Podcast Episodes
Back to Search"Kapow?" Fun in Games; Porting Your Game
Episode 175
Your nice hosts talk big picture and get deep into the weeds this week. Mark runs Flash at 60fps on the Switch, Ellen makes a Star Trek reference, an…
6 years, 1 month ago
"Balance all those prices." Economies; Ergonomics
Episode 173
Mark gets back to Metro Nexus, Stephen explores the strange land where in-game and real-world economics overlap, and Ellen makes sure we have good po…
6 years, 1 month ago
Building Substance (with Sébastien Deguy and Jérémie Noguer)
Episode 174
Mark interviews Sébastien Deguy and Jérémie Noguer, the Vice President and Principal Product Manager of 3D & Immersive at Adobe, about developing Sub…
6 years, 1 month ago
"Click here for fleet operations." Nice Games Bulletin
Episode 172
This week, it's Ellen's first rodeo as your permanent nice host, Stephen looks forward to watching someone else play The Last of Us Part II, and Mark…
6 years, 1 month ago
"Martha, Martha, Martha!" Ending Projects; Starting Projects
Episode 171
Martha has a big announcement, Mark tells the story of Babylon 5, and Stephen owes everyone a hug. Also, Ellen is back in the (distributed) clubhouse…
6 years, 2 months ago
"Stephen, his arms wide!" Redundancy; Arcades
Episode 170
Ellen Burns-Johnson joins us once again in the virtual club house to discuss Redundancy and Arcades! Ellen teaches us about how we learn, Mark balanc…
6 years, 2 months ago
Nice Games Jam: "5-4-7-3"
Episode 167
This week, your nice hosts put together a design document for a co-op game of corporate espionage. Martha wants to crawl through vents, Mark wants lo…
6 years, 2 months ago
"The new normal." Working From Home; Games to Play While Social Distancing
Episode 169
Your Nice Hosts are still recording remotely while we physically distance ourselves! We talk about our new normal and give each other advice on Worki…
6 years, 2 months ago
"Please cheat, I don't care." Unlocks; Case Study (Mutazione & Later Alligator)
Episode 163
This week, Stephen is crowned the new King of Transitions, Martha gets around to playing two games she'd been meaning to for awhile, and Mark briefly…
6 years, 3 months ago
"GDC" 2020 Special
Episode 168
Yes, yes, we know GDC was cancelled, but your nice hosts still had plenty of stuff to talk about, including how GDC itself adapted itself into a non-…
6 years, 3 months ago