Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast! "Random hilarious nonsense." Games for Young Children; Comedy in Games
Nov 5, 2020
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This week: Stephen starts out British, Mark gets all the references, and Ellen makes octopus noises. We talk high-level about what it takes to make (and market) games for young children, and Mark shares some insights about comedy in games—can it be more than silly memes? Maybe!
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- EPISODE 200??!!!
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0:10:42
Games for Young Children
Paul Armstrong, Carly Gloge, Jim Nichols, Alex Bowman
GDC
LandShark Games
"Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century."
Ellen mentioned children's franchises Blues Clues, "Baby Shark" from Pinkfong, and P.J. Masks.
0:44:16
Comedy in Games
We mentioned the following games and game series during this part of the roundtable:
- Ratchet and Clank
- Job Simulator
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- Inflatality
- Divekick
- The Stanley Parable