Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast!
Lydia, Stephen, and Mark
The podcast where nice gamedevs talk gaming and game development. Nice!
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Jan 30, 2017 • 0sec
"Try it once." Watching Games; Narrative in Games; Board Games
Our 10th(!!!) episode has your nice hosts teetering on the edge of not-so-niceness as they each describe something they just don't get (or don't quite like) in gaming, and hope the other two can bring them around.0:01:28Watching GamesEVO Fighting Game TournamentThe Controversial Dichotomy Between Sports and eSportsJesse AaronHuffington PostAchievement HunterRooster TeethThe Best of Modern Warfare MythbustersDefend teh HouseYouTubeContradiction: Spot the Liar!Giant BombHer Story"On Let's Plays"That Dragon, Cancer0:13:00Narrative in GamesLudonarrative Dissonance in BioshockClick NothingHow many times can you enter the cell? - Batman: Arkham KnightYouTubePortal 2 - funniest quotesultrasoftcoreYouTubeThe Stanley ParableBrothers: A Tale of Two Sons - Ending - EpilogueYouTube0:29:27Board GamesDungeon! (created by Martha's dad, David Megarry)Animal Town Games: Save the Whales, Dam Builders, Nectar CollectorEvolutionStar Trek: AscendancyPuerto RicoPandemicFlashpoint
Jan 23, 2017 • 0sec
"Will you be the best with me?" Gaming Mastery; Strategy Guides and Wikis; Designing Party Games
Some firsts in this episode: Our first iTunes review (thanks, Abdiwak!), our first episode of interconnected topics, and our first big ideological disagreement (ooo, drama!).0:01:33Gaming MasteryGamer Motivation Profile quizQuantic Foundry0:20:45Strategy Guides and Wikis(Martha) Pokemon Crystal guideNintendo Power(Stephen) Donkey Kong Country 2 guideNintendo Power's Dragon Warrior giveawayPress the Buttons0:38:30Designing Party GamesUltimate Chicken HorseWe Didn’t Playtest This At All!SpaceteamJackbox Party PackSave the WhalesSushi Go!Overcooked
Jan 16, 2017 • 0sec
Music for Indie Games (with Troy Strand)
Musician and educator Troy Strand joins the club to talk about writing music for indie games and working with indie devs, and your nice hosts do a lot of learning. Troy also shares details about his new crowdfunding platform Raisable.Music for Indie GamesAudioVerdant SkiesVenture AcademyRaisable
Jan 9, 2017 • 0sec
Nicest of 2016
In this special episode, your nice hosts say some nice things about a few games they played and loved in 2016, and talk a little about what they're looking forward to in gaming for 2017.Martha got new insulation material for our ice-cold clubhouse.Doing it right.Martha's Nicest (2016)OvercookedOverwatchMark's Nicest (2016)Paper Mario: Color SplashStar Trek: AscendancyStephen's Nicest (2016)ConceptDivinity: Original SinConsensus Pick (2016)Beach Ball Valley
Jan 2, 2017 • 0sec
Co-op Recap: Interactive Fiction (with Adia Alderson)
Our first Co-Op Recap episode features writer and developer Adia Alderson to discuss all things Interactive Fiction!Interactive Fiction - WikipediaInteractive FictionNarrative[Tools]Ink Scripting LanguageChoiceScriptTwineInform[Discussion]Writing Ages in Myst - WikiaThe Lost PigStrong Bad - Thy DungeonmanHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy game - BBCHitchhiker's Guide To Douglas Adams' Secret Gaming Passion - Game Informer PodcastInteractive Fiction DatabaseGDC Talk "Ink: The Narrative Scripting Language" - Joseph Humfrey , GDC[Outro]Glitch Event: Story ForgeAdia Alderson on Twitter - @Adia_Ald
Dec 26, 2016 • 0sec
"Bananas, from here to eternity." Bugs!; Game Jams!; Developer Art!
Our post-Xmas episode features "happiness, all over the place," multiple instances of the word "chill," and is covered with Mark's since-Thanksgiving sniffles.SUPERHOT VR Review - Ben Lang, Road to VR0:02:36Bugs!Street Fighter II designer opens up about the cancelling 'bug'Game DeveloperIndie Game Project Management with TrelloMichael CannBethesda. Bethesda Never Changes...Regression testingWikipediaGoat Simulator Hits Xbox One With "Millions of Bugs"Eddie MakuchGameSpot0:20:55Game Jams!Global Game Jam (January 20 - 22 , 2017)Gamecraft.mn (Minnesota GGJ site)Midwest Game Jam 2016 gamesHow to Get the Most Out of a Game JamChrister Kaitilatuts+Ludum Dare0:42:08Developer Art!Better Programmer Artgamedev.netWhite Boxing Your GameGame DeveloperBehind Borderlands' 11th-hour style changeGameSpotThe Legend of Zelda at Spaceworld 2000
Dec 19, 2016 • 0sec
Resources for Game Makers (with Evva Kraikul)
Without Glitch, there would be no Nice Games Club, so we were very happy to welcome the Executive Director and co-founder of GLITCH, Evva Kraikul, to share with us what it takes to build a community of game makers, how to get involved, and the "small moments that define a community.”Resources for Game MakersGlitch.mnGlitch ConnectGamecraftMetropolitan Regional Arts CouncilMinnesota State Arts BoardThe McKnight FoundationNorthern Spark - Twin Cities MNMeetup.com searchHow to create an Eventbrite eventIGDA Chapters listingGameNest - San FransiscoGlitchCityLA - Los AngelesHand-Eye Society - TorontoBabycastles - New York CityThe Video Game Industry's Problem With Racial Diversity - NewsweekHow Diversity Makes Us Smarter - Scientific American
Dec 12, 2016 • 0sec
"It's against the law to stop." Westworld as a Video Game; Crafting Systems; Designing Games for Non-Gamers
Nothing can stop us, not even good jazz at high volume!MN Gamedev Twitter Bot0:02:00Westworld as a Video GameWhat People Who Make Video Games Think of Westworld - io9Evan NarcisseIO90:11:44Crafting SystemsMinecraft's unique crafting systemNo Man’s Sky is an existential crisis simulator...Peter SudermanVoxLittle AlchemyDoodle GodLittle Inferno0:27:30Designing Games for Non-GamersBoom Blox, a Steven Spielberg/EA GameWikipediaOperant Conditioning Chamber (aka Skinner Box)WikipediaVideo Games Are BoringBrie CodeGamesIndustry.biz
Nov 27, 2016 • 0sec
Steam Greenlight (with Beth Korth and Andy Korth)
On our first interview episode, it's a family affair, as Beth and Andy Korth (plus adorable baby Gabe!), join us in the Nice Games Clubhouse to share their experience getting their upcoming game Verdant Skies though the Steam Greenlight process.Little Gabe, making eyes at Martha.Steam GreenlightMarketingProductionVerdant Skies Greenlight pageSkye Storme's YouTube video on Verdant Skies - Skye Storme's , YouTubeVerdant Skies website@Verdant_Skies
Nov 23, 2016 • 0sec
"We in this." Impostor Syndrome; Gaming Events; VR Development
Holy bolts, our first episode!0:01:58Impostor SyndromeImposter SyndromeWikipediaInternational Game Developers Association - Twin CitiesGlitchMN0:22:38Gaming EventsOculus Touch controllersLone Echo multiplayerFingeance demo downloadObduction VR0:55:57VR Development"Attack on Titan" VR experimentAndrew Fladeboe VRBeach Ball ValleyIntropy Games
