The IGDATC Podcast Episode 25, Candies!

Wait for the drop… boom.  Zach, Ryan and Tori discuss various going’s on in the game-o-sphere, local and beyond. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

• Zach talks about his Oculus Rift, an affordable VR headset for home use.
• Discussion about Microsoft Research’s “Peripheral Projected Illusions for Interactive Experiences” IllumiRoom.
  
• Brain Games on National Geographic Channel (here’s a cool clip).
• Game discussions: Bioshock Infinate, Bioshock Composer on Top Score Podcast (MPR!), XCOM, Driver San Francisco, Battle Blocks Theater
• Ryan kinda does Ludum Dare with Nate Yourchuck: Hipster Pad.
• CoderDojo Twin Cities helps local kids learn programming.  Ryan’s sons love Scratch!
• Candies! game.  Best to just try it.  Give it a minute, it will suprise you.
• Discussion of last months presenters.
• Any modders out there? We’re planning on talking about modding in a future episode and would like your input.

Special Guests

• Zach Wendt is the president of the IGDA Twin Cities chapter.

The IGDATC Podcast Episode 24, Inclusive

Better late than never?  The overdue 24th episode of the IGDATC podcast has been nursed back to health and released into the wild.  In this episode, hosts Ryan, Tori and Jacque discuss various gaming and game development news with special guests Nate Yourchuck, Martin Grider and Scott Lembcke.  GDC happened, and since Tori and Ryan were unable to attend, Jacque and special quests were.We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.Show Notes

• Game Audio, teaching and an app called Audiobus.
• Dead Space’s co-op experience unique to each player.
• Ryan is a mentor at Coder Dojo Twin Cities.  Also at Mini-bar
• Jacque hates Tauren Shamens
• Martin and Scott presented at Mobil March.
• The IGDA party fiasco at GDC.  The two articles you should read are IGDA’s official response and YetiZen’s CEO Sana Choudary’s response.  Jacque’s blog is also a good review of her opinion.
• Other cool stuff at GDC.  Violence, Game Design Challenge, Experimental Gameplay, more!
• GDC vault, Fair Use Rant

Special Guests

• Nate Yourchuck is a freelancer at his company Nimble Gorilla.
• Martin Grider is president and owner of Abstract Puzzle, an indie game developer
• Scott Lembcke is co-owner of Howling Moon Software and also the creator of the Chipmunk Physics engine.

The IGDATC Podcast Episode 23, CES Señorita

After the December break, and January’s Global Game Jam, we’re proud to release an extended blathering audio file of awesomeness.  Ryan, Tori, Jacque and Zach go off the rails in this, the 23rd episode of the IGDA Twin Cities Podcast.  Where has Jacque been?  What’s good to watch on Netflix?  What’s the name of that game you can’t remember?  What would you pay for a game?  These, and many more tangents and random ramblings ahead.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

• Netflix
• Personal data and finding games
• CES, interesting things
• What would you pay for a Game?
• Code Hero, woes me…
• much more

The IGDATC Podcast Episode 22, Give A Milestone

Ryan and Tori must have consumed a six-pack of energy drinks because they are in full swing in this episode of the IGDA Twin Cities Podcast.  They discuss games they’ve been playing and working on, local development studio news, some good and some bad, as well as answer a listener question.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

• Soldak’s Drox Operative, Tori did sound and music.
• Local game company Concrete Software’s Jellyflop! gets 1 million downloads.
• Angry Birds, Bad Piggies and Ryan’s Rocket Prototype
• 4X games, Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate
• Don’t Starve on Steam
• Nights of Pen and Paper (on Android and on iOS)
• Bowling Dead video (watch first 2 minutes)
• Keyboard and Mouse vs Controller for FPS (and other) games.
• Member Project: Joel Stewart’s Ludum Dare 24 game Geovolve and some other projects and products (Sensus from Canopy).
• Main Presentation: Creatively Bypassing the Limitations of HTML 5 as a Gaming Platform (see their presentation in the GDC Vault)
• IGDATC plans for Dec and the Global Game Jam 2013 in the works.
• Layoffs at Activision Publishing in Minnesota
• Disney Buys Star Wars, including LucasArts (game developer and producer)
• Question from a listener.  Intro music from Adam at Forge Interactive.

The IGDATC Podcast Episode 21, Jellin

Ryan and Tori have special guest Ashley McLaughlin on to discuss here involvement with recent Android game release Jellyflop!   Join us for another episode of the IGDA Twin Cities Podcast.

Topics

• Tori and Ryan discuss selling stuff on the Unity Asset store and Turbosquid.
• Playing Borderlands 2 and FTL
• Jellyflop! design story, development, story and art.
• October Presentation discussion, Jump Dewds Post Mortem
• Kickstarter and Bundle overload?
• Discussion about cut scenes and quicktime events.

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The IGDATC Podcast Episode 20, Porthole Greenlight

After a few month hiatus, Ryan and Tori are back with special guest Ryan Schaefer.  We talk about the last two months of meetings, Steam’s new offerings and feelings about Greenlight, and some WiiU discussion.  As usual, we have a good time talking game development in  another episode of the IGDA Twin Cities Podcast.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

The IGDATC Podcast Episode 19, Steam Sells Out

Ryan and Tori invite Zach and Chris to the show to talk about the July meeting, specifically focusing on Kickstarter and game developers.  We compare our wallets after the Steam Summer Sale and discuss some of the games we’ve been playing.  OUYA, we have to mention OUYA, as well as other console news, specifically leaked specs related to the Wii U and next Xbox.  Sprinkle in some hijinks and other merrymaking and you get another episode of the IGDA Twin Cities Podcast.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

The IGDATC Podcast E3 Zen

Ryan and Tori welcome back Jacque to discuss E3 2012, discuss games, personal efforts, development, and gamer hate.  We’re back on track with the release of the 18th episode of the International Game Developers Association Twin Cities Chapter podcast.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

The IGDATC Podcast Pre E3 Discussion

Ryan and Tori discuss games, personal efforts, development, bundles and pre E3 discussion.  Here’s the timely (a few weeks late!) release of the 17th episode of the International Game Developers Association Twin Cities Chapter podcast.

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The IGDATC Podcast turns 2^4

Ryan and Tori take a tangent train and chat about games, development, projects, bundles, Blizzard and tons more.  Here’s the 16th episode of the International Game Developers Association Twin Cities Chapter podcast.

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The IGDATC Podcast vs. GDC

With special guests Andy Korth from Howling Moon Software and Twin Cities chapter president Zach Wendt, we chat games, development and design and go over some of the stories and experiences of the Game Developers Conference (GDC).  Half of this podcast crew attended GDC and its your job to figure out who.  Here’s the 15th episode of the International Game Developers Association Twin Cities Chapter podcast.

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The IGDATC Podcast still exists

Were behind again delivering the podcast from March.   We chat in missing man formation (missing woman formation?) since Jacque is absent, but special guest Beau Severson was invited in her absense. Here’s the 14th episode of the International Game Developers Association Twin Cities Chapter podcast.

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The IGDATC Podcast is finally here.  Better late than never.

Scheduling conflicts, sickness and required game play and game development sessions delayed the podcast recording this month.  After the pixel dust settled we dusted off our mics, invited a special guest and set our sites on record.  We are proud able to bring you our 13th episode of the International Game Developers Association Twin Cities Chapter podcast.  Special Guest, a local game developer Martin Grider.

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The IGDATC Podcast is a year old!  Happy Birthday to us!  Google Bing Google.

Oh the weather outside is strangely nicer than usual.  But the games inside are delightful.  Since we’ve no place to go, let us talk, let us chat, let us record and post it on the internet so you can hear it.  The hectic year end madness is over and we’re recovering from the numerous forms of holiday parties, family gatherings and gifting events enough to bring your our 12th episode of the International Game Developers Association Twin Cities Chapter podcast.  We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

What a crazy month.  Sickness, Turkey day, Skyrim released…  Luckily we find some other stuff to talk about too!

We are three-fifths Defender of the Universe!  We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

The podcast crew unlocks the coveted Double Digit Achievement with episode 10!  We talk about the October meeting, achievements, and other game developer stuff.

We experienced some audio issues again, so we apologize for some of the echoing.  We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

The ninth episode is upon you in the most glorious of fashion.  Bow to its greatness, as is illustrated below.  Warning, this podcast  goes off the rails but we promise we do actually discuss some game related topics.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing and Other Clutter

• Jacque: Hiring employees, including a couple artists and a sound guy.
• Tori:  Busy as usual with felance voice over work, and a new job for a local game company.
• Ryan:  Busy burning out!  Community game development project details and discussion of his September IGDATC presentation.  Also a quick review of Dead Island.

Discussion Topics and Links

• Open Feint, Steam, Game Saves and the Cloud
• Possible names for the Twin Cities Winnitron cabinet.
• Netflix gets into Video Game rentals (and other Quickster fodder talk)
• Gamestop does a naughty and owns up to it.
• OnLive, what’s that?  Let’s find out together.
• Member Projects Night
• Zach Johnson, Apestronauts
• Zach Wendt, Visual 3D Math for non-Math Folk
• Ryan Foss, Community Game Development Project
• Gamers Solve Aids!  Or, in laymen terms: Crystal structure of a monomeric retroviral protease solved by protein folding game players.
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• Podcast available at iTunes. IGDATC Podcast
• Video’s from past presentations on YouTube
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The podcast crew explore game development in Minnesota and beyond.  We apologize for the rough audio for Tori’s part of the podcast.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing and Chatter

• Jacque: Busy, busy! Fox News!  Minnesota Cup results.  Old Republic Beta, lots of details!
• Ryan: Busy, busy!  Bleeps development videos released.  Community game development project details.  Playing games and nerding out.
• Tori: Freelancing music for a game, back in school (English 191) and procrastination

Discussion Topics and Links

• Discussion of Jacques’s presentation, Game Startups in Minnesota(video link coming soon)
• How can developers influence legislature
• Ads and their relation to game play numbers
• Community projects
• Winnitron Indie Game Arcade Network
• Extinction Fist – previous community game project
• Hyperspin FE, arcade front end software
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• Discussion of August’s presentation by Andy Pickett, QONQR, a Geosocial Game of World Domination
• Amazon App Store, another update.
• Article – Amazon App Store Rotten
• Game Questions Survey from SieEnt
• Real game or fake: Super NES edition.  It has been 20 years!
• Gaming News of the weird.
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• Video’s from past presentations on YouTube
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The podcast crew pass the half year mark with episode seven and exhibit nothing but class.  Jacque is at the IGDA Summit in Seattle and has a brush with fame, Tori does some impressions and Ryan’s been busy.   Podcast… make it so.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing and Chatter

• Jacque: News from the IGDA Summit, brush with fame and business talk.
• Tori: Freelancing voice acting, and work on a new game
• Ryan: Buggy Fallout New Vegas, Trenched, Pinball Art and Unity

Discussion Topics and Links

• Discussion of Jacques’s presentation, Game Startups in Minnesota(video link coming soon)
• How can developers influence legislature
• Ads and their relation to game play numbers
• Game degrees, sparked by the MSB presentatio.
• Amazon App Store update with news from a developer who quit.
• Community projects…
• Extinction Fist
• Gaming News of the weird.
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Contact us

Comments, ideas, concerns, corrections, recipes and/or conspiracy theories, please contact us via:

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• Podcast available at iTunes. IGDATC Podcast
• Video’s from past presentations on YouTube
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With special guest Zach Wendt, the podcast crew talk about some special announcements and E3 at great length.  Ryan, Tori, Jacque and Zach talk E3, covering everything from Microsoft’s Kinect boner, to Sony’s apology and Nintendo’s new console.  Podcast… start now.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing and Chatter

• Jacque: Big news for Jacque’s game company, they’ve been selected in two local business initiatives, the MN Cup and Project Skyway.   More details at July’s meeting.
• Tori: Freelancing voice acting, a new audio toy, and work on a new game
• Ryan: Prototyping and Unity
• Zach: Working too much

Discussion Topics and Links

• July 2011 Event announcement, Jacque Urick.  Announcement coming soon.
• Discussion of Zach’s presentation, JavaScript / HTML5 Game Development (video link)
• Total nerdgasm over E3, and lots to talk about!
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• Podcast available at iTunes. IGDATC Podcast
• Video’s from past presentations on YouTube
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With special guest Zach Wendt, the podcast crew talks about the IGDA Twin Cities chapter.  Find out how IGDATC came to be and who made Zach president.  We also talk about the IGDA’s recent response to the Amazon App Market Terms of service, last months and next months presentations.  Tori surprises everyone with a news leak, and Ryan counters with a Real Game or Fake quiz.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing and Chatter

• Ryan: Nothing…
• Jacque: Game goes alpha.
• Tori: Portal 2, Freelancing voice acting
• Zach: Brink, Gears of War 3 Beta, and a Bird Story

Discussion Topics and Links

• June 2011 Event announcement, Zach Johnson.  Announcement coming soon.
• How did the IGDA Twin Cities come to be, and who put Zach in charge?
• Discussion of Ryan’s presentation, the tour of the Modeling and Simulation Labs at BAE Systems
• IGDA announcements, Scholarships and Mentors, Sponsorships, Memberships, and more.
• IGDA addresses the Amazon App Market terms of service (link).
• Tori leaks a surprising news story.
• Ryan challenges the co-hosts with a game quiz: Real Game or Fake?

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Portal 2, Portal 2, and a little Portal 2.  Oh, and we talk about things that are not Portal 2 too, but who cares about that?  Engaging GLaDOS in the next paragraph, please continue reading.  You know, for science.

IGDA Twin Cities podcast portals into your ears this month discussing our recent “research” in Portal 2, as well as how Valve worked with a number of  independent developers in their marketing campaign with the Potato Sack bundle on Steam.  We also discuss what we’ve been up to, recent projects, and some discussion on last month’s presentation by Damian and Ryan describes more on May’s event.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing and Chatter

• Tori: Freelancing voice acting, Fallout New Vegas
• Jacque: Played Silicon Sisters’ game School 26.  No releasable info on her super-ultra-secret project.
• Ryan: Discusses Bleeps, the game he’s working on with Battery Powered Games.  Enzo’s Pinball by Haptify has been released in the Android market.

Discussion Topics and Links

• Portal 2 discussion
• As a courtesy to our listeners, you may want to check out Game Dev Story (iTunes or Android) since Ryan and Jacque talk about it often.
• Portal 2 Potato Sack bundle, was it good for indies or a marketing gimmick?
• Damian Kastbauer’s presentation video is available on YouTube. Damian Kastbauer’s IGDA TC Presentation.
• May 2011 Event announcement, Ryan Foss will be giving a tour of the Modeling and Simulation Labs at BAE Systems

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Local goings-on, IGDA’s recent elections, Last Month’s Meeting Recap and Upcoming Events, Game Engines for Indies

IGDA Twin Cities marches on!  Get it, its a pun! In this podcast, Ryan, Tori and Jacqueline discuss what they’ve been up to, GDC and the IGDA and recent elections, last month’s presentation by Big John Games, upcoming IGDA Twin Cities events, indie engines and licensing, who’s gaming, what it means to be a “game developer”, Micro-Machines, and much more.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing and Chatter

• Tori: Freelancing voice acting, Din’sCurse Expansion released
• Jacque: Back from GDC, Dragon Age II, game Alpha coming together
• Ryan: Wrapping up work for an Android Pinball game, starting a new project with Battery Powered Games

Discussion Topics and Links

• Demon Wars, Din’s Curse expansion released.  Tori did the audio, voice acting, music.
• The IGDA Board Election results: http://www.igda.org/elections
• Congratulations to Jacque for her involvement in the Steering Committee for the Business and Legal SIG
• Twin Cities iPhone Developers Group, Tues May 3, 2011.  Martin Grider will be presenting!
• Combo Breaker, Gaming Tournament in Mounds View MN April 2nd and 3rd.
• Tech.mn
• Big John Games presentation video is available on YouTube.  Big John Games IGDA TC Presentation.
• Ryan explains the rolling average trick (very poorly).  So poorly, he published a better explanation on his blog.
• April Presentation announcement, Damian Kastbauer ‘s GDC presentation: A Footstep & Movement Sound Study Discussion
• April 2011 Event announcement, April Event: Sound
• UDK, Unreal changes their royalty threshold

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You read right, we made two podcasts and this is the second! In this podcast, Ryan, Tori and Jacqueline discuss what they’ve been up to, some game talk, what the IGDA means to the Twin Cities chapter, last month’s Dead Space 2 presentation and upcoming IGDA Twin Cities events, the Dead Island Trailer and much more.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.

Show Notes

What We’ve Been Doing

• Ryan: Deadly Chambers HD for Android, Dead Space 2, Splinter Cell Conviction
• Jacque: Dragon Age II Demo, GDC Prep
• Tori: Magica, Dead Space

Discussion Topics and Links

• Oblivion Sequel Skyrim Release Date Announced 11/11/2011
• Link to the IGDA Board Elections: http://www.igda.org/elections
• Issac model polygon count in Dead Space 2 revealed.  The meeting was recorded and is available on YouTube.  Sandra Voelker – Dead Space 2 Presentation
• March 2011 Event announcement, March Event: Big John Games – WiiWare and DSiWare
• Does the Nintendo 3DS make sense in today’s mobile gaming environment?  How about the Sony PlayStation phone or new Portable (PSP2) gaming device?
• Collector’s editions, digital downloads and our attachment to the physical objects (game manuals, etc.) that are video games.
• Dead Island Trailer.
• This Podcast now available on iTunes.  IGDATC Podcast

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Welcome to our first podcast! We invite you to take a listen. In this podcast, we introduce the hosts, Ryan Foss, Tori Kamal and Jacqueline Urick who discuss the state of the game industry in the Twin Cities and upcoming IGDA Twin Cities events.

We invite your feedback and comments. Thank you for listening.