Podcasts by Game Dev London Podcast

Godot: is it a viable rival to Unity and Unreal? - #176 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-12-12T13:09:10

In this episode, Chris and Miguel discuss the surge of interest in the open-source game engine Godot and the future of this ambitious community project. Visit Our Website - https://www.gamede...

Games Industry Lay Offs and How to Survive Them - #175 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-12-04T19:56:46

Roxanne is joined by award-nominated Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Sara Machado to talk about the very large elephant in the room in our industry, layoffs. Join us to talk about preparing fo...

Pitch Prep and BizDevGame Developer & Publisher Perspectives - #174 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-11-27T13:04:22

In this episode Oscar Clark, GDL Host and Fundamentally Games Publisher, chats with GDL Founder Stuart De Ville who is also Founder/Game Designer of Fribbly Games about some of the dynamics betw...

What's a game community & how to get it right - #173 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-11-20T21:20:25

Roxanne is joined by Socially's Imogen Wood to talk all about Game Communities. What makes them different (and more demanding) than others? What absolutely not to do. And how to grow and man...

Games Accessibility: How can we do better? - #172 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-10-09T05:00

Join host Roxanne Marshall and guest Elisabeth Sivertsen to talk about what accessibility means, who's doing it well- and maybe not so well, how indie studios can prioritise accessibility fu...

Ethical Monetisation - #171 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-09-11T08:34:55

GDL hosts Gianluca and Oscar explore the contentious topic of game monetisation including how developers can monetise their games ethically, whether there is anything inherently wrong with micro...

Managing Player Expectations in Light of Baldur's Gate 3 - #170 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-08-23T00:07:49

GDL Hosts Chris, Oscar, and Gianluca discuss the discourse surrounding Baldur's Gate 3 "raising standards" across game development and the RPG genre, including what developers can ...

How to Survive Gaming Events - #169 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-08-14T21:03:40

Roxanne and Dan talk about how to make the most of gaming events, pre and post networking, working through anxiety and burn out, packing essentials, and setting yourself up for a great event exp...

Marketing Your Indie Game on Social Media - #168 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-07-31T04:00

Earlier this month, GDL hosted some talks and panels at Medway Gaming Festival, in partnership with Fragers, a games event production agency. In this special episode, marketer and community bui...

What is Game Design? - #167 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-07-24T04:00

In this episode, Nichola and Randy discuss all things game design; the journey into the game industry, a game designer's tool box, international game design & more!

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Game On! How to Start Working in Game Development - #166 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-07-17T04:00

Earlier this month, we hosted some talks and panels at Medway Gaming Festival, in partnership with Fragers, a games event production agency.

In this special episode, producer and studio a...

Studying Game Design - #165 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-07-10T04:00

In this episode, Nichola and Chloe take a deep dive into studying game development at university, and discuss tips and tricks for aspiring game development students.

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An Artist's Journey in the Gaming Industry - #164 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-07-03T19:45:52

In this episode, Anna talks to Megan Hupin, an Associate Art Director at Lakshya Digital, about an artist's career from getting their first job to becoming an art director. They discuss how ...

How to Get Into the Gaming Industry: Squiggly Career Paths (Part 2) - #163 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-06-27T21:45:49

In this episode, Roxanne is joined by fellow squiggly career adventurer Melissa Cocker. They talk about turning passion into purpose, selling transferable skills, and how to build a great CV tha...

A Holistic Approach to Narrative Design (GDLX Special) - #162 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-06-19T08:39:39

In March, Game Dev London hosted GDLX 2023 in partnership with MLC, a games showcase and conference which featured a series of talks and panel discussions about game development.

In this ...

How and Why You Should Stream Your Own Games - #161 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-06-12T04:00:46

Oscar continues his PodQuest to learn everything you wanted to know about GameDev but never dared to ask. In this episode he talks to Flo Burchill from Snap Finger Click about her experience as ...

How to get into the Gaming Industry: Squiggly Career Paths - #160 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-06-05T04:01

In this episode, Roxanne and Stu chat about getting your 'in' to the gaming industry by juggling multiple projects, turning experience into paid work, and the power of community and your...

How to Leverage Employees, Freelancers, and Outsourcing Studios (GDLX Special) - #159 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-05-29T20:01:52

In March, Game Dev London hosted GDLX 2023 in partnership with MLC, a games showcase and conference which featured a series of talks and panel discussions about game development. In this special...

What Are The Stages Of Game Development? - #158 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-05-22T04:00:53

Join hosts Stuart De Ville and Chris Payne in this insightful episode of the Game Dev London podcast as they dive into the fascinating world of game development.

In this episode, they exp...

Exploring Interactive Films: The Gallery with Paul Raschid - #157 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-05-15T11:15:30

In this episode, Roxanne explores the fusion of game and film in new title "The Gallery". We're joined by Director, Paul Raschid, to talk about filming full motion video, his inspi...

Getting Started in the Games Industry - #156 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-05-08T04:00:17

In this episode, Oscar continues his Podquest to learn "everything you wanted to know about gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking to freelance community manager Ffion Woolway abou...

Building a Gaming Community IRL - #155 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-05-01T04:00:48

In this episode, Gaymers iNC. joins Roxanne to talk about what it takes to grow a 5000 member gaming community - IRL.

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FORMAT Gaming Socials and Northern representation in UK Games Events - #154 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-04-24T04:00:03

In this episode, Marek speaks with Simran Witham, Founder of FORMAT - The Ultimate Gaming Social, about FORMAT's unique approach to Games Industry events, as well as a wider conversation abo...

Getting Into Games - #153 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-04-17T04:00:34

In this episode, Oscar continues his Podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about game dev but never dared to ask. This week, he is joined by Brandon Cole of Into Games talking about......

Learning to Make Games - #152 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-04-10T04:00:37

Another stint down the podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about game dev but never dared to ask. This time, Oscar is joined by Michael Killick of Rizing Games (and Games Development...

Level Design - #151 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-04-03T04:00:54

In this episode, Nichola sits down with Joshua Mallet, a level designer at Sharkmob London, and discusses the definition of level design and how to get into the games industry as an aspiring lev...

150 Episode Special - #150 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-03-28T17:22:39

With 150 episodes in the bag, this special episode features GDL co-founders Adam, Jade, and Stu discussing the milestones and achievements of the last year/50 episodes of the Game Dev London pod...

What is it like coding games (and not games)? - #149 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-03-20T05:00:10

In this episode, Oscar continues his podquest to understand everything you wanted to know about game dev, but never dared to ask. This time he is joined by Pete Goodwin (Cloud Imperium Games) ta...

What is a VFX Artist? - #148 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-03-13T05:00:35

In this episode, Anna talks to Valentyn Minytskyi, a Lead VFX Artist at Playground Games, about his role and VFX in games. Valentyn shares some great advice on how to get into this role and desi...

Becoming the Character - Voice Acting in Games - #147 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-03-06T05:00

In this episode, Roxanne interviews voice actor Leonie Schliesing (Assassin's Creed Valhalla, GODS) on all things voice acting, from working with game developers and directors, to finding a char...

Social Media Marketing for Composers - #146 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-02-27T05:00:13

In this episode, host Marek and guest Lucia discuss the importance of social media marketing for freelancers and composers, especially in the games industry.  

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What is Testing All About Anyway? - #145 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-02-20T05:00:44

Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about game dev but never dared to ask. In this episode, he talks to Harún Ali, Embedded Environment Art Tester at Cloud Imperi...

Developing with Regional Talent - #144 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-02-13T06:00:02

This week, Oscar continues his Podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about gamedev but never dared to ask. In this episode, he talks to Jack Harker from Game Talent Wales about the off...

Thoughts on Kickstarter - #143 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-02-06T05:00:29

Oscar is joined by the legendary Des Gayle on his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about gamedev, but never dared to ask. In this episode, they talk about the upcoming Kickstarter...

Creativity in Game Jams (with Anything World) - #142 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-01-30T10:48:39

In this episode, GDL host Adam chats to Freya from Anything World about the upcoming Global Game Jam 23. They discuss the importance of creativity, how to tackle a game jam, and the importance o...

Gameplay Engineering - #141 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-01-23T05:00:33

In this episode, Nichola and Karim explore the question "What is gameplay engineering?" whilst deep diving into the skills, requirements and advice for aspiring engineers. 

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Game Development Education - #140 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-01-16T06:00:29

In this episode, Stuart De Ville speaks to Niall Crabtree, a game designer at Sigtrap (during the time of recording) and lecturer at The University of Huddersfield, to discuss game dev education...

Being a Freelance Music Composer - #139 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2023-01-09T11:32:19

In this episode,  Marek chats with Jeremy from Audio Creatures about what it's like to be a freelance music composer. 

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Narrative for MMOs and Live Service Games - #138 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-12-19T06:42:37

Anna, Diana and James talk about the unique challenges of writing never-ending narratives for long running games such as MMOs, live service games and even roguelikes.

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Making Games in Different Places - #137 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-12-12T05:00:39

Oscar continues his Podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about gamedev but never dared to ask. This time he is joined by fellow host Mafalda Duarte from Listen

Game Dev Events - #136 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-12-05T15:46:48

Nichola, Marek and Mafalda dive into the topic of game dev events, listing international game dev events, how to network within them why attending these events can be both fun and beneficial. &n...

Hypercasual Space in Mobile Games - #135 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-11-28T05:00:06

Nichola and Jack explore the hypercasual space within mobile games and the process in which these games are designed, made and advertised.

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Resilience in Game Development - #134 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-11-21T10:08:54

In this episode, Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about game dev but never dared to ask by talking to GDL Co-founder Adam about the ups and downs of game devel...

What is the Metaverse and why should we care? - #133 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-11-14T19:10:15

In this episode, fellow Game Dev London host, Chris Payne, joins Oscar in his quest to understand the Metaverse and find out if something potentially useful is going on with the ambitions of Met...

The Power of UI - #132 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-11-07T05:00:44

Nichola Humphreys interviews Steffie Garcia about the power of UI in video games, covering topics such as technology platform differences, diegetic vs non-diegetic, accessibility and getting int...

Talking to Squingle Studios and Labrador Games: GDL @ EGX SPECIAL - #131 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-10-31T06:00:54

In this episode, we talk to developers from Squingle Studios and Labrador Games on the EGX 2022 studio floor about the games they're showcasing, their route into the industry and their journey t...

Talking To Kid Onion Games and innoloop: GDL @ EGX SPECIAL - #130 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-10-24T05:00:38

In this episode, we talk to developers from Kid Onion Games and innoloop on the EGX 2022 studio floor about the games they're showcasing, their route into the industry and their journey to showc...

Make Connections, Build Games: GDL @ EGX SPECIAL - #129 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-10-17T05:00

In this episode, we return to EGX 2022 with a panel discussing networking and building connections in the games industry.  

Hosting this panel is Stuart De Ville (GDL Co-Founder), wi...

Why Is Representation Important For Video Games? GDL @ EGX Special - #128 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-10-10T04:00:12

Game Dev London gave several talks at EGX 2022. In this special episode, our panel discusses why representation is so important in video games. Hosting this panel is Bex Trista AKA TristaBytes, ...

How Do We Design Games? GDL @ EGX SPECIAL - #127 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-10-03T04:00:59

Game Dev London gave several talks at the EGX games expo 2022. In this special episode, our panel discusses how we design computer games.  With GDL founder Jade Leamcharaskul hosting and gu...

Writing For Games: GDL @ EGX SPECIAL - #126 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-09-26T19:03:17

This weekend, Game Dev London went to EGX games expo and gave at least one talk or panel discussion each day!

In this panel discussion hosted by GDL host, Amy Elliott, we discuss writing ...

Game Communities and Design - #125 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-09-19T18:20:44

Toxicity is a huge problem in games but game developers have a lot of tools in their arsenal to foster positivity through fundamental game mechanics. In this episode, Anna and Oscar discuss how ...

Thinking About Games Investment - #124 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-09-14T07:59:26

In this episode, Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to Joakim Achrén from Elite Game Developers about his origin...

Body Art in Video Games - #123 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-09-06T08:08:37

Nichola & Amy discuss body art within video games - do digital tattoos influence real-life tattoos, does there have to be meaning behind characters with tattoos/body art and could there be a...

Exploring large-scale commercial live roleplay - #122 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-08-29T14:56:15

We talk to Matt Pennington of Profound Decisions, one of the world's largest LRP event organisers - delving into the design and logistics of running weekend events for over 2500 players.  <...

Girls and Gaming - #121 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-08-22T09:40:30

In this episode, Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to Nina Roussakoff from Lovewish Games about female represen...

Playing vs Watching Video Games - #120 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-08-16T07:25:04

In this episode, hosts Nichola and Adam discuss the rise of video game viewing, across YouTube, Twitch, and public Esports events! 

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What Game Production Is Like At FuturLab - #119 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-08-08T07:29:23

In this episode Game Dev London host, Amy talks to Eden about Production in the game industry, and how she has found it! 

As well as some tips which she has to give to anyone who asp...

Designing Physical And Digital Games - #118 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-08-01T04:00:16

In this episode, Game Dev London host Chris talks to our newest podcast host Niall, a longtime games designer, and they discuss creating games both physically (board games) and digitally.  ...

Are Master's Degrees Useful For Your Journey Into Games? - #117 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-07-25T05:00:42

In this episode, Amy talks with Christopher about whether he has found his master's degree helpful within the games industry.  

They discuss the pros and cons of taking a master's, a...

What does the Unity x IronSource merger mean? - #116 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-07-19T08:38:17

In this episode, Chris and Oscar discuss ad-based game monetisation and Riccitello's controversial comments about it.  

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Can we make a game in 30 minutes? ft. Into Game Careers Festival - #115 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-07-11T09:31:14

In this episode, Adam and Anna try to make a games with Katie and Jayden from Into Games in 30 minutes! Will they succeed? Watch and find out!

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What does a Narrative Designer actually do? - #114 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-07-04T04:00:09

In this episode, Game Dev London Host Anna and Pauline discuss Narrative Designer careers and the differences between Design paths in game development  

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What Can Experienced Game Developers Do To Support New Game Devs?- #113 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-06-27T04:00:32

In this episode, new host Gianluca and GDL Co-Founder Stuart De Ville talk about mentoring, directing industry events, leveraging your network, organising game jams and networking events, portfo...

Skating In Games - #112 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-06-20T13:25:58

In this episode, Nichola Humphreys speaks to Ravina Sahota and Amber-Leigh Blake, co-founders of Game Dev Roller Club, about the recreational activity of skating and how it intertwines with vide...

Games as a Community - Episode #111 - Game Dev London Pocast from 2022-06-13T13:06:42

Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to Crystin Cox from Xbox Game Studios Publishing about the Art of LiveOps.

Dont be afraid of diversity - #110 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-06-06T04:00:51

In this episode, Oscar continues his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to Licia Prehn about treating players (and developers) as hu...

Child Safety & Stability in MMOs with Laura from ROBLOX - #109 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-05-30T04:00:48

In this episode, Amy spoke to Laura, who works as a Director of community safety & stability at Roblox. They discussed her role and the different issues with online safety for children and h...

Fidelity Vs Performance - #108 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-05-27T12:49:19

In this episode, Nichola Humphreys and Chris Payne discuss modern game consoles providing players with a choice of playing at a high resolution or a high frame rate in next-generation video game...

Player Agency - #107 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-05-18T06:49:30

In this episode, Oscar returns to his PodQuest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking to the Game Dev London host Anna Poliakova about Player A...

So what is a Games Designer? - #106 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-05-09T04:00:08

In this episode, Oscar returns to his PodQuest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking to the Game Dev London host Anna Poliakova about being a ...

What is player experience in Game Dev? #105 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-05-02T17:00:24

Game Dev London’s Stuart and Chris talk about player experience, what is it, how do we create it, what makes for a good experience?

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Is Score Taken For Granite? - #104 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-04-25T04:12:11

In this episode, Adam continues the Taken For Granite series by discussing the history and ongoing implementations of score in video games.  This series is all about the aspects of games ta...

Animating for Games - #103 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-04-11T04:00

In this clip, Chris and Peter are having a chat about the quirks of animating for games compared to other media.

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So what are the design pillars for games? #102 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-04-03T04:00

In this clip, Anna talks to GDL co-founder Adam about design pillars for games. They discuss where they come in handy, what makes a good pillar, and how we can apply them to games of all shapes ...

Internships/Placements In The Games Industry - Part 1 - #101 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-03-28T04:00

Amy talks with Tiril (T) Schjerven (Concept Art Intern - Jagex) and Tom (Content Producer Intern - Into Games) about their journeys into the games industry and how their internships went!

Episode 100 Special - #100 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-03-21T12:30:05

It's episode 100! In this special episode, GDL co-founders Adam, Jade, and Stu discuss the last 50 episodes and the last year as a whole, including their favourite episodes, the moments that hav...

From Studying Games to Designing Them #99 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-03-14T05:00

Nichola Humphreys and Jack McPherson talk about their journey from studying video games to joining the games industry. Both of them discuss topics such as applications, portfolios, interviews an...

Game Dev Roundup Feb 2022 #98 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-03-07T05:00

Ed and Stu go over all the Game Dev news from February 2022, new tools, Microsoft owning it and Stadia is on it's way to the google graveyard.

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Is Health Taken For Granite? #97 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-02-28T05:00

Adam launches a new series about the areas of games we just assume are the case, like are all rocks in games taken for granite? In this episode, Adam looks at health in video games and how it ha...

Quests and Missions in Games #96 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-02-21T05:00

Adam and Stu discuss missions and quests in games; the good, the bad, and the damn train CJ! Find out what our hosts favourite quests are, what makes a good quest, and how to think about includi...

The business of #GameDev # 95 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-02-14T05:00

In this episode, Oscar continues his PodQuest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" by talking to the incomparable Martine Spaans@aston_martine of @Tamal...

Pitching Competitions #94 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-02-07T05:00

In his ongoing 'Podquest' to discover "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" Oscar talks to Sophia Drake @SophiaADrake organiser of The Big Indie Pitch about compe...

The Joy of Live Ops #93 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-01-31T05:00

Oscar continues his quest to learn everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask by talking to LiveOps design expert Nick Phipps from Ubisoft.

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GDL Attempts Nice Games Clubs 1hr Game Jam Challenge - Part 1 - #92 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-01-24T05:00

We start this SPECIAL double episode drop with Chris, Stuart and Tom develop a game in an hour!

Based on a prompt by the Nice Games Club game jam challenge!

It's fast and furious b...

GDL Attempts Nice Games Clubs 1hr Game Jam Challenge - Part 2 - #92 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-01-24T05:00

In this episode, Adam, Oscar, and Katie develop a game in an hour! Based on a prompt by the Nice Games Club game jam challenge! It's fast and furious but shows great insight into quick prototypi...

What is the point of user testing? #91 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-01-17T05:00

Oscar's quest to explore everything you wanted to know about #Gamedev but never dared to ask Oscar talked to Steve Bromley about the why's, hows and best practices for Games User Research.

Interview With Viewfinder Art Lead - Sophie Knowles - GDLX Special - #90 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-01-10T05:00

This is the interview with viewfinder art lead Sophie Knowles (@serknowles), from the recent GDL Expo (Sponsored by AudioMob and CMD:Studio). Sophie is Lead Artist at Robot Turtle currently maki...

Finding And Directing Actors For Indies - GDLX Special - #89 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2022-01-04T14:10:55

This is the Finding And Directing Actors For Indies talk by Kirsty Gillmore (@soundswilde) from the recent GDL Expo (Sponsored by Listen

Routes Into The Games Industry - GDLX Special - #88 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-12-27T05:00

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All About Audio Panel - GDLX Special - #87 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-12-20T05:00

A GDL Expo 2021 Special! 

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Where do we start? # 86 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-12-13T05:00

In Oscar's quest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" talks to Mark Jawdoszak about getting started...

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But What Does A Producer Actually Do? #85 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-12-06T05:00

In Oscar's quest to learn "Everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" he talks to Lucie Prunier about the trials and joys of being a producer AKA keeping development on...

Is there Evil game design? #84 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-11-29T05:00

In Oscar's search to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" he is joined by Ioana, Game Designer at Mojiworks and we end up talking about 'Evil' game design ...

What does Unity's acquisition of WETA mean? #83 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-11-22T05:00

Ed and Chris discuss the motivation behind Unity's acquisition of WETA Digital, and what it means for the future of both.

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Production Planning Matters # 82 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-11-15T05:00

Oscar hosts the next step in his quest to understand "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask!" This time he is joined by Dan Bergin-Holly, Production Manager @Fortit...

What is it like to be an Artist in the Games Industry # 81 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-11-08T05:00

Often we talk about breaking into the industry, but we don't always focus on what it's actually like to work here. In this panel, Game Dev London co-founder Stuart De Ville speaks to three artis...

What does a "game" mean - conversation with a genuine gamer #80 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-11-01T05:00

In his ongoing quest to learn "everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" Oscar talks to his non-industry friend Hanneke, a hardcore MMO player about how she engages wi...

How to Cater to and Protect Employee Wellbeing? #79 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-10-25T04:00

As important now as it ever was, the well-being of your employees is the well-being of your game and your studio. Fail to build a safe and open environment, and everything will suffer. In this p...

Game Dev & Twitch - How streaming can help promote your game #78 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-10-18T04:00

Game Dev London attended EGX 2021 to host a series of awesome panels. In this first panel, our host Quang moderates a discussion between four streamers about how streaming can help promote your ...

Understanding #Gamedev: Is Prototyping Important? #77 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-10-11T04:00

Oscar continues his ongoing quest to "understand everything you wanted to know about #gamedev but never dared to ask" and in this episode, he talked to Chris Filip, Programme Manager at Creative...

Why Are we Making Games? #76 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-10-04T04:00

Oscar's continues his quest to learn "Everything you wanted to know about games but never dared to ask" by asking why we make games!  This time is joined by Games Industry Ambassador, Press...

What is Onboarding for Games and VR? - #75 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-09-26T04:00

Adam and Vics discuss the process of onboarding, how you get people into and playing your game. They discuss examples they've seen in the past, what makes for good onboarding, and how making a V...

Who Are You Making A Game For? - #74 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-09-19T04:00

This is Oscar's first episode in his quest to "understand everything you wanted to know about game development but never dared to ask". He is joined by Annie Grudeva (she/her) Creative Director ...

How to define your game - #73 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-09-13T04:00

Adam and Oscar discuss trying to define and describe your game to someone else. They explore elevator pitches, defining what your game is about, and why it really matters who it is you're talkin...

What can video games of today can learn from those of the past? - #72 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-09-06T04:00

In this clip, Quang and Jackson discuss the changes in game design from past to present.

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How to grow your gaming community - #71 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-08-30T04:00

Lorraine Ansell talks to Elaine Gomez (a Puerto Rican and Dominican game designer and developer currently at Brass Lion Entertainment) & Yesnesia Cisneros (is a veteran producer who has work...

How to use third-party IP in games - #70 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-08-23T04:00

Licensed Games are famously bad...except for the good ones. What are the pitfalls and perks of making games with a third-party IP?

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How does character art work in VR games? - #69 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-08-16T04:00

Lorraine speaks to Nele Steenput a character artist currently at Cooperative Innovations on multiplayer VR games, releasing Spaceteam VR. Nele has also worked as a freelancer as well as art dire...

What would make a game fail? - #68 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-08-09T04:00

Ed and Chris discuss things to AVOID that will kill the commercial success of your game.

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Voice and Music in Games - I am A Loud - #67 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-08-02T04:00

Lorraine Ansell and her guest Alyx Jones as they talk voice and music in games. Alyx Jones is dialogue editor at Liquid Violet and has composed music for games including her own game. She is the...

Striking A Work/Life Balance In Game Dev - Rezzed Digital Special - #66 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-07-26T04:00

It is vital to your ongoing health and well being that you strike a good work/life balance. It's something we're very keen on here at Game Dev London so we want to bring you our experience from ...

How do balance and house rules affect your game? #65 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-07-19T04:00

Adam and Stu explore balance in video games. Balance can affect everything from the difficulty levels, to how competitive your game is, to whether people enjoy playing it long term. Find out mor...

Switch OLED, State of Play & Indie Dev Relations - #64 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-07-12T00:00

Ahmed and Chris chat about the latest Switch, the latest Playstation State of Play & the state of indie dev and platform relations!

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What is emergent behaviour in video games? - #63 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-07-05T04:00

Adam and Stu discuss emergent behaviour in video games. They explore questions like what is emergent behaviour, is it a good thing or a bad thing, and how can you design a game to allow for emer...

How do I become a games Social Media and Community Manager? - #62 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-06-28T02:00

Quang with Aravelle discusses her new role at Coatsink as a Social Media and Community Manager. Aravelle will talk about her journey and what is her responsibilities being a Social Media and Com...

How Do Marketing And Communications Work In Game Dev? - #61 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-06-21T03:00

Lorraine Ansell talks to Claire Sharkey about marketing and comms in games. Claire is an award-winning comms & PR lead and currently at Modern Wolf releasing games such as Murder by Numbers ...

What does it take to run a games podcast? - #60 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-06-14T04:00

Game Dev London host Lorraine chats to Lauren who is a content creator on YouTube and is the host of the podcast She Plays Games which is a show that celebrates women in the industry and offers ...

What's different in Unreal Engine 5? - #59 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-06-07T04:00

In this episode, Ed and Chris discuss the cutting-edge tech and features of Unreal Engine 5.

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Meet Host - Lorraine Ansell - Voice Actress Of Paradise Killer Fame! - #58 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-05-31T04:00

This week Roz chatted to fellow host Lorraine Ansell about her work as a voice actor for games.

The star of Paradise Killer and numerous indie titles talks about getting into the phys...

What is voice acting for games? - with host Lorraine Ansell - #58 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-05-31T04:00

This week Roz chatted to fellow host Lorraine Ansell about her work as a voice actor for games.

The star of Paradise Killer and numerous indie titles talks about getting into the physical...

How to Market A Game With No Budget?- #57 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-05-24T04:00

GDL host Adam and co-host Melissa discuss marketing your video game when you have no money or budget.

They explore the different tools available, how build an audience, and which aspects ...

How do you get the best from debugging? - With Imagination - #56 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-05-16T23:00

In this episode, GDL host Stuart De Ville talks with Javier Bizcocho lead of Devtech Tools at Imagination. They cover optimisation, ray tracing and how to get the best out of your debugging to real...

How do you design levels for video games? - #55 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-05-09T23:00

In this episode, Chris kicks things off by discussing level design processes at CMD Studio with Mark Drew, before broadening into a discussion about the evolution of video games as a medium. &nb...

1 YEAR SPECIAL - How do you build a digital community? #54 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-05-03T04:00

On our 1 year anniversary, Adam, Jade, and Stu discuss the highs and lows of building a community via social media and digital events. 

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Before I Forget (Game) Launch Special #53 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-04-29T17:00

In this special episode, GDL host Lorraine talks games treasures and more importantly, Launch Day for “Before I Forget” with Chella Ramanan who is a BAFTA nominated games designer, writer and ga...

Community Marketing In Game Dev - #52 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-04-26T04:00

Ibrahim Bhatti, Community Marketing Manager of Sega Europe, talks with GDL host Quang about community in video game development.

Where to start, build it, maintain it, and grow.

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Narrative in Games With No Man Sky's Greg Buchanan - #51 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-04-19T04:00

GDL host Adam speaks to Greg about narrative in games. Speaking from his experiences working on games such as No Man's Sky and Metro: Exodus, and drawing from his most recent work on his novel S...

Free Tools For Game Dev- #50 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-04-12T04:00

GDL hosts Chris and Ed discuss their favourite free tools for game development.You want to know what's good out there, have a listen.

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Outsourcing Game development work - #49 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-04-05T04:00

GDL hosts Ed and Chris discuss outsourcing in game development. When to outsource, what to outsource and how to get work.

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Social Media and Community Management in GameDev - #48 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-03-29T04:00

GDL hosts Quang and Stu discuss the different social media platforms and community management, with some top tips and some ways to think about how to manage your content.

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Randomness and You: How to make the most of random - #47 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-03-22T05:00

we've all used random numbers in our games for stats, spawning, and even name generation right, but are we using them the right way? Adam and Stu discuss the use of random in games, what random ...

Game Dev Career Paths - #46 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-03-15T05:00

GDL hosts Chris and Stu discuss professional life in large and small studios, soft skills and interview technique, generally talk game dev careers and some of the pitfalls out there.

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Prototypes and more: Explore Stages of Game Development- #45 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-03-08T05:00

Game Dev London Hosts Adam and Stu look at four key stages of development: proof of concept, prototype, vertical slice, and MVP to define the differences between them and why those differences m...

How Much Did They Make - GameDev Game Show 3 - #44 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-03-01T05:00

In Today's episode of "How much did they make?" we get romantic.

Chris and Adam go head-to-head to predict which of these weird and wonderful indie games got the most love.

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Lets Talk Unreals Metahuman - #43 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-02-21T05:00

GDL hosts Ahmed and Stuart talk about the exciting sizzler dropped by unreal on the new Meta Human tool, with some roaming a bit of topic...

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Lets talk CD Projekt Red Hack & Games Industry Acquisitions - #42 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-02-15T14:06:19

In this episode GDL hosts Ahmed and Chris talk about the CD Projekt Red Hack. They discuss this along with other topics including games industry acquisitions, games in general and movies!

Environment Art with Ara Carrasco - #41 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-02-08T05:00

In this week's episode of the GDL podcast, I am joined by Ara Carrasco, an Environment Artist at Rebellion Games. We talk getting into games, starting a new job in a pandemic, and balancing your...

Producers, Production And Indie Dev - #40 - Game Dev London Podcast from 2021-02-01T13:24:09

For many people the role of a producer is a mystery. In this episode, host Adam talks Caoimhe, a publishing producer at Chucklefish, about her time as producer, the things indie devs nee...