Outside the Lines: A Line Rider Podcast

By Line Rider Review

Outside the Lines is an interview series where Ava Hofmann interviews fellow Line Rider creators about their Line Rider creations, exploring a unique angle on what it means to make art and to be a person in the world. Listen to Ava Hofmann talk to a wide variety of interesting people and exploring deep dives on the creation process of specific works within an otherwise obscure art medium.

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Malizma - Gamification

Outside the Lines: A Line Rider PodcastNov 29, 2023

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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

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

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.

Nov 29, 202358:22

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
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

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.

Dec 24, 202253:38

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

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

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.

Nov 20, 202201:10:40

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

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.

Aug 28, 202201:12:42

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.

Jun 25, 202201:41:44