
Dev Diary
Dev Diary is the interview series where the host, Paul James, sits down with some of the brightest minds in the gaming industry and goes through their history, the highs, the lows and everywhere in between.
Latest episodes

Jun 14, 2023 • 1h 7min
Episode 110: Tyson Butler-Boschma Chapter 2 (Primodials Legends: Hollow Hero, Torque Drift 2)
It's time for a new chapter in the career path of Tyson Butler-Boschma. A former guest on the show in 2019, a lot has changed in Tyson's work life since we last spoke so he again joins Paul to discuss the changes in Primordials, the impact of social media virality, and much more in this new episode!
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May 20, 2023 • 1h 1min
Episode 109: Jason De Heras (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, God Of War III)
An interview years in the making, Paul chats to Jason De Heras, the experienced Design Director at Respawn who has had a hand in some of the biggest games of the decade, God Of War III, God Of War Ascension, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and 2023's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Join them as they discuss Jason's early love of games and how fighting games formed the basis of his journey into and through the game-development scene
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May 3, 2023 • 52min
Episode 108: Chris Mosely (Beyond Contact, Looney Tunes ACME Arsenal, Hairy Balls)
Chris Mosely has been a staple of the local industry for decades and has founded some of Australia's biggest studios. Now, with Playcorp, Chris is on a new adventure, and joins Paul for this new entry of Dev Diary to discuss the incredible road to this point.
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Apr 19, 2023 • 37min
Episode 107: David Stenton (Dead Island 2, Mass Effect 2+3, Dragon Age Inquisition)
There's never been a dull moment in the career of Dambuster's David Stenton. Going way back he worked on PS1 adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but built his way up to be a key player in the peak of Mass Effect with Mass Effect 2 and 3. Nowadays he's steering the ship for Dambuster, a studio who has been saving the day on multiple titles of later, Homefront: The Revolution, and the new release, Dead Island 2. David stops by to discuss his journey in this new episode of Dev Diary!
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Mar 22, 2023 • 1h 38min
Episode 106: Rob Caporetto (Innchanted, Armello)
Rob walks a fine line between video game journalism, video game content creation, and, of course, video game development, and he discusses how he entered each space, as well as some of his game dev works in this new episode of Dev Diary!
Mental Procreation: Andrew Braybrook's Morpheus Diaries: http://www.zzap64.co.uk/mentalprocre.html
Rob's "Guide" to Morpheus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQgi3p_SW8M
Rob's Paradroid Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvO4o5UY9A
Heart of Neon: https://heartofneon.com/
Atari Archive: https://www.youtube.com/@AtariArchive
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Mar 8, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 105: Andrew Trevillian (De Blob, De Blob 2, Resynth)
Andrew Trevillian didn't begin his career with video game development in mind, but it certainly evolved into something special in the space. From working on the likes of De Blob and Resynth, as well as his work in educating the next generation of developers, Andrew is a bit of a local legend, and so we're thrilled to have him aboard Dev Diary to discuss the road to this point
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Feb 22, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 104: Jonathan Hau-Yoon (Terra Nil, Fortnite, Genital Jousting)
Jonathan Hau-Yoon has been responsible for some of the industry's most visually identifiable games, from Fortnite to Genital Jousting, and his team at Free Lives are returning with the poignant Terra Nil. Jono joins Paul for this new entry of Dev Diary to discuss the journey so far in game art.
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Feb 8, 2023 • 1h 10min
Episode 103: Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Michael Bastiaens (Dredge, Ninja Tobu)
Having worked with each other for several years on a range of very popular mobile games, Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Michael Bastiaens, decided that it was time to set sail on a new kind of voyage, and so, Black Salt Games, and DREDGE were born. The trio join Paul in this new Dev Diary to discuss the adventure so far.
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Jan 25, 2023 • 1h 41min
Episode 102: Dan Vogt (Fruit Ninja, De Blob 2, Skyward Journey, Mr. Shifty)
Dan Vogt has been a staple of the Australian gaming scene for several decades and has played an important hand in the growth of the local industry helping build Halfbrick into the Fruit Ninja powerhouse it became and being a consultant for developers in the local scene - Dan joins Paul for the latest entry of Dev Diary to discuss that incredible journey so far and what comes next.
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Jan 11, 2023 • 1h 10min
Episode 101: Jess Zammit (Conan Chop Chop, Represent Me)
We've met numerous developers so far that hail from the games media side of the system, but there are few who are still working in both media and game dev simultaneously. Jess Zammit is one of those unicorns though, and she brings her wonderful perspective of working in both scenes to the first episode of Dev Diary for 2023!
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