The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

Opus and Taiwanese Game Development with Sigono's Scott Chen

Feb 6, 2023

01:16:15

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

How Sogono Kicked Off

2min

The Importance of Video Games in Taiwan

2min

How to Be a Successful Video Game Creator

2min

How to Find a Video Game Course at Carnegie Mellon

2min

How Brian and I Meet at Carnegie Mellon

4min

How Sigano and I Started a Games Company

2min

How to Launch a Game Without Marketing

2min

The Importance of Features in the Making of Hyperscursance

4min

10.

The Stepstone to a Narrative Experience

4min

11.

How to Make a Game That Has an Everlasting Impact

3min

12.

The Day We Found Earth

2min

13.

The Day We Found Earth: A Narrative Adventure Game

3min

14.

Emeth the Robot

3min

15.

How to Launch a Premium Mobile Experience

2min

16.

The Power of Games to Change Lives

2min

17.

Rocket Waspers: The Next Evolution of the Open Series

2min

18.

Rocket of Whispers

5min

19.

The Importance of Music in RPGs

4min

20.

The Rise of the Independent Developers in Taiwan

3min

21.

The Importance of Cross Cultural Relations in Games

3min

22.

Echo of Star Song: The Evolution of the Studio

4min

23.

Star Songs: A Space Opera With Feng Shui

3min

24.

Echo of Sarsong: A Long Game With Multiple Characters and 3D Environments

2min

25.

Rocket of Whispers: A Review

2min

26.

Opus Prison Peak: A New Teaser

2min

27.

The Importance of Using Japanese in Echo of Star Song

2min

28.

The Teaser for Prison Peak

2min

Trent Kusters chats with Scott Chen of the Taiwanese independent studio Sigono. Together they discuss the early influences that led him to Carnegie Mellon where he met his Sigono Co-Founder, Brian Lee; their earlier titles and the lessons learned in narrative and scope that led to the Opus series; and the challenges and opportunities of the Taiwanese development scene. Listen to the full episode here or watch this episode on our Youtube channel.

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