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Jon Dodson joins us to share a special announcement: the release of his brand new game! Tale of the White Wyvern is a charming text adventure/mmo lite that the folks at Cheerful Ghost will be releasing on July 28th! For more info go to cheerfulghost.com, and make sure you sign up so you can play it!
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Zivix joins us in the studio to talk about the imminent launch of his puzzle game, Bewildebots, available June 4th on mobile platforms and Steam. He shares with us the conception of the game following Global Game Jam 2018, his trials building it, and now all of his pre-launch marketing work.
Check out the great write-up from TouchArcade.
Watch AppUnwrapper’s playthrough .
And follow Zivix on Twitter @joeyscalik or @JadeusGames.
Zivix hangs out in the GDQ discord chat, so feel free to pop on by and say hi!
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This week, Taylor talks about his first few days as a professional Software Developer and in his new house. TLDR: Keep trying and you’ll get there.
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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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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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Take an April fools day ride with us as we embark on A Game at Dinner, the best Morrowind podcast. Last week marked the series 25th anniversary, and to celebrate Bethesda offered Morrowind for free which Taylor was able to pick up.
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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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This week Taylor and Rett are on the final stretch of the #GDQY2GIVEAWAY event. So make sure to listen closely for how to enter for your chance to win! Taylor is fresh of a game jam, Rett attended a blind dinner party, and nothing noteworthy happened in the news at all…. s/
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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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This week, it’s just Taylor again. He talks about his overall experience interviewing for a Software Developer position and gives some recommendations if you are in a similar position. Then he introduces a new segment: Design Pattern of the Week! This week’s design pattern is the Strategy Pattern.
Resources used:
Head First Design Patterns
Theoritical Video
Practical Video
Game Programming Patterns
Quick Tip:
Change your Host File
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