Who, What, Why? S25.E10 :: Art from Japan with Roci
Jan 6, 2021
Roci, illustrator for Uchibacoya Games over in Japan, was kind enough to join me on the show to talk about how she got into games, her inspiration for her beautiful artwork, and gaming culture in Japan. She is currently responsible for all of the cover art for Uchibacoya Games. Also, like many gamers, has found that...
Who, What, Why? S25.E09 :: Publishing Out of Taiwan with Tony Chen
Dec 21, 2020
Tony Chen, owner of Monsoon Publishing out of Taiwan, joined me to talk about publishing games. We focused on what got Tony and his wife into game design and self-publishing. We also chatted about what it was like publishing games out of Taiwan. It was a nice chance to get to hear about game design outside of the...
Who, What, Why? S25.E08 :: Long Games and Hard Pipes
Dec 18, 2020
Ryan Courtney, designer of Pipeline and Curious Cargo and fellow 2016 Gen Con Formal Ferret booth op with me, joined me to talk about his two games. We focused a lot of this conversation on games of length and the trickiness in designing these kinds of games.
Credit: pipeline by Bartama Graphic from the Noun Project
Who, What, Why? S25.E07 :: What Inspires Us as Designers?
Dec 13, 2020
Sarah Sayle and John Vallerand joined me to talk about inspiration and what inspires us as designers. This was a fun chat because I had a chance to weigh in on what inspires me as a designer as well as listening to people who are more successful at this venture than me. Share what inspires you as a designer!
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Who, What, Why? S25.E06 :: Game Design from Singapore
Dec 10, 2020
Daryl Chow, designer of games like Artemis Project, Remember Our Trip, and In Too Deep, joined me to talk about game design and his process for designing. One important idea he talked about was "make light games heavy and heavy games light." We also discussed the representation of Singapore in games.
Credit: Singapore...