Play, Watch, Listen

This week, Mike and Alanah chat about GDC, LinkedIn, business cards, and give great life advice.

A LOT OF TOPICS THIS WEEK, WE SIMPLY CAN'T BE CONTAINED.

This week Mike and Alanah chat about the continued lay-offs impacting the games industry.

It's an Austin and Alanah special, and we actually talk about video games the WHOLE TIME!? This week, we talk about games we wish we could play again, and games that fundamentally 'change' however many hours in.

The speakers discuss challenges of designing VR games, explore possibilities of VR development, analyze movie 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', talk about influence of nostalgia on spending habits, discuss collaborations between Pokemon and luxury brands, reflect on nostalgia surrounding Pokemon, and explore nostalgia, sensitivity, and the myth of the past.

Apologies for the weird audio mix here. Regardless, this week we talk about Society of the Snow (a little), and then delve into the world of AI and capitalism. Again. Oh no.

This is publishing a little later than planned because of internet issues, but this week we talk about Cunk on Earth, game direction, and more! Thanks for another year of listening to Play, Watch, Listen, everyone!

You can't talk about good games this year without also talking about lay-offs, so hey, let's do both!

Actor Rahul Kohli and composer Andy Grush talk about their work on The Fall of the House of Usher. They discuss collaboration challenges in composing music for games and film, a scene with a cat, playing a video game scene, composing music for monologues, auditioning for movies and working with Mike Flanagan, their connection to Cutting Edge Music Agency, collaboration and compromise in the music industry, the mastery of tension-building, approaches to social media, and their excitement for the F1 race.

An update on the Unity system, and an important question: do you own any baskets? Why?