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If you missed the posts in the Discord, this week’s #content is a little different. I went on a road trip to get away from things, and I vlogged the experience. This is the audio version of said vlog. I’m still not 100% sure what I’m going to do with the video version. I might just post it up here, or I might make it exclusive to Patreon supporters for a window of time. Please enjoy.
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This week Dave is joined by CAA’s Derek Douglas to discuss Derek’s Game Dev Origin Story, and it’s unlike any we’ve had on the show previously. Derek focuses on Business Development, a side of the business that rarely gets discussed. So pull up a chair, free your mind, and turn up the volume. You just might learn something.
Oh also Dave’s mic is blown out a bit this episode. Sorry. Sorry everyone. Sorry. APMs up on this one.
1:45 – Derek Introduces Himself and CAA
4:55 – “What do you do day in and day out for developers?”
9:35 – What an agent actually does and common misconceptions
15:50 – “How often do you find that developers don’t want an agent?”
23:50 – “Who is the best developer you’ve ever seen in a pitch meeting?”
28:50 – How Derek got interested in video games
36:05 – The College Years
40:25 – Joe Vs The Volcano
42:15 – William Morris
46:45 – “This Is A Terrible Job”
50:15 – Getting into Games Agency
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It’s another Game Dev Origin Story this week, but first, let’s get our APMs up: Sorry. Sorry. So sorry. Much apologies. Very sorry the show was late this week.
Dave dives into an interview with Will Chyr, the creator of Manifold Garden. Will had a long, winding adventure with respect to shipping his first game, but we start this interview with Will’s college days. Will covers his days as a Physics student, his experience creating art installations, before finally unpacking the journey that was creating his first game. Buckle up, it’s a good one.
2:00 – Interview with Will begins, he discusses his first passion: Creating Art Installations.
10:10 – Will talks about his days putting his Physics major to use in a lab in Italy.
11:50 – Will discusses pivoting out of Physics, and how he dove into the Chicago art scene.
16:45 – Enough with the setup, let’s get to the viddy games. Will dives into how he got started on Manifold Garden.
22:45 – I’ll be done with this game in 3 months.
30:00 – Will and Dave discuss the value of external playtests, especially when the game is early along.
34:15 – Manifold Garden gets some funding, and Will can keep pushing forward.
39:30 – Will gets into the value of all the times he streamed his game development process on Twitch.
45:20 – Will brings on other people to help finish the game, and discusses the process of letting go of ideas he held dear.
51:40 – Time to ship Manifold Garden.
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It’s an brief update on Quarantine status from the bois, then they get to answering some emails. The emails cover a wide range of topics, from parenting tips to the nitty-gritty details of how IG handles some of its port work, there’s truly something in here for everyone.
We’re also happy to say the GFB Discord is up and running, and some true CCGs have already filled its ranks. You may join them here.
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Hey all, first off, the GFB Discord is live and you can jump on it here.
If you sub to Dave on Twitch, permissions should be setup automatically for you over on Discord land, if you support this podcast via Patreon please head over to Patreon and DM the bois your Discord ID from there, and they will get you squared away shortly thereafter.
This week the bois are back together for the first time since everything got weird and scary. They talk about life when you don’t leave the house, and what games they’ve been playing.
00:02:00 – The bois start talking about transitioning to work from home, and how their families are adjusting.
00:26:40 – Dave is feeling the itch to build something, and it’s gonna be a wine rack. If you want to know exactly what he’s building, he’s using this video as a guide.
00:35:45 – Dave and Darryl talk about Shop Class in High School, and how it was Dave’s personal House of Horrors. But he learned a lot, so there’s that.
00:40:00 – The bois talk Animal Crossing, Battletech, and TFT. Holy crap they’ve played so many games.
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We’re back this week with two Game Dev Origin stories. While these fine people aren’t everyday names in Game Dev lore, they are two people that inspire me and keep my energy up for doing this crazy job day after day. On today’s cast:
Alicia Cano: Engineer, and life-long Floridian. She has been at Iron Galaxy long enough to remember Kiran falling down the stairs during the Holiday Party, so she’s seen some shit, listen up.
Tom Angus: I’ve worked with Tom on three (!) different occasions now. Once at Kodiak, once at Microsoft, and now (hopefully finally) at Iron Galaxy. You’ll never find a more positive person in all your days, so stop searching.
Next week Dave and Darryl will be back. Neither can leave the house, so I don’t know what they are going to speak on, but tune in regardless!
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We’ve got another Game Dev origin story this week, we’re back with Chris Tilton, composer and indie game dev. Turns out Chris has worked on a very impressive catalog of movies, television shows, and video games, more-so than I would have dared guess.
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No bespoke show notes this week because Dave is at PAX putting in the Lord’s Work. Some travel stories, Dave’s video game origin story, and many laughs in-between. Please enjoy.
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This week Dave and Andrea Renee of What’s Good Games chop it up, hot of the heels of a hectic DICE. The two chat a bit about Destiny and The Division before diving into Andrea’s origin story, it’s a doozy so buckle up.
00:03:20 – Andrea lets everyone know who she is, and what she’s been up to recently. Then Dave and Andrea chat about some games they’ve been playing.
00:11:00 – Andrea starts off with how she broke into the video game business.
00:20:40 – Andrea heads to LA as part of the National Student Exchange, enter Cal State LA.
00:51:00 – Andrea has her “LA Moment” thanks to Rock Band and gets on a reality TV show.
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Another road show this week, live from DICE 2020 Las Vegas. Illfonic’s Gio Corsi rides shotgun with Dave, wherein they talk in vague generalities about the industry, before diving into Gio’s video gaming origin story.
After that, Dave chat’s with Tara Bruno of Tara Bruno PR. They celebrate their friendship-versary, and then dive into Tara’s history in the industry.
00:06:00 – Gio gets into his origin story, starting with EA Vancouver.
00:16:00 – Gio gets into digital animation at Mainframe Entertainment.
00:18:50 – Time for a re-entry into video games, enter Propaganda Entertainment.
00:22:30 – Dave almost worked with Gio at Midway. Almost!
00:27:00 – Gio and family pull up stakes and heads to Singapore to work at Lucas Arts.
00:38:20 – Tara Bruno jumps on the pod, and starts by explaining who she is and what she does. Dave & Tara also celebrate their 4-year friendship-versary huzzah!
00:42:50 – Tara describes her start in the industry at GT Interactive.
00:47:50 – Tara jumps to Edelman, and quickly determined being at a large agency wasn’t for her.
00:48:30 – Tara jumps around and a few different PR jobs before opening her own company.