Podcasts by Humans of Gaming Podcast

Episode 155 | Chris Gwaltney of Love Thy Nerd on being a black sheep from 2019-06-12T16:00

Drew and Chris have been hosting the show for a while now so we figured it was time to get to know them a bit more. This week Drew interviews Chris about his favorite games, growing up in the mi...

Episode 154 | James Hudson of Skybound on Organic Passion from 2019-06-05T15:22:11

James Hudson did not always start out as a board game creator. World of Warcraft dominated his life for almost 9 years until a friend convinced him to come to a board game night and he ...

Episode 153 | Luke Dicken of Zynga on Artificial Intelligence from 2019-05-22T13:29:24

Luke Dicken is the director of Applied AI at Zynga and joins us this week to talk about desiring the ability to build ladders in Skyrim with the hundreds of brooms one can find themselv...

Episode 152 | Gabriel Graziani of Ubisoft from 2019-05-15T14:30:46

Gabriel Graziani has ben the public face for many of Ubisoft's most popular franchises including Assassins Creed among others as the Community Manager. Having served as the focal point ...

Episode 151 | World Record Game Jammer and Dandara Writer Elie Abraham from 2019-05-08T08:00

Elie Abraham wears a lot of hats. They are a video game designer, model, speaker, activist, board game designer, composer, stand up comedian, writer, and escape game designer. They have particip...

Episode 150 | Josh Heath of High Level Games from 2019-05-01T12:42:41

Using games to have conversations about topics is not a new concept but Josh Heath of High Level Games is looking at using a different medium: pen and paper role playing games. Using a character...

Episode 149 | Kate Edwards on Playing Nice from 2019-04-24T08:00

Kate Edwards is an influential woman in gaming as well as a woman of faith. Forming Microsoft's Geopolitical Strategy team, her department had a hand in the Halo franchise, Age of Empires, and v...

Episode 148 | Dr. Karen Schrier from 2019-04-17T08:00

Dr. Karen Schrier is an Associate Professor of Games/Interactive Media, Director of the Play Innovation Lab, and Director of the Games and Emerging Media program at Marist College. She joins us ...

Episode 147 | Joe Hopkins of Endangered from 2019-04-10T04:10:04

Joe Hopkins of the Kickstarter board game project Endangered joins us this week. Drew and Chris talk with Joe about the self appointed quarter backing player who can take over the gamin...

Episode 146 | Eddy Webb of Pugmire on Being a Good Dog from 2019-04-03T05:00:25

Eddy Webb talks to us about what it means to be a “good dog” in this week’s episode. The owner of 3 pugs, watching their personalities while applying D&D style character profiles to each of them...

Episode 145 | Manny Trembley of Dice Throne from 2019-03-27T08:00

Manny Tremblay of hit board game Dice Throne, joins Chief Content Nerd Drew Dixon and Chief Executive Nerd Chris Gwaltney for a frank talk about everything from making children’s dishes...

Episode 144 | Rebekah Saltsman of Overland from 2019-03-21T09:00

In the frozen tundra of Michigan, Rebekah Saltsman sits down to talk to Drew about the forthcoming game Overland.

Episode 143 | Xalavier Nelson Jr of Hypnospace Outlaw on Horrible Puns from 2019-03-13T13:41:23

Xalavier Nelson Jr. of Hypnospace Outlaw talks to us about the seedy alt-right underbelly of Italy, underground folk dancing rings, and how puns and horror games have more in...

Episode 142 | Andrien Gbinigie of Ubisoft on the Power of Social Media from 2019-03-06T09:00

Andrien Gbinigie of Ubisoft joins us this week to talk about his dream of working on Assassin's Creed ever since he ran atop the roofs in Venice in Assassin's Creed 2. Born and...

Episode 141 | Michael Vermeulen and Derek Bradley of Ashen from 2019-02-28T18:50:39

Michael Vermeulen and Derek Bradley of Ashen join Drew and Chris this week to talk about their indie darling title. Hailing from South Africa, the duo talk about the development of thei...

Episode 140 | Adam Davis and Adam Johns of Games to Grow from 2019-02-20T09:00

Adam Davis and Adam Johns of Games to Grow join Drew and Chris this week to talk about the therapeutic uses of Dungeons & Dragons. The non profit group was founded on the belief that ga...

Episode 139 | Jay Tholen of Hypnospace Outlaw on Developing Games as a Christian from 2019-02-13T09:00

Jay Tholen of Hypnospace Outlaw and Dropsy returns to the show to join Drew and Chris live from Germany! The first half of the show is a deep dive into the nostalgia of the int...

Episode 138 | Brett Vance of Rapture Rejects on bar crawl networking from 2019-02-06T15:09:57

Brett Vance, Director of Creative Content for Explosm, joins Drew and Chris to talk about some upcoming projects at Explosm including Rapture Rejects. Working for the company that produ...

Episode 137 | PAX South 2019 Developer Interviews Part 2 from 2019-01-30T15:57:40

Episode 136 | PAX South 2019 Developer Interviews Part 1 from 2019-01-23T17:18:52

Love Thy Nerd was on hand at PAX South 2019 for some developer interviews of games of all kinds. Chief Content Nerd Drew Dixon and Managing Editor April-Lyn Caouette walked the floor and talked ...

Episode 135 | Greg Lobanov of Wandersong on Shared Adversity and Community from 2019-01-16T15:57:55

Greg Lobanov of the hit indie title Wandersong talks with the crew about his 6 month trek across the United States on his bicycle that taught him about shared adversity and community. S...

Episode 134 | Heidi McDonald on Penny Farthings and Romance from 2019-01-09T16:46:47

Heidi McDonald joins Drew this week to talk about various topics including a public confession of not knowing how to ride a bicycle, asset comparisons between herself and her avatar in Dragon Ag...

Episode 133 | PAX Unplugged 2018 Interviews Part 2 from 2018-12-19T17:21:32

Drew completes his visit to PAX Unplugged 2018 by walking the floor and interviewing board game developers who are making experiences that push the medium into new areas. Can a board game make l...

Episode 132 | PAX Unplugged 2018 Interviews from 2018-12-12T15:27:35

Drew visits PAX Unplugged to walk the floor and interview board game developers who are developing experiences that push the medium into new areas. Can a board game make laugh so hard you cry or...

Episode 131 | Rachel Kowert, PhD on Stereotypes and Parenting from 2018-12-05T17:12:59

As one of the first career researchers into the video game culture, Dr. Kowert began her studies by looking at the perceived stereotypes of gamers at the time the MMO universe exploded with the ...

Episode 130 | Jamey Stegmaier of Scythe on Kickstarter and Questioning Your Beliefs from 2018-11-28T16:11:20

Jamey Stegmaier joins us this week to talk about Kickstarter, Scythe and growing up in the Catholic Church. 

Episode 129 | Jamie Madigan on Parenting and Relationships in Gaming from 2018-11-21T15:02:07

Jamie Madigan has a PhD in Psychology, loves video games, and the nerds that play them so we obviously wanted to have him on the show. The conversation touches on digital vs. real life relations...

Episode 128 |Katya Szewczuk of Miscat Squad on Community and New Jersey from 2018-11-14T15:52:01

YouTube personality Katya Szewczuk is our guest this week to talk a little about having a fast growing YouTube channel and the challenges that comes with having such a large community. Starting ...

Episode 127 | Toiya Kristen Finley on Narrative Design and Gaming's #metoo Moment from 2018-11-07T16:39:29

Toiya Kristen Finley guests this week to talk about her passion for fiction writing and good narrative design. The demise of Telltale games and the warning signs both to the gamer and the indust...

Episode 126 | Shane Neville of Bunker Punks on Compulsion Loops and Parenting from 2018-10-31T15:01:16

Shane Neville of Buster Punksjoins Drew and Chris this week to talk about his gaming career and a little bit about his current projects. The conversation turns to compulsion loops found...

Episode 125 | Michael Fox of "Holding On" on God Sprinkles and Pagan Chips from 2018-10-24T10:00

Michael Fox, co-creator of the board game Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr joins Drew and Chris this week to talk about a game in which there is no real way to win, but how t...

Episode 124 | Mike Sellers of "Sims 2" on Community and Real Life Faith from 2018-10-17T04:29:21

Mike Sellers has a "career swamp" that flows through nearly every game genre. Starting off with a desire to be a neurosurgeon, Mike's career path would instead lead him to be a software engineer...

Episode 123 | Osama Dorias of For Honor on Muslim Representation from 2018-10-10T10:00

Osama Dorias, Senior Game Designer at WB Montreal, joins Drew Dixon to talk about his history in game design including a musing on the fluidity of the designer and artist role in gaming. Dorias ...

Episode 122 | Matthew Rhoades of The Banner Saga on Empathy and Being Good People from 2018-10-03T10:00

Matthew Rhoades, the lead designer on The Banner Saga, joins Drew and Chris this week. With credits including the much beloved Spider Man 2 from Treyarch (before they only made...

Episode 121 | Stu Maxwell of Shape of Your World on Loving People from 2018-09-26T16:40:07

Stu Maxwell, the lead VFX artist at The Coalition joins Drew and Chris this week to talk about his personal game, Shape of the World. “Why must first person games be shooters?” and othe...

Episode 120 | Nicholas Kole of Spyro on Faith as a Story from 2018-09-19T14:27:07

Nicholas Kole, freelance artist extraordinaire, joined Drew and Chris to talk about his latest work on The Wingfeather Saga and Spyro: The Reignited Trilogy. The trio ...

Episode 119 | Scott Rogers of Pantone and Loving The Player from 2018-09-12T10:00

Scott Rodgers of Pantone joins Drew and Chris this week. Scott has worked for over 25 years in AAA game development with credits dating back to the 16-bit era to the original God of...