Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast
By Line Rider Review
Outside the Lines: A Line Rider PodcastNov 29, 2023
Malizma - Gamification
Ava Hofmann interviews Malizma about his October 2022 Line Rider track, Gamification. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9nt64t3Ob4
Highlights:
- Coding in Line Rider
- Approaching Line Rider from a puzzle-solving perspective
- Why a blank sheet of paper is a game engine
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqvRol9kH-A
Read a transcription of this interview in article form (edited for concision and clarity): https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/interview-malizma-gamification
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Malizma YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Malizma333
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey. Interview conducted on March 21, 2023.
gavinroo538 - A Rush of Blood to the Head
(CW: discussion of suicide) Ava Hofmann interviews gavinroo538 about his December 2021 Line Rider film, A Rush of Blood to the Head. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsey3gjhQto
Highlights:
- Making art about your feelings in a toxic environment
- Feeling like an outsider in the Line Rider community
- Losing faith in the Mormon Church
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7JRx4baPdc
Read a transcription of this interview in article form (edited for concision and clarity): https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/interview-gavinroo538-a-rush-of-blood
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com
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gavinroo538 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@gavinroo538
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on November 10, 2022.
Ava Hofmann - The September Trilogy
Bevibel Harvey interviews Ava Hofmann about her series of 2022 Line Rider releases, The September Trilogy. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6PaFt7_toY
Highlights:
- How making art and healing from trauma are often intertwined
- The layered emotional meanings of scribbles
- Why comics are the ultimate art form
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPBdRQQkVpM
Read a transcription of this interview in article form (edited for concision and clarity): https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/ava-hofmann-the-september-trilogy
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com
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Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand
Bevibel Harvey YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/rabidsquirrel117
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on November 2, 2022.
UTD - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor
Ava Hofmann interviews UTD about his July 2022 Line Rider track release, Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYITT3KasVo
Highlights:
- Deconstructing the animation grindset
- Cultivating a neurodivergent art medium
- Mosh pitting as a representation of plurality
Read a transcription of this interview in article form: https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/utd-bodies (edited for concision and clarity)
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqxmm_X6V7o
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com
Support Line Rider Review and the Line Rider Artists Collective on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview
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UTD YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBZ1LdwGn09bvhEIPBNF2_w
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on August 11, 2022.
Jade Decker - Mount Eerie
In the first ever episode of Outside the Lines, Ava Hofmann interviews Jade Decker (AKA Branches) about her April 2022 Line Rider track release, Mount Eerie. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUaKN41TePQ
Highlights:
- Why death, nature, and queerness are all intertwined
- How the idea for the iconic ending of Mount Eerie was stumbled on by accident
- How having your corpse eaten by vultures is gay
Read a transcription of this interview in article form: https://lineriderreview.substack.com/p/jade-mount-eerie (edited for concision and clarity)
Watch a fully-subtitled YouTube video of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU9k9fk2BWw (with visuals that include photos of paper sketches Jade made while conceptualizing Mount Eerie)
Line Rider Review YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LineRiderReview
Line Rider Review Monthly Roundup newsletter: https://lineriderreview.substack.com/
Support Line Rider Review and the Line Rider Artists Collective on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/lineriderreview
Apply to Join the Line Rider Artists Collective: https://goo.gl/forms/RN1xWPzcjgkx5UI03
Ava Hofmann YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHourhand
Jade Decker/Branches YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_LhPtCyWXtrmhuS0WvCl4A
Theme music by Nouveau Life™: https://tigerbloodtapes.bandcamp.com/track/--105
Edited and produced by Bevibel Harvey AKA Rabid Squirrel. Interview conducted on April 24, 2022.