Podcast Episodes
Back to Search"Numbers go up." Scoring 101; Turning off the Gamedev Brain
Episode 367
This week, learn about what Ellen was like as a student. Stephen wonders if he’s made a huge mistake, Ellen does some work research, and Mark insists…
1 year, 8 months ago
Optimization (with Jarryd Huntley)
Episode 366
Entering the clubhouse this week is our the third Owl (employee of Owlchemy Labs) and first Peabody Award winner (as lead developer for We Are OFK), …
1 year, 8 months ago
"It's hard how my mind works." Audio Middleware; Psychic Distance
Episode 365
There are now episodes of Nice Games Club for each new day of the year! When you get to the last day of that year, you'll hear about Audio Middleware…
1 year, 9 months ago
Nice Thinking: "Player Personas"
Episode 364
In this episode the boys are back in Minneapolis, but they are still thinking about their time with Ellen in Duluth, or Roboluth ;) s
So they are usin…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Duluth Basement Session
Episode 363
Once again from hilly Duluth, Minnesota! On Day 2 of a game design weekend retreat, your nice hosts tackled rules—writing rules, rewriting rules, and…
1 year, 9 months ago
"Apply your context, thusly." Instructions; Cynicism
Episode 362
It's a nice sleepover as this (and next) week's episode is recorded from Ellen's basement in Duluth. Mark has an angle, Ellen shares her topic, and S…
1 year, 9 months ago
"The lensing effect of the window." Theming vs. Aesthetics; Parries
Episode 361
It’s hot in the clubhouse and hot in Ellen’s greenhouse this week, so your hosts are eager to crunch through some discussion. Ellen introduces the co…
1 year, 10 months ago
Accessibility (with Dave McKee)
Episode 360
We invite music producer and sound designer Dave McKee into the clubhouse to talk about accessibility in games this week.
Accessibility
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"Imagine it's running on a potato." Targeting Multiple Platforms; Spirit Island Spirits
Episode 359
We face complexity head-on this episode with two topics that will get your neurons firing. Mark walks through considerations involved with publishing…
1 year, 10 months ago
Physics 101 (with Scott Lembcke)
Episode 358
"Pillar of the community" and creator of Chipmunk2D Scott Lembcke visits the clubhouse to talk velocity, constraints, and rigidbodies. Ellen gets the…
1 year, 10 months ago