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GAME DEV’S QUEST e51: THE FART DIMENSION

This week Rett saw Black Panther and relays his experience to Taylor. They gloss over the political nature of mass shootings. They discuss mass hysteria and history.

Then they dive into pursuing hobbies and subsistence level income generation and the mindset of “successful”people. Then they spend some time going over Taylor’s 1GAM entry, then they re-hash OMGJam3. AND MORE!

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e50: KRASSENSTEIN

In this episode, we welcome Krassenstein, a talented Twitch streamer with several published games on Steam. We dive into his back story, learning how got started with Game Development and look ahead to where he is going next. It was a blast having him on and we really hope you enjoy the episode and help support him and his endeavors!

Games on Steam: Life & Debt , Knightfall
Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/krassenstein
Upcoming Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/krassjam3
Static City Games (Company): http://staticcitygames.com/

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e48: MANBEARDGAMES

This week, we are joined by a special guest, indie game developer and long time friend of the show Chris Whitley (AKA ManBeardGames). We deep dive into his development of Ophidian, his first game released on steam, and about some of the struggles that go with learning gamedev skills and being an indie dev.

ManBeardGame’s Info:
Game on Steam: Ophidian
Twitter: @ManBeardGames
Website: www.manbeardgames.com
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/ManBeardGames
Sound: https://www.moonsidesound.com/
MonoGame Resources: RB Whitaker Tutorials

 

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e47: COWABUNGA BOOD

This week, Rett and Taylor pitch the One Mechanic Game Jam 3 to anyone and everyone, and call you, dear listener, to do the same! They talk about the Awesome! Book Club Podcast, Taylor’s progress on One Game a Month, and their hatred of inefficient software. Additionally, they dive into some mobile games they like, and things that game tutorials do wrong.

 

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e44: OBLIQUE STRATEGY

Taylor and Rett lay out plans for the next One Mechanic Game Jam. Then talk about how to overcome obstacles using Oblique Solutions. Taylor shares about his current work on One Game a Month.

Rett shares one of his current favorite podcasts, then talks about doing versus talking, and putting impostor syndrome to bed.

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Oblique Strategies
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Taylor Challenge: Make a jingle/tune everyday. Capture moods, make it for 1GAM
Rett Challenge: 30 days of yoga with Adrienne

 

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e41: POLITICAL NIHILISM

This week Rett and Taylor discuss a wide range of topics including WWE wrestling, dreams, drumming, game development, and a deep dive into politics. Come join us on our round about, often distracted, journey to learn game development!

Shoutout to mattyk1ns and Joshua Rankin for being our buds!

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e40: GAMEDEV = HARD

This week Rett gets back to working his Christmas musical special and was faced with a bloody problem. Taylor finished his game for One Game a Month November and streamed the entire process on Twitch. Then, Rett and Taylor discuss how awesome and supportive the gamedev community is, and Taylor spends some time day dreaming about making gamedev his full time job. This and more on Game Dev’s Quest!

Shoutout to Jayben, MattyK1ns, Lillybyte, ApothicTV, DoctorArgus,  Djego, and MikeyTShirt for hanging on Taylor’s stream so much.

Rett’s Challenge: Watch 3 videos from the Unity Course
Taylor’s Challenge: Use Dream Whale to track dreams
Team Challenge: Plan OMGJam3

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e31: Cartographic Literacy

Can you point to North Korea on a map? Rett and Taylor discuss their love of maps and geography, Rett being swooned by the universe, and big game hunting.

Check out the games by our buddies Krassenstein (Knightfall) and Manbeardgames (Ophidian)!

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e30: Sore Ear Holes

This week, Rett and Taylor don’t talk about politics. Really. Topics range from the impending eclipse, preparation for their Japan trip, pets, and most importantly, gamedev. They dissect how they might be able to make their game Castle Master Faster Blaster a mobile game using Unity and some of the challenges, benefits, and draw backs.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e28: HOLIDAY HATE

Taylor and Rett share their distaste for the holidays and holiday traditions. Taylor had some unity issues to sort out. Rett was busy and doing some writing. They’ve been listening to more coffee with butterscotch. Then they talk about brainstorming for the upcoming game jam (that already happened for those following along!)

Plus the guys have picked up Pillars of Eternity and been plucking a long!

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