Characterization in Pet Management Games (with Sarah Yu and Beth)

Sarah Yu and Beth, developers of Bugaboo Pocket, join us once again in the clubhouse after our chance meeting at GDC! Listen in as we gush about bugs a lot, but also discuss how to present personality traits of your pets in pet management games. There's also a bunch of cool videos of bugs in this episode's show notes!

• Sarah and Beth were also interviewed by us during GDC in 2022.

  GDC 2022 Special (Part 2)

Characterization in Pet Management Games

Art

Game Design

Gaming

Chao World

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Chao Island

Do Dogs Smile? What’s Really Behind That Adorable Smile?

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Joelle Audette

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Canine Campus

Bugaboo Pocket Beta

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Bugaboo Pocket

Bugs Mentioned

What is an isopod?

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NOAA Ocean Exploration

Video of Praying Mantis

Video of Jerusalem Crickets (Potato Bugs)

Video of Syrphid Fly (Hoverfly)

Games Mentioned

Neko Atsume

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Hit-Point Co., Ltd

Wobbledogs

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Animal Uprising

Merge Dragons

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Gram Games

Bugaboo Pocket

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Bugaboo Pocket

Sarah Yu

Guest

Programmer making games. Currently working on Bugaboo Pocket: a digital pet game where you raise bugs.

External link

Link to Bugaboo Pocket

Beth

Guest

Artist/animator currently working on Bugaboo Pocket.

External link

Link to Bugaboo Pocket