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GAME DEV’S QUEST e58: CRAZY CARBON

Taylor and Rett have been consuming far too many nature shows. They talk about scope of consciousness, evolutionary utility, getting eaten by Komodo Dragons, and working memory of cats.

Rett got injured last week, he shares that story, and they talk about conflict resolution and communication patterns.

And now Taylor is jonesing for new science fiction and games.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e57: MATTYK1NS

Mattyk1ns dropped by the GDQ studio to talk about his own personal game dev’s quest. He shares about his struggles working on his current game, Grape Escape, maintaining the work/life balance, containing scope on projects, offering patches and updates, and when to put a cap on a project and call it good.

You can follow all his work on mattykins.com and catch his stream at twitch.tv/mattyk1ns

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e56: BALANCING ACT

Taylor has been making headway on his logging game!And Rett is creating his own class in Dungeons and Dragons. Which leads to a conversation about balancing competitive games. They go down the rabbit hole about game design preference and compare Japanese games to American. And Taylor is nearly done with Blood, Sweat, and Pixels and needs some new books to read.

 

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e55: ACE VENTURA GETS DEFECTIVE

This week Taylor has been consuming a ton of media. He saw Wonder Woman, and reflected on the nuance of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He’s also been playing Anodyne, and reading Masters of Doom,  gaining some serious inspiration points.

Rett takes us dome some conspiracy theory rabbit holes. Stormy Daniels and DeepFakes, Michael Jordan’s gambling problem and the strange death of his father, and a few more.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e54: YOGA POSERS

Taylor and Rett are shaking this up with their recording schedule. Rett is giving yoga a shot. Taylor has difficulty finding vegan food substitutes. Fitness, diet, and a healthy lifestyle are an investment in your old age. Planet Earth and Blue Planet are amazing. Rett played more DnD.

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GAME DEV’S QUEST e52: BRAIN IN A VAT

Taylor and Rett discuss the brain in a vat theory. Rett shares his favorite Conan the Barbarian quote. They compare religion and science and jump into a bit of history and science.

Taylor has begun on the next 1GAM and developed some procedural generation. But is 1GAM align with his goals any more? Using Steamspy, Taylor has found that the indie dev dream is not far out of reach.

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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 e39: NET NEUTRALITY

Taylor and Rett are back after a three week break from recording. Taylor bought Pico-8 and used it for Krassenstein’s Krassjam, and learned using Mboffin’s tutorial zine.

Then they discuss their new book club podcast. And Rett wraps up NaNoWriMo by sharing his progress. Which leads to a discussion about the discovery of mathematical concepts

Then they read a great letter from a listener. And pitch saving Net Neutrality.

Make sure to check out –
Game Design Zen – A great game dev podcast!

Mboffin’s Itch page

And Pico-8, Krassjam, Ludum Dare, and PIGSquad!

And if you value this free podcast, and the many others like it, and equal and unimpeded access to the great educational resources that make indie game development an attainable goal for everyone, make sure to have your voice heard in the battle to save Net Neutrality. Even if you don’t think it will affect you, it absolutely will. Visit https://www.govtrack.us/ to learn how to contact your representatives.

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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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GAME DEV’S QUEST e23: STRATEGIZE YOUR SHOWER TIME

Rett and Taylor talk about their workflows, especially when they aren’t home. Taylor started fostering a kitty and got an Air Conditioner! Life upgrade! They discuss procedural generation for the brick breaker game, Virtual Reality, and their friendship.

Shoutout to ToniestTony for being cool on Rockzom’s Stream.

Check out anything by Butterscotch Shenanigans.

 

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