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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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
Jan 1, 1970 • 0sec
Sega Consoles
Attention Sega nerds! This Nice Bonus episode is for you!During our episode on 90's consoles Mark found out there were so many obscure Sega accessories that they couldn't fit in the episode and deserved their very own spotlight. Please enjoy this Nice Bonus short episode all about them!Sega Consoles
