GAME DEV’S QUEST e74: ALANNA LINAYRE

Alanna Linayre joins us on the show to talk about the business of Voice Over Acting, how she got swept up into Bendy and the Ink Machine, and her current project, Call Me Cera, a unique narrative adventure game about living with anxiety, and trying to live your best life.

Make sure you join her for a Cosy Stream over on Twitch, and check her game’s twitter account for routine updates. And if you haven’t yet played it, check out Bendy and the Ink Machine to hear some of her VO work.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e73: BENTLEY MICHAELS

Bentley Michaels joins the guys to talk about his experience in Voice Over acting. He shares his first paid VO gig, scrounging for jobs on the internet, getting more work than he can handle, and landing the role of Frank in the infamous House Party, which was recently removed from steam.

Bentley has had a long career playing music, composing, dancing, acting, podcasting, and of course voice over acting. You can check out what he’s all about on his many online presences linked below. And don’t forget to check out his awesome Clerks musical that he wrote, directed, starred in, and choreographed!

Check out his reel and take a peek behind the scenes.
https://www.fiverr.com/bentleymichaels

And email him if you need a voice for your game!
theebentleymichaels@gmail.com

And check out his epic DnD podcast
chaoticamateurs.com 

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e72: TWILIGHT OF THE METAL POD(CAST)

This week, Rett and Taylor reminisce about their old metal CDs, books, history and more. Taylor found a bug in his pathfinding code, and explains his perspective on learning design patterns and the importance of building good software. Thanks to Tim Ruswick for his wise words this week: Quality is better than Quantity.

Group Challenge: Find a game dev topic to discuss next episode

Design Patterns Videos – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ejT8FO-7I&list=PLrhzvIcii6GNjpARdnO4ueTUAVR9eMBpc&index=1

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e71: BEAT THE HEAT

Taylor and Rett lament the heat. They went to a wedding together and were able to catch up outside of the usual scope of the podcast. And Taylor has been playing Fez, and finally saw Indie Game The Movie.

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An Indigenous People’s History of the United States pt2 – Awesome! Book Club e14

This book carries us through the history of the United States as seen through the eyes of the indigenous peoples that this nation displaced, discarded, and continually degrade. Though rather dry, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz delivers an unflinching narrative that is seething with both passion and condemnation .

If you are interested in another account of American history, then look no further.

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An Indigenous People’s History of the Unites States pt1 – Awesome! Book Club e13

This book carries us through the history of the United States as seen through the eyes of the indigenous peoples that this nation displaced, discarded, and continually degrade. Though rather dry, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz delivers an unflinching narrative that is seething with both passion and condemnation .

If you are interested in another account of American history, then look no further.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e69: OMGJAM4

OMGJam4 is over with! Congratulations to everyone who completed a submission. Taylor and Rett unpack their own jam weekends. What did they do, what did they learn? What are the plans for OMGJam5? If you have thoughts for the next event, let us know!

Rett’s Challenge: Continue working on the ClickTeam game for the OMGJam. Fix the physics problems.

Taylor’s Challenge: Try to implement the GDQ twitter app on gamedevsquest.com

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e66: ANNIHILATION

Taylor has been vetting more charities and wants to live a low waste life. Rett go back from camping. They talk about pixel art, Clickteam Fusion, and the movie Annihilation, and when you see your ideas come to life in the wild.

Taylor still hasn’t seen True Detective.

Rett’s Challenge: Complete the physics tutorial with clickteam fusion
Taylor’s Challenge: Annihilation

 

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e65: JOSHACHU

GDQ sits down with Joshachu to discuss his upcoming game, Cherry in the Sky. Joshachu takes us through his wide career in quality assurance, and how he started practicing using Unity on his lunch breaks. He takes us through how he learned to code, how he explored the art and music to establish a unique tone to the game. And how a simple, single level game transformed into the unique, indie experience it is.

Follow the release of Cherry in the Sky on Steam!

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Visit http://www.theairshipabstraction.com/ to keep up to date with Joshachu.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e64 DOT COM

gamedevsquest.com is live for your personal viewing pleasure. Simply a static page, visit it to point you at the sign up page for the upcoming One Mechanic Game Jam, and all the latest episodes of Game Dev’s Quest.

Meawhile, Taylor and Rett discuss the merits of Clickteam Fusion 2.5, the new Star Wars film, Solo, and the new Deadpool 2. Taylor shares a new tool to compare and contrast charities so you can make the best decisions when electing who gets your money.

Rett’s Challenge: Finish Clickteam Fusion physics tutorials.
Tayor’s Challenge: Brainstorm charity/fundraiser ideas.

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