The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook
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The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook
A game dev podcast featuring in-depth conversations between video game makers on the business and craft of interactive entertainment.
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Yacht Club Games' Sean Velasco on Mina the Hollower, Scope Creep, and What's Next
Trent Kusters chats with Yacht Club Games' Founder Sean Velasco. Together they discuss Yacht Club's follow up to the Shovel Knight series, Mina the Ho...
How 007 First Light Adds to the James Bond Legacy with Hakan Abrak
Trent Kusters chats with Hakan Abrak, CEO & Co-Owner of IO Interactive. Hakan is also the Game Director on IOI's take on the Bond legacy with 007 Firs...
Following Up Disco Elysium with ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies with Studio Head Allen Murray
Adam Orth chats Allen Murray, Studio Head of ZA/UM Studio and Head of Production on ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies. Together they discuss the legacy of...
Subverting Expectations in Titanium Court with AP Thomson
Trent Kusters chats with AP Thomson, creator of the surreal strategy-puzzle game, Titanium Court. Together they discuss his path into games and meetin...
How Replaced Explores the Relationship Between Technology and the Human Condition
Adam Orth chats with Igor Gritsy and Yura Zhoanovich of Sad Cat Studios about their 2.5D cinematic action-platformer, Replaced. Together they discuss...
Jake Birkett on Forbidden Solitaire, Casual Games, and Surviving Gamedev for 11 Years Without a Hit
Trent Kusters chats with Jake Birkett of Grey Alien Games. Together they discuss how he worked together with Night Signal Entertainment on their card-...
Dosa Divas' Chandana Ekanayake Talks Food, Music, and Indie Development
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Chandana Ekanayake of Outerloop Games. Together they discuss developing his newest game Dosa Divas, including the origin...
How People of Note Explores Heavy Subjects with Whimsy and Musical Theater
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Jason WIshnov, CEO of Iridium Studios, about their newest title, People of Note. Together they discuss where the initial...
Housemarque's Gregory Louden on Saros, Narrative and Game Design
Trent Kusters chats with Gregory Louden, Creative Director behind Housemarque's latest dark sci-fi bullet-ballet, Saros. Together they discuss his ear...
Mewgenics: From Flash Games to Cat Armies with Edmund McMillen & Tyler Glaiel
Trent Kusters chats with Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel, creators of the hit cat-army tactical roguelite, Mewgenics. Together they discuss their his...
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - Creating a Rubber Hose Noir Detective Story
Adam Orth chats with Mateusz Michalak (CEO & Co-Founder) & Mateusz Lechowski (Narrative Director) from Fumi Games about their studio debut title, Mous...
How Mixtape Tells a Coming of Age Story via Music with Johnny Galvatron
Adam Orth chats with musician and game developer Johnny Galvatron. Together they discuss his newly released coming of age story told through music, Mi...
Re-release: Bioshock Creator Ken Levine on Judas, Writing and Narrative in Games
We're on a release break for new episodes, so here's one our past great chats from Oct, 9 2023!
Adam Orth chats with Ken Levine, the legendary c...
Re-release: Before Your Eyes with Oliver Lewin and Graham Parkes
We're on a release break for new episodes, so here's one our past great chats from May 16, 2022!
Corey May speaks with the Oliver Lewin and Gra...
Re-release: The History of Dwarf Fortress with Zach and Tarn Adams
We're on a quick release break for new episodes, so here's one our past conversations from Mar 27, 2023 with Tarn Adams and Zach Adams, brothers who t...
The Sounds of ARC Raiders with Audio Director Bence Pajor
Austin Wintory chats with Bence Pajor, the Audio Director behind Embark Studios' smash hit extraction shooter, Arc Raiders. Together they discuss h...
Jenny Jiao Hsia Shares The Story Of Her Life In CONSUME ME
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Jenny Jiao Hsia, co-director of Consume Me. Together they discuss where Jenny first got the idea to tell a semi-autobiogr...
Arc Raiders Design Director Virgil Watkins
Adam Orth chats with Virgil Watkins, the design director behind Embark Studios' smash hit extraction shooter, Arc Raiders. Together they discuss his e...
Ben Starr on Acting and the State of the Games Industry
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Actor Ben Starr. Together they discuss his role in the multi-D.I.C.E. Award winning game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; bal...
Battlefield 6 Creative Director Thomas Andersson
Adam Orth chats with Battlefield 6 Creative Director, Thomas Andersson. Together they discuss his path in games from level design to direction; what i...
The State of Games Writing with Writer & Narrative Director Cara Ellison
Karrie Shao chats with writer and narrative designer Cara Ellison. Together they discuss her path from television to games; the global development sce...
Cory Davis (Spec Ops: The Line) & Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails) on Psychedelic Horror in SLEEP AWAKE
Adam Orth chats with Eyes Out co-founders Cory Davis (Spec Ops: the Line) and Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails) about their studio's debut game, SLEEP AWA...
The Audio Experience of Ghost of Yotei with Rev. Dr. Bradley D. Meyer
Grammy Award winning composer Austin Wintory chats with Rev. Dr. Bradley D. Meyer, Audio Director at Sucker Punch Productions. Together they discuss h...
Talking Game Maker's Sketchbook with Double Fine's Tim Schafer
Guest host Tim Schafer (Double Fine Productions) chats with Jon Gibson (iam8bit) Meggan Scavio (AIAS), and Sibel Sunar (fortyseven communications) abo...
Abiotic Factor with Geoff "Zag" Keene and Henry Feltham
Corey May chats with Abiotic Factor developers Geoff "Zag" Keene and Henry Feltham from Deep Field Games. Together they discuss the challenges and ben...
History of the Anno series with Creative Director Manuel Reinher
Trent Kusters chats with Ubisoft Mainz Creative Director, Manuel Reinher. Together they discuss his extensive work in the Anno series and his path fro...
Narrative Design in DISPATCH with Director Nick Herman
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Adhoc Studio's Nick Herman about their debut title, Dispatch. Together they discuss the difficulties of funding narrative...
Double Fine's Lee Petty talks Keeper and Creative Leadership
Trent Kusters chats with Lee Petty, Creative Director on Double Fine's newest adventure, Keeper. Together they discuss where the idea to anthropomorph...
SILENT HILL f Director Al Yang on Creating an All-New Chapter in the Legendary Horror Franchise
Jun Shen Chia chats with SILENT HILL f game director Al Yang of Neobards Entertainment. Together they discuss how Neobards collaborated with Konami an...
Making THE OUTER WORLDS 2 with Obsidian's Brandon Adler and Kyle Koenig
Adam Orth chats with Brandon Adler and Kyle Koenig about their latest work at Obsidian Entertainment, The Outer Worlds 2. Together they discuss the le...
Becoming the Ghost of Yōtei with Erika Ishii
This episode contains spoilers for the game 'Ghost of Yōtei'
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with actor and producer, Erika Ishii who stars as Atsu in G...
The Challenges of Game Localization, Writing and Recording with Shloc
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Oli Chance and Morgan Rushton from localization studio Shloc Ltd. Together they discuss how they got into the business of...
Absolum - Dotemu's Path From Licensed Games to Original IP
Trent Kusters chats with Dotemu CEO, Cyrille Imbert. Together they discuss Dotemu's work in licensed IP including how they pitch to license holders; t...
From "Katamari Damacy" Through "to a T" with Keita Takahashi
Trent Kusters chats with creator of the cult classic Katamari Damacy and the recently released to a T, Keita Takahashi. Together they discuss how he w...
Obsidian's Josh Sawyer's Thoughts on Creating Engaging RPGs
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Josh Sawyer, Studio Design Director at Obsidian Entertainment. Together they discuss his thoughts on developing RPGs; wha...
The Development World of RPGs with Jeff Gardiner
Adam Orth chats with Jeff Gardiner from Something Wicked Games. Together they discuss his long history in the world of RPG development including title...
John & Brenda Romero: Shaping RPGs, Shooters, and Game Culture
Adam Orth chats with Brenda and John Romero of Romero Games. Together they discuss their lives together in and outside of games; the challenges of wor...
Games Writing with Lis Moberly, Creative Lead @ 20th Century Games
Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Lis Moberly, Creative lead at 20th Century Games. Together they discuss how the path towards game development has changed...
From Used Car Salesman to Indie Game Publisher: The New Blood Story
Trent Kusters chats with Dave Oshry of New Blood Interactive. Together they discuss how he went from games journalism to publishing; navigating the in...
How to Pitch Game Projects to Publishers with Focus Entertainment's Yves Le Yaouanq
Adam Orth chats with Focus Entertainment's Chief Content Officer, Yves Le Yaouanq. Together they discuss his journey and the lessons he's learned work...