Tag: indie dev

GAME DEV’S QUEST e112: OTAY

Otay joins us in the GDQ studios to talk about his game Realm of the Tempest, an “RPG or something like that” that defies description. Otay shares with us his love of game dev and how his passions have shaped the way he views the world. His power to return any topic to game dev must be witnessed to be believed!

Find all of his social media links and watch a trailer of his game here, Realm of the Tempest.

And try it out at itch.io

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e111: SUBVERTING GAME DESIGN

Rett rides solo this week and asks about subverting game design elements to strengthen your theme or deliver a message. Then he takes a spin in to talking about popular story structure, such as JK Rowling’s 7 point plot structure.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e105: GAME DEV’S QUESTIONNAIRE

Rett is solo this week while Taylor is away on vacation. He recalls his desire to say “no” more often than he says “yes” and how the stress of over-commitment has impacted GDQ and his pursuit of game dev.

Then Rett fields some questions from listeners just like you!

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e99: HOUSE HUNTERS

Rett played board games, and interviewed about DnD. Taylor throws down an offer for a house, and is reading Deep Work by Cal Newport.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e98: COOL COMPOSURE

Rett is back! Taylor shares how trying this week has been on his personal life. And both of them are working on a project together. They share what little they can. Then Rett talks about composing video game music and time he’s spent studying it.

Check out 8-Bit Music Theory on Youtube.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e93: NEW YEARS PREDICTIONS

Taylor and Rett are fresh off their x-mas celebrations, and wish all their listeners happy holidays. To help tie off the year they make their predictions for gaming, gaming technology, and game dev for 2019.

Do you agree with their judgment? Have predictions of your own? Let us know on twitter!

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e92: BELATED BDAY

It was Rett’s birthday last weekend, and he’s back to tell us about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Taylor is taking a swing at a new job. And fiction is sometimes sexist, who knew! /s

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e90: RETURN OF THAT RETT GUY

Rett returns from his long adventure overseas and Taylor spends the show picking his brain about his time. Rett visited Barcelona, Venice, Florence, and Rome over the course of a month.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e89: GGGGDQT (Ghost Goats Game Dev’s Cutie)

We are joined this week by special guest host, Ghost Goats Games, popular GDQ streamer/gamedev/voxel artist. We discuss how to land your first development job, Frank’s Kitchen (GGG’s current game project), AAA games vs indie games, and more.

Make sure to stop by the Ghost Goats Games stream on twitch, it’s a good time, and play his games on itch.io!

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e86: POST-JAM SOLO

This week, Taylor holds down the podcast all by his lonesome! He discusses his experience using HTML5 Canvas for OMGJam5, the idea of sticking to an engine or trying ALL OF THEM, and finding meaning in life.

Thanks to everyone who participated in OMGJam5, we are really proud of your effort and appreciate your support! Play the games over on itch!

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