads in-game, ads for games, consumerism, and product testing. 🎮💥📺🕹️💰🛒🧪🔬
Click Play and join the fun! 💫🎮✨🔥
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games- https://smartson.co.uk/ — The homepage for Smartson.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Read Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Get all the links and transcription for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-24-smartson-eaf795010f36
#23 - Lumo
🔥 Get ready for a brand new episode where we dive deep into the world of a Brazilian indie game studio called Lumo Entertainment with Breno Negreiros, the brilliant mind behind it all! 🎮💥 In this episode, we explore everything from their games 🎮🌟, making great puzzle levels 🧩✨, and putting the player at the center of attention 🕹️🎯. Press play ▶️ and stay tuned! 🎧🤩
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1746700/The_Alchemist_Shop_An_Apprentices_Life/ — Buy The Alchemist Shop: An Apprentice’s Life on Steam.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1793580/Feelings/ — Wishlist Feelings on Steam.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052150/A_Broken_Halo/ — Wishlist A Broken Halo on Steam.
- https://www.lumoentertainment.com/ — The homepage for Lumo Entertainment.
- https://www.patreon.com/lumoentertainment — Support Lumo Entertainment on Patreon.
- https://www.instagram.com/lumo_entertainment — Follow Lumo Entertainment on Instagram.
- https://discord.gg/tfZ35dgfvH — The Discord server for Lumo Entertainment.
- https://linktr.ee/lumoentertainment — The Linktree page for Lumo Entertainment.
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy.
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted.
- https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 — Rune’s Steam store page.
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”.
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Games, Game Engines, and Game Companies
- https://www.madmimic.com/dac — The homepage for Dandy Ace.
- http://www.rimegame.com/ — The homepage for Rime.
- http://the-witness.net/ — The homepage for The Witness.
- https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades/ — The homepage for Hades.
- https://nierautomata.square-enix-games.com/switch/en-us/ — The homepage for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition.
- https://bioshockinfinite.ghoststorygames.com/the-game — The homepage for Bioshock Infinite.
- https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim — The homepage for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
- https://forspoken.square-enix-games.com/en-us/ — The homepage for Forspoken.
- https://www.kongregate.com/games/icylime/omino — The flash game Omino (might not be playable).
- https://www.guerrilla-games.com/games — The homepage for the Horizon homepage.
- https://www.playstation.com/en-us/uncharted/ — The homepage for the Uncharted franchise.
- https://www.thinkwithportals.com/ — The homepage for the Portal franchise.
- https://www.half-life.com/en/home — The homepage for the Half-Life franchise.
- https://unity.com/ — The homepage for the Unity engine.
- https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US — The homepage for Unreal Engine.
- https://www.aquiris.com.br/ — The homepage for Aquiris.
- https://www.madmimic.com/ — The homepage for Mad Mimic Interactive.
Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-23-lumo-1132a67d632a
#22 – Gaming Culture
🚨 Get ready for an electrifying 🤯 episode where we dive deep into the exciting world of Rune's new game 🎮, a fiery 🔥 rant about the weirdness of gaming culture 🤪, and the mysteries of localizing games 🌎. Don't miss out on this thrilling 😱 episode - tune in now and join the excitement! 🎉
Your Hosts and Their Games
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy.
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted.
- https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page.
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”.
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Games
- https://www.stardewvalley.net/ - The homepage for Stardew Valley.
- https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/eldenring - The homepage for Elden Ring.
- https://www.leagueoflegends.com – The homepage for League of Legends.
- https://www.natsume.com/index.html - The homepage for Natsume, the publisher of the Harvest Moon games.
- https://www.king.com/game/candycrush - The official homepage for Candy Crush.
- http://www.readyatdawn.com/game-list/the-order.html - The homepage for The Order: 1886.
- https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/morrowind/ - The official homepage for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
- https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/ - The homepage for The Last of Us franchise.
- https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us/ - The homepage for the Life is Strange franchise.
- http://www.farcrygame.com/ - The homepage for the Far Cry franchise.
- https://na.finalfantasy.com/ - The homepage for The Final Fantasy franchise.
Learning Resources
- https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/arrays-9o - A tutorial on arrays on Unity Learn.
- https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/classes-5 - A tutorial on classes on Unity Learn.
Articles, Videos, and Other Links
- https://www.youtube.com/KindaFunny - The Kinda Funny Podcast/YouTube channel.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoNXfoNcvd0 – The documentary “Deadly Games” (in Swedish).
- https://www.svtplay.se/det-svenska-spelundret - The documentary “The Swedish Game Wonder” (only available in Sweden).
- https://www.metacritic.com/ - The homepage for Metacritic.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E3 - The Wikipedia page for E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhei_Yoshida - The Wikipedia page for Shuhei Yoshida.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Watanabe - The Wikipedia page for Ken Watanabe.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan - The Wikipedia page for Jackie Chan.
- https://omgivenavidioter.se/ - The homepage for the book “Surrounded by Idiots” (in Swedish).
Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-22-gaming-culture-5310c744e143
#21 - 3D Art
Get ready to level up your art skills with this week's thrilling episode as we dive into the fascinating world of 3D art in games, with a special guest who knows all about it: Valeriya Jasim, a talented game art student at FutureGames.
Discover what it takes to get into the school and get a sneak peek into the daily life of a game art student, from mastering the software to honing your creative skills, you don’t want to miss a moment of this exciting conversation!
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Art and Games
- https://www.artstation.com/valejas — Valeriya’s ArtStation profile.
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy.
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted.
- https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 — Rune’s Steam store page.
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 — Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”.
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/247660/Deadly_Premonition_The_Directors_Cut/ — The Steam store page for Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut.
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1271100/Deadly_Premonition_2_A_Blessing_in_Disguise/ — The Steam store page for Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise.
- https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-us — The homepage for Final Fantasy VII Remake.
- https://www.playstation.com/en-us/the-last-of-us/ — The homepage for The Last of Us.
- https://www.fortnite.com/ — The homepage for Fortnite.
- https://www.minecraft.net/en-us — The homepage for Minecraft.
- https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/ — The homepage for Overwatch.
- https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4 — The homepage for The Sims 4.
- https://www.mortalkombat.com/en-us — The homepage for the Mortal Kombat franchise.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker — The Wikipedia page for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Resources for Making Games
- https://futuregames.se/ — The homepage for FutureGames.
- https://cmeducations.se/ — The homepage for Gamechanger Educations (in Swedish).
- https://conceptartempire.com/uv-mapping-unwrapping/ — An article describing what UV Unwrapping is.
- https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview — The homepage for Autodesk Maya.
- https://www.blender.org/ — The homepage for Blender.
- https://www.maxon.net/en/zbrush — The homepage for ZBrush.
- https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-painter.html — The homepage for Substance 3D Painter.
- https://www.udemy.com/ — The homepage for Udemy.
- https://www.skillshare.com/en/ — The homepage for Skillshare.
A Meme, a Video, and an Article
- https://i.imgur.com/Iyvk6kU.jpg — A meme about how to become an artist.
- https://youtu.be/AaqcTsfu3U8 — A video comparing all the movie tie-in Harry Potter games.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece — The Wikipedia page for One Piece.
Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-21-3d-art-f2729c0ffbd7
#20 - Semble
In this episode, we interview Nils Westgårdh and discuss everything from what Semble is, to networking and marketing, the challenges of making games, and more!
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://www.semble.gg/- a community and talent marketplace for the game industry.
- https://www.semble.gg/profile/Nils - Nils Westgårdh’s profile page on Semble.
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy.
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted.
- https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page.
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”.
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Recommended Episodes
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/00xLP3MCouMsS5Y307lNeR?si=85ef8530ef434ec9 – Episode #15 with Jenny from Game Boost.
Games and Studios
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/ - The Steam store page for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
- https://pubg.com/en-na - The homepage for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS.
- https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us - The homepage for Hearthstone.
- https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/Buy- The homepage for Destiny 2.
- https://magic.wizards.com/en - The homepage for Magic: The Gathering.
- https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/ - The homepage for World of Warcraft.
- https://nexters.com/en/hero-wars - The homepage for Hero Wars, the game that frustrates Rune.
- https://www.callofduty.com/ - The homepage for the Call of Duty franchise.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness - The Wikipedia page for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.
- http://www.turborilla.com/ - The homepage for Turborilla.
- https://www.stunlock.com/ - The homepage for Stunlock Studios.
Videos and Articles
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwsl8P2JwA8 - A funny commercial for Dead Island 2, featuring a jogger.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUG9qYTJMsI - The classic Dollar Shave Club commercial, “Our Blades Are F***ing Great”.
- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/leeroy-jenkins - The Know Your Meme page for Leeroy Jenkins.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21106134/ - The IMDB page for the ICA commercials.
Read the full episode transcription here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-episode-20-semble-26c4ad473384
#19 – Level Design
How do you design a good level? What is affordance? How does movement affect level design? Join us for a thrilling discussion with Tobias Karlsson, a level design researcher and game developer at Pieces Interactive.
Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://www.piecesinteractive.se/ - The homepage for Pieces Interactive.
- https://aloneinthedark.thqnordic.com/ - The homepage for the new Alone in the Dark game.
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - The official store page for the physical release of the Red Colony trilogy.
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted.
- https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=RunicCodes&ndl=1&ignore_preferences=1 - Rune’s Steam store page.
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/our-first-game-175f8c8b7ce1 - Otto’s blog about the development of “Tulip Craze”.
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Read the full description and transcription here: https://ottowretling.medium.com/house-of-games-episode-19-level-design-93e22324a260