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Indie Game Lunch Hour

Indie Game Academy

Real stories from real game developers about breaking into the video game industry. Welcome to the Indie Game Lunch Hour, hosted by the Indie Game Academy! Listen in or join live.Our podcast is hosted and recorded live on our Discord. Each Wednesday at 12pm EST we interview experts in the game industry and give community members like YOU a chance to ask them questions. We cover breaking into the indie game industry, publishing games, game design and so much more.Join the Discord

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All Episodes

52:32

Getting a Formal Education in Games

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/12/07

The process of getting a degree in video games is a relatively new one. For the longest time video games weren't taken seriously enough to warrant dedicated University Courses, but that has changed! This week on the Indie Game Lunch Hour we're joined by Masaya Heywood, the cofounder of Outfox Games, who recently graduated with a degree in game design. We pick his brain about the process of getting an education in games. Learn more about Masaya: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masayaheywood/Learn more

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51:42

Find Your Gaming Niche Professionally

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/11/30

Do you know what your professional niche is in the gaming industry? Is it procedurally generated levels? Or perhaps 8-bit art? Or is it gaming audio? Join us this week with guest of honor George Alistair Sanger. George has worked in gaming since the beginning on a ridiculous number of famous titles and really set himself up with a professional niche in game audio. He has a lot to say about breaking in and more inspiring stuff.Learn more about George:

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52:06

How to Form a Magical Community for your Indie Game

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/11/28

Building a community surrounding your game is an invaluable tool for your indie studio. Not only do you have people who may purchase your game, but you also have people to champion the game for your, give you feedback and support, and to share the energy and love as you build.This week we were joined by Jessica Rowley, the Chief Wizard of Community at the Indie Game Academy who shared her thoughts on community building and more.Learn about Jess here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicarowley/Learn

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55:22

How to inspire wonderful culture at your indie studio

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/10/12

This week we were Joined by the founder of the Work With Indies job board and community, Nate Bosia. Nate is a conscious entrepreneur with roots in business development and a strong knowledge base in positive company culture. We talked about how to be an effective employee, how to get promoted and how to inspire wonderful culture at your company or indie studio. Check out Work With Indies: https://www.workwithindies.com/Learn more about Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbosia/Learn more about

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44:11

How to work on a lightweight indie game team

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/10/05

We spend a lot of time talking with people who have already been in games for a long time, but you can learn a lot from people who have just broken into the industry too. Surya talked to us about how he broke into the industry, as well as how to work on a small, lightweight indie team and the wonders of delegation.Check our Surya's game: https://www.roach-interactive.com/gamesLearn more about Surya: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surya-narendran-5977471a2/Learn more about us:

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46:28

Video Game Visual Design 101

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/09/15

Visual Design is a staple of video game development. How a game looks makes such a huge difference in whether or not players are interested. To teach us all some visual design, we welcome Viktor Blanke to our show! Viktor is an Art Director at Mojang, the studio that built freaking Minecraft! He has worked on MANY games, including Star Wars: Battlefront 2.Learn more about Viktor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blanke/Learn more about us: https://indiegameacademy.com/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live

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51:51

What breaking into the game industry looks like

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/09/12

At the Indie Game Academy we serve two primary types of people. Those who want to break into the game industry, and those who dream of running their own indie game studio. Dennis and Willem, two members of leadership at IGA, recently went through the hiring process and got jobs that they love. In this episode of the IGA Lunch Hour, Dennis and Willem reveal what that process was like and give some tips on breaking in.Learn more about Dennis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-gilham2892/Learn more

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51:11

What is the future of the game industry?

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/09/09

Ever wonder what the game industry will be like in 10 years? Ever dream of what you hope it will be like? Well so do we! In this community focussed episode of the IGA Lunch Hour we discuss what the game industry will be like in the future, and where we hope to lead it. Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a part of the fun and to be recorded in the next episode: https://discord.gg/gFGAG54WK7Learn more about us:

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55:38

How to start your own Game Dev Community

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/08/13

Have you ever felt like your tribe is out there, but you just haven't been able to find them? Don't worry! In this episode of the IGA Lunch Hour we talk with Jim Munroe. Jim is a community organizer and narrative designer in the game industry. He talked to us about how to start game development communities IRL, and so much more!Learn more about Jim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/munroejim/Games Arts International: https://gameartsinternational.network/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every

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38:39

How to Choose Your Indie Studio Specialization

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/08/04

Different indie game studios do different things well! Not all companies make all games types the same. So how do you pick the specialization of your indie game studio?This week we were joined by Oswald Weber, the founder of Secret Item Games and a successful game developer. He gave us perspective on what it's like to run a game studio, how to port games, and more. Learn more about Oswald: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oswald-weber-887623a4/Get your game ported: https://www.secret-item-games.com/Come

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50:46

How Does Narrative Design Work in Games?

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/07/27

What does a Narrative Designer do? How does somebody get a Narrative Design job? These and so many more questions get answered this week by our own Geoffrey Golden. An experienced Narrative Designer and Games Writer with many interesting projects under his belt, Geoffrey is totally a hoot to chat with! Listen to Adventure Snack: https://adventuresnack.substack.com/More about Geoffrey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffreygolden/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our

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50:43

How to Deliver Deep Emotion in Your Indie Game

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2022/07/12

Indie Games are incredible at delivering emotional impact on their users. Our own childhood games often shape us into who we are. But crafting that emotional deliverable can be hard! In this episode of the IGA Lunch Hour, we talk with Chris Bourassa, Creative Director on Darkest Dungeon, about creating an emotional theme for your games.About Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bourassa-2a422126/Darkest Dungeon 2: https://www.darkestdungeon.com/darkest-dungeon-2/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour

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46:51

How do you prepare for Game Industry Interviews?

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/07/06

What job title is right for you? What do you do to prepare for the interview? How do you build up your portfolio? How do you write a solid resume? These questions and more get answered on this episode of the IGA Lunch Hour. Our guest this week is Eli Delventhal, an Engineering Manager at Facebook where he works on the future of games. More about Eli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elidelventhal/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a part of the

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45:50

What are the Ten Commandments of Indie Studios?

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/07/05

In our first "Community" episode of the IGA Lunch Hour we focus on community member thoughts and opinions rather than the perceptive of experts in the industry. Today we chose to talk about what we call the "Ten Commandments of Indie Studios." Basically, what are the holy rules we can all agree on that will make what we do professionally a more joyous, equitable experience. Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a part of the fun and to be

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47:33

How do big game studios use analytics to design their...

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/06/24

Analytics and tech are a powerful part of making games, and designing them for players. This week on the IGA Lunch Hour we are joined by Fernando Aires, a Product Engineering Manager at Arkadium. We talk about engineering management, technical templates, and Analytics in game design.Fernando Aires: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aires/Arkadium: https://www.arkadium.com/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a part of the fun and to be recorded in

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54:36

An Introduction to Procedural Generation

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/05/19

Procedural Generation, also called ProcGen, gets tossed around as this magic word in video games. It's a thing that cool indie developers use. But what does it even mean? In this episode Adrian Herbez, a Senior Software Engineer at Together Labs, teaches you what procedural generation in video games is.Go to the Roguelike Celebration: https://www.roguelike.club/Check out Adrian: http://www.adrianherbez.net/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be

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35:20

How do you choose a visual style for your game?

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/05/19

Creating a unique aesthetic for your game often takes indie titles to the next level... but it's hard! How does one go about designing an exciting visual visual theme for their video game? Today we were joined by Brendan Milos, a long time Game Artist and visual master, to talk it out!Learn about Brendan: http://www.brendanmilosart.com/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a part of the fun and to be recorded in the next episode:

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49:42

How do you crowdfund your video game?

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/04/27

This week at the Indie Game Academy we talked to Andrew Lowen and Sean Bradford, two of the masterminds behind Next Level Web. NLW markets crowdfunding campaigns, and provides marketing for games in general. The duo answered our questions on how to market your video game and provided many amazing marketing insights. Check out their Podcast: https://crowdfundingnerds.com/Hire them: https://nextlevelweb.com/Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a

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56:23

What Does a Technical Artist Do?

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/04/15

The term "Technical Artist" is such a mysterious one. These people use the power of code to create beautiful solutions to visual problems. And it is *complicated.* This week we were joined by Alan Jones, a Technical Artist at Microsoft working on the Hololens project. We talked through what a Technical Artist does, how to get started in the space, and more.Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a part of the fun and to be recorded in the next

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37:05

How to Market your Video Game with Jordan Schuetz

Indie Game Lunch Hour ·

2022/03/23

Marketing is one of those big scary areas in the land of game development. Many indies don't bother marketing their games and then are sad when nobody buys them! This week on the IGA Lunch Hour we were joined by Jordan Schuetz, the creator of the Meme Run games and a talented video game marketer, to talk about how to market your video game.Come to the next IGA Lunch Hour live every Wednesday at 12pm EST on our Discord channel to be a part of the fun and to be recorded in the next episode:

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