Podcasts by Game Dev Discussion
This podcast is all about me talking to industry veterans about their journey into the games industry in the aim of hopefully educating newcomers on what it takes to do a similar role.
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Ep 86: Ash Thorp from 2021-09-23T16:40
This is a special one for me, someone who has been a huge source of inspiration throughout my career, Ash Thorp! We had a deep conversation about his podcast, not having labels as an artist and div...
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Ep 85: Jobye-Kyle Karmaker from 2021-09-09T14:03:58
Jobye Karmaker is on the podcast, newly made Principle Enviro artist at Respawn and one of the OG people on the mentorship movement. It was really fun to dig into his perspective on WFH, the correc...
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Ep84: Jonas Ronnegard from 2021-08-12T13:50:37
Since day one of starting the podcast I have wanted to talk to JRO Tools founder Jonas Ronnegard ! We unpacked how he started his successful asset store and how he grew it over the years to be what...
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Ep 83 : Vincent Dérozier from 2021-07-29T13:11:01
It has been a long time coming but we finally got Eidios Senior Material Artist Vincent Derozier on the podcast. We got into all things material art as well as how important context is to the art y...
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Ep 82: Katia Bourykina from 2021-07-15T13:43:24
Are you a character / stylized artist? Then this episode is for you!
I really enjoyed this one, me and Riot Lead character Artist Katia Bourykina spoke unpacked things such as higher edu...
Ep 81: Eric Persson from 2021-07-01T15:45:18
Concept Artist rejoice !
We have Eric Persson on, who spent a decade with Dice as a concept artist before joining The Initiative as an Art Director. It was fun talking to another discipli...
Ep 80: Maarten Hof from 2021-06-17T13:31:25
It has been a long time coming but this week we have Massive enviro artist Maarten Hoff! We got stuck into what drives him through his vast array of beautiful personal projects as well as digging ...
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Ep 79: Kurt Kupser from 2021-06-03T14:53:12
Returning guests really are the best, and this week we have Kurt Kupser on! We digest the UE5 early access and what this could mean for game art as well as unpacking the idea of how we transition f...
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Ep 78 : Melissa Smith from 2021-05-20T18:28:51
This week we had Snr Enviro Artist at Sony Santa Monica on, Melissa Smith! This was a really fun chat where we got to unpack team culture during remote working and just what kind of effect it has o...
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Ep 77: Michael 'Orb' Vicente from 2021-05-06T16:15:03
On the GDD podcast this week we have a very special guest, the creator of the widely used 'Orb Brush Pack', Senior Enviro Artist at Blizzard Michael Vicente, we had the pleasure of deep diving into...
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Ep 76: Ruben Almaraz Morales from 2021-04-22T15:44:03
Ever wondered how things get blown up in games? Well Sony Santa Monica's Lead Destruction Artist Rubin is on the podcast to give you all the insight to what this career path entails along with some...
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Ep 75: Grant Parker from 2021-04-08T12:17:07
This week we have Insomniac game designer Grant Parker on, we got unpacked a lot about the journey into the role and need to know things if you want to thrive in the job, as well as understanding t...
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Ep 74: Ben Keeling from 2021-03-25T14:03:11
This week we have advanced environment artist on the show, we got into a lot of topics such as teaching, composition for environment artist and something close to both our hearts – enjoying persona...
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Ep 73 : Raul Aparicio from 2021-03-11T15:47:12
Thats right, back to back Sony Santa Monica Environment artist with Raul Aparicio joining me on the podcast. We discuss the generalist used by the SSM studio and its power along with dangers facing...
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Ep 72: Dannie Carlone from 2021-02-25T13:23:08
It turns out Sony Santa Monica don't just produce great games, they produce fantastic podcast guests. This week we have Senior environment Artist Dannie Carlone on, we talk through the Zbrush workf...
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Ep 71 : Jade Law from 2021-02-11T12:08:13
Breaking news! It turns out Wardog Creative Director is in fact NOT a banana! We spoke about founding her own studio, and what has contributed to it being successful in its first year. We also touc...
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Ep 70: Tim Simpson from 2021-01-28T13:09:49
We are back, and 2 years since his first appearance on the podcast Art Director Tim Simpson is back on! We spoke about the journey from artist to director and some of things he had to do to be pre...
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Ep 69 : Ivanna Liittschwager from 2020-10-08T08:49
It was a pleasure to have Ivanna Liittschwager, Sony Santa Monica environment artist on. It was really fun diving into her journey to the studio, etiquette for students messaging artists, and explo...
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Insert Topic Ep 5: Mentorship from 2020-10-01T11:25:24
The DiNusty empire launched mentorships this month! So this week I had some of our mentors come on the podcast to talk about their experiences throughout the mentorships, where the teaching form is...
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Ep 68 : Mathew O'Halloran from 2020-09-24T11:58:46
It is always a blast having a good friend on the podcast, Matty and I have been chatting about Flow State recently and thought it would make for a great podcast unpacking the whole idea of Flow and...
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Ep 67 : Ayi Sanchez from 2020-09-17T08:59:23
This week Machine Games Senior Environment Artist – Ayi Sanchez is on the podcast. We unpacked the complicated topic of 1st world problems of artists entering the industry and explaining why the co...
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Ep 66: Jacob Norris from 2020-09-10T09:55:10
We have the Nvidia Lead Environment artist, Jacob Norris on the podcast! It was a pleasure talking about learning communities, how Discord communities are the modern day Polycount and I found out w...
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Ep 65: Jeryce Dianingana from 2020-09-03T16:59:44
This week I have one of my favorite people on the podcast, Jeryce from Rocksteady. We spoke about the influence and affect of his Afro-Art style while digging into why he takes the tough love appro...
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Insert Topic Ep 4: Materials from 2020-08-27T08:55:55
This Insert topic 3 guys talk about balls of the material variety for an hour. It was a pleasure to sit down with 3 of the best material artist our industry has to offer, getting into the trends of...
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Ep 64 : Nate Stephens from 2020-08-20T15:26:49
I am thrilled to have Sony Santa Monica's principle artist – Nate Stephens on! We dug into what it means to hire talent, handling the complex interpersonal dynamics of studios and he explained why ...
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Ep 63: Peter Tran from 2020-08-13T11:05:12
This week I sit down with the incredible Peter Tran, we explored how he jumped straight into Lighting art at the start of his career, while unpacking imposter syndrome with regards to mentorships, ...
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Ep 62 : Baj Singh from 2020-08-06T09:42:19
This week we have Creative Assembly Baj Singh on! We discussed what he looks for in character artists, whether social media encourages good or bad behaviour and dived into a discussion around the d...
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Ep 61 : Kurt Kupser from 2020-07-28T10:53:57
We have another Counterplay colleague, our Lead Shader Director – Kurt Kupser! We spoke about what it is like being a tech minded artist, and whether it is possible to enter the tech art field with...
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Ep 60: Kit Grande from 2020-07-23T09:13:04
This week I finally found out what a Realisation Designer was with Kit Grande, while also discussing the constant struggle between art teams and design teams. We also touched on the pressures of ma...
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Ep 59: Evan McKnight from 2020-07-16T09:36:44
This week Asset Lead (and my boss) Evan McKnight is on! We got into what the difference is between asset and prop art, challenges of working on existing IP's along with pros and cons of different s...
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Ep 58: Ellen Shelley from 2020-07-09T06:33:23
I sat down with Senior Lighting Artist Ellen Shelley! We discussed just how necessary higher education is, and took a deep dive into lighting art as a career, how to get there and what the day to d...
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Ep 57: Andrew Harrington from 2020-07-02T09:21:42
This week I have an artist I have looked up to for most of my career, Andrew Harrington! We spoke about why he hasn't really dived into the 100% Designer trend, where the pitfalls of procedural tec...
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Ep 56: Jeremy Estrellado from 2020-06-25T09:42:36
The man, the myth the legend...DiNusty is back on the podcast fresh off the back of his recent promotion to Lead Environment Artist ! We talked about how the skills gained from running a learning c...
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Insert Topic Ep 3: Women in Games from 2020-06-18T08:05:49
This is probably one of the most important podcasts I will do. I sit down with 3 fantastic artists and discuss issues surrounding women working in the games industry. Although so much of the big pr...
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Insert Topic Ep 2: Freelance from 2020-06-11T07:09:47
This week I sat down with my ex Dekogon colleagues to talk shop about Freelance. We discussed how we think it will be affected by remote work, what we pros and cons vs working in a studio. And talk...
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Ep 55: Nicolas Wirrmann from 2020-06-04T07:47:40
We have a special guest this week, Nicolas Wirrmann, the product manager for Substance Designer at Adobe. We dug into how Substance grew over the years and how they first started getting implemente...
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Ep 54: Mike Pickton from 2020-05-28T07:26:30
We have our first tech artist...and he is a Lead! Mike Pickton from Playground Games shed some light on the role of tech and why he got into it, some issues surrounding the lack of knowledge in the...
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Ep 53 : Josh Lynch from 2020-05-21T05:49:13
Josh has got the hatrick! This is an important episode of the podcast, we talk about the problems in the way game art careers are structured that means that 10 year mark artists can stall out, seni...
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Cyberpunk Challenge Special: Jason Cheung (Yi Kai) from 2020-05-18T06:41:10
On this special episode we have the winner of the cyberpunk challenge on, while myself, Kem, Jeremy and Martin do a retrospective on how the challenge went while discussing the potential for future...
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Insert Topic Ep 1: Unreal Engine 5 from 2020-05-16T08:57:05
This debut episode of a new series sees me, Jay Cummings, Michael Kinsey, Kieran Goodson and Patrick Ziegler react and unpack the recent UE5 announcement while trying to work out the impact it will...
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Ep 52: Michael Kinsey from 2020-05-14T06:24:30
This week we sat down with the newest DiNusty Partner, Michael Kinsey. We got stuck into why we thought Blender blew up with 2.8, what leads to someone needing to work through burnout and whether o...
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Ep 51: James Ritossa & Rogelio Olguin from 2020-05-07T07:41:19
This week we have returning guests and material guru's, James and Rogelio, We talked about the future of material art and what effects machine learning will have on the job, Rights we have as arti...
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Ep 50: Doru Bogdan from 2020-04-22T18:47:07
We are at the half century mark, episode 50 is with an artist I am a big admirer of and the coalition Nodevember winner Doru Bogdan. We got into how he fell in love with Substance Designer, the str...
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Ep 49: Linus Scheffel from 2020-04-16T08:12:57
This week we have weapons artist Linus Scheffel on, we get stuck into his pathway into weapon art, how his keen interest in weapons aids him in his designs and how to do proper details in weapon ar...
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Ep 48: Ohle Mathiebe from 2020-04-09T07:50:23
This week we have Lead Weapons Artist of Wardog Collective on, we dug into how he handled a frustrating year of studio rejection which lead ot him forming his own, and we discuss a running meme in ...
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Ep 47 : Alex Beddows from 2020-04-01T07:24:31
Sorry, I couldn't resist April fools, but this was a fun podcast where I spoke about how in my early 20s my arrogance was my biggest blocker and the steps I took to get past that and start to devel...
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Ep 46 : Randall Mackey from 2020-03-25T08:38:59
This week we have former ArtStation Learning Manager and Senior Concept Artist Randall Mackey on, we got stuck into some great discussions, including imposter syndrome, being an independent artist ...
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Ep 45 : Andreas Glad from 2020-03-18T09:06:56
Lets try this again...so this week we have Andreas Glad, Lead VFX artist back on the podcast after last attempts technical difficulties, it was a pleasure to dive into some deeper topics such as wh...
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Ep 44: Jacob Claussen from 2020-03-12T10:09:07
On this weeks podcast we have Ubisoft 3D artist Jacob Claussen, we talk through what the transition from indie to AAA felt like, pros VS cons and the benefits of developing our 2D skills.
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Ep 43 : Jonathan Benainous from 2020-02-26T09:20:14
Hot off the back of his 3 part signature series we have Material guru Jonathan Benainous, we talk about managing his work life balance during such a hectic part of his life, what his thoughts are b...
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Ep 42: Hannah Watts from 2020-02-19T12:10:25
This week we had Dekogons newly appointed lead artist Hannah Watts on the podcast ! We got into how is the right and wrong way to stand your ground in the work place, what a healthy studio looks li...
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Ep 41: Jonjo Hemmens from 2020-02-12T21:23:46
We have another good friend on, JonJo Hemmens on ! We speak about why he has been focusing on props, he walks through his process on texturing with props, and what his thoughts on the whole megasca...
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Ep 40 : Jay Cummings from 2020-02-05T11:44:32
I have been looking forward to this one, we have a good friend on, Junior Environment Artist Jay cummings on. We discuss how he was so successful going from university to his first studio, what the...
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Ep 40 : Jason Ord from 2020-02-05T10:44:32
I have been looking forward to this one, we have a good friend on, Junior Environment Artist Jason Ord on. We discuss how he was so successful going from university to his first studio, what the fi...
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Ep 39: Adam Munson from 2020-01-29T20:56:34
Our last week of the Remedy spotlight we have our first programmer on, Adam is a tools programmer who has 10+ years’ experience in the field. We covered what the role entails, how a programmer perc...
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Ep 38: Leonardo Calamati from 2020-01-22T20:39:05
On #38 we had our first concept artist on, Leo Calamati, we covered a lot of great topics such as understanding exactly what the concept artist role is, common mistakes of young concept artists and...
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Ep 37: Teemu Pellonpää from 2020-01-15T19:33:23
The 2nd week of the Remedy studio spotlight has Senior Producer Teemu Pellonpää on. He takes me through what exactly is a producer, how he balances interacting with people Vs the needs of the proje...
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Ep 36: Anna Mellor Meecham from 2020-01-08T20:02:49
For 2020 I am doing something new for the podcast, I am bringing in spotlight months, where I have 4 devs from 1 studio on the podcast over the month, starting with my good friend and Cinimatic Des...
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Ep 35: Kem Yaralioglu from 2020-01-01T09:50:06
On #35 I had Frontier Games Material Artist and Experience Points founder Kem Yaralioglu on the podcast. We unpacked why Experience Points came about and what sets it aside from sites such as 80 Le...
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Ep 34: Josh Lynch from 2019-12-13T08:08:47
On #34 we tackled the very important topic of burnout, what contributing factors make an artist feel burnout, what the effects are and how to deal with it. We also talk about the state of the indus...
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Ep 33 : Kim Aava from 2019-11-13T20:58:18
Episode #33 is an important one, me and Kim tackle the subject of women in the games industry, the way the industry treats students and their mental health, also tackling the big news with Quixel a...
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Ep 32 : Rick Greeve from 2019-11-06T20:37:20
Game Dev Discussion Episode 32: Rick Greeve
On episode #32 we have my good friend and amazing weapons artist Rick Greeve on, we speak through what it means specialising in FPS weapon art enta...
Ep 31 : Gavin Goulden from 2019-10-31T08:06:30
On episode #31 we had our first character artist – Gavin Goulden who is the lead character artist at Insomniac games. We spoke about character art as a discipline, what the day job looks like, what...
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Ep 30 : Rogelio Olguin from 2019-10-23T21:26:29
On episode #30 we have 343 Lead Texture artist Rogelio Olguin on the podcast, to talk through what it takes to get hired as a materials artist, what in house training looks like for people working ...
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Ep 29 : James Lucas from 2019-10-16T16:32:20
On episode #29 we have Texture Artist James Lucas, who has worked on films such John Wick and Aquaman, and now works for Quxiel. We spoke about the differences between film and game art, the stigma...
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Ep 28 : Ronan Mahon from 2019-10-09T19:51:33
On episode #28 we had AAA artist turned freelancer Ronan Mahon on! We spoke through his pathway through AAA studios, including dealing with Christmas redundancy, how he transitioned into a freelanc...
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Ep 27 : Lincoln Hughes from 2019-10-02T16:38:09
On episode #27 we have assistant art director at Tuque games Lincoln Hughes. We talk about balancing his 2d concept skills and his technical 3D art skills, Interpreting studio politics and diving i...
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Ep 26: Michel Kooper from 2019-09-25T20:23:27
On episode #26 I had a fantastic conversation with the Cloud Imperium Lead Environment Artist Michel Kooper, we discussed his pathway through junior, mid, senior to lead artist, the skills required...
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Ep 25: Max Stuart from 2019-09-18T18:57:40
On episode #25 we have senior games recruiter Max Stuart on, we debunked a few recruiting myths, Exp bars on your CV, best portfolio platform and if he looks at CV’s or portfolio first. We also di...
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Ep 24: Jasmin Habezai-Fekri from 2019-09-11T07:28:49
On episode #24 we have environment artist and the Artstation props challenge winner Jasmin Habezai-Fekri on. We dived into the pipeline and inspirations of stylised artists, she talked us through ...
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Ep 23: Karen Stanley from 2019-09-04T17:41:38
On episode #23 I speak to senior environment artist – Karen Stanley, we talked about the struggle of moving countries for work, what the interaction between seniors and juniors is like, and the ben...
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Ep 22: Ryan Smith from 2019-08-29T06:24:19
Game Dev Discussion Episode 22: Ryan Smith
On episode #22 I learn a thing or 2 about game design and level design, from how you approach the initial stages of designing a level, the challenge...
ArtStation Special : Leonard Teo from 2019-08-27T15:49:26
We have a very special episode of the podcast this time, ArtStation has launched its learning platform through the website, I had the exclusive opportunity to sit down and talk with Leonard Teo to ...
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Ep 21: Taylor Brandenburger from 2019-08-21T18:23:50
On episode #21 I talk to Taylor Brandenburger, the art director for Dekogon, we spoke about how Dekogon recruits for their freelance work, what makes a good freelance artists and common mistakes th...
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Ep 20 : Eric Wiley from 2019-08-14T08:06:10
Game Dev Discussion Episode 20: Eric Wiley
On episode #20 I talk to the senior environment artist ast blizzard, Eric Wiley ! We talk about his experience working at a variety of awesome studio...
Ep 19: Ryan Kingslien from 2019-08-07T19:14:22
On episode #19 of the GDD podcast we have the game art institute founder Ryan Kingslien, we speak about his role with Zbrush over the years, what drove him to educating the future of the industry a...
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Ep 18: Elyse Gymer from 2019-08-01T16:24:11
On episode #18 of the podcast we have a change of pace with Warframe animator Elyse Gymer, we spoke about what attracted her to animation, the evolution of 2d, 3d animation and how mocap has been i...
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Ep 17: Kieran Goodson from 2019-07-24T20:01:31
On episode #17 we have junior environment artist, we speak about what he did to get into the industry aside from art, such as leveraging linkedin and art communities, Level design and leveraging th...
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Ep 16: Chris Radsby from 2019-07-17T20:29:56
On episode #16 of the GDD podcast we have Senior Environment artist at Ubisoft Massive, Chris Radsby! We get stuck into what does well on artstation and how to get more eyes on your art, what he lo...
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Ep 15: Kyle Horwood from 2019-07-10T20:00:55
On episode #15 of the GDD podcast we have materials freelance artist and Cloud Colony co founder Kyle Horwood on, we talk through what got him into materials art, what made him decide to leave AAA ...
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Ep 14: Kirill Tokarev from 2019-07-03T19:18:08
On episode #14 of the GDD podcast we have 80 Level editor Kirill Tokarev, we speak about what drives the type of content on the website, what it is like being a hall mark of quality in the eyes of ...
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Ep 13: Josh Lynch from 2019-06-26T00:00
On episode #13 of the GDD podcast we have Santa Monica studios Senior Staff artist, Josh Lynch! We dive into a host of topics, such as the benefits of being at multiple studios, what he looks for i...
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Ep 12: Mathew O'Halloran from 2019-06-19T21:33:01
On episode #12 of the GDD podcast I sit down with Mathew O’Halloran, Senior Environment artist at Ubisoft Massive. We talk through a lot of great subjects, such as the benefits of using multiple 3D...
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Ep 11: James Ritossa from 2019-06-12T18:40:27
On episode #11 on the GDD podcast we have 343 Surfacing ( Materials) artist James Ritossa. We tackle his progression into substance designer, his discovery of Blender and how he dealt with burnout,...
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Ep 10: Abel Dopazo from 2019-06-06T08:57:13
On episode #10 of the GDD podcast I sit down with Abel Dopazo, the cinematic environment artist at Massive Games. We talk through what it was like being an environment artist on a racing game and s...
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Ep 9: Tjalle Keus from 2019-05-29T21:15:48
On episode #9 of the GDD podcast I talk to Creative Assembly Environment artist Tjalle Keus, Where dive into his recent journey through university, internships and into his first AAA role. We also ...
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Ep 8: Marcel Schaika from 2019-05-22T00:00
On Todays podcast is Lead artist at Crytek Marcel Schaika, we speak about what it took to progress from a junior to a lead artist, what has kept him at Crytek for 13 years, and some do's and dont's...
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Ep 7: Clinton Crumpler from 2019-05-15T00:00
On episode #7 of the GDD podcast I sit down with Dekogon owner Clinton Crumpler. We talk about his journey through multiple roles such as principle artists and being a mentor, as well as clearing s...
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Ep 6: Javier Perez from 2019-05-08T00:00
This week I sit down with the space man himself Javier Perez, fresh off the back of his recent substance source series! We talk through a whole host of things such as ; getting into the industry, b...
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Ep 5: Tobias Koepp from 2019-05-01T19:57:27
On this weeks episode I sit and tal kto Tobias Koepp, stylised guru, we talk through his time working on Spyro, maintaining and developing his art style and how that has translated into substance d...
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Ep 4: Enrico Tammekänd from 2019-04-25T07:55:44
This weeks episode of the Game Dev Discussion I talk to Enrico Tammekänd, Substance Designer wizard and all round great artist. We talk heavily arouind Substance Designer and its infuences on Enric...
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Ep 3: Jeremy Estrellado from 2019-04-17T00:00
On todays episode I sit down with Jeremy Estrellado AKA DiNusty, Founder of the Empire learning community. We Talk through all things to do with being a part of such an amazing commmunity, how it c...
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Ep 2: Tim Simpson from 2019-04-11T07:37:42
Episode #2 with Tim Simpson, we talk about a variety of things such as gaining popularity in the online art community, how learning resource should be supplied and a ton more !
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Ep 1: Ben Wilson from 2019-04-05T08:53:59
The first podcast ! It was a bit of a ropey start but once we got rolling it was really a massive pleasure to chat with Ben Wilson, materials artist at Ubisoft Stockholm. The guy is a fountain of k...
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