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Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators

Lightmap is an Australian Podcast Award winning show that explores the creative process of making videogames and interactive media, and introduces you to the creators of some of the most exciting titles. You'll meet developers, musicians, artists, journalist and more, so come join us here and on SIFTER.com.au

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30:32

Hamish Wagstaff (Double Shot) & two very different...

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2019/05/04

Hamish Wagstaff is the Director of Aberrant Realities in Canberra, the studio behind Double Shot, a virtual reality game that has players pour and concoct drinks for their customers all while defending their bar from attackers with a variety of weapons. It's set in retro 1980s aesthetic and it's a cocktail filled to the brim with style. You might have read this week that Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite, and Respawn Entertainment, who developed Apex Legends two blockbuster battle royale

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33:42

Neil Rennison (Table of Tales) & Neil's storied...

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2019/04/22

Neil Rennison is the Co-Founder and Creative Director at Tin Man Games and one of the developers behind Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown, a VR adventure game featuring an evolving game board, a fully voiced dungeon master companion and an evolving story based on your actions. Neil started Tin Man Games over a decade ago now and has had an extensive career in video games before that. We spoke to him about his extensive experience in the global industry and how the scene has changed here in

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29:35

Katie Stegs (Critter Clash) & should all games have...

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2019/04/13

Katie Stegs is the Marketing director of Lumi Interactive a company that started out as a marketing and consulting company but then started creating games of their own. They've just launched Critter Clash, a mobile PvP game that combine the classic sling shot mechanics of Angry Birds with the nuanced complexity of deck building wrapped in a colourful animal filled package. You can pick up the game now - Critter Clash on Google Play. Well when From Software's newest title Sekiro:Shadows Die

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1:32

New episode NEXT WEEK & Australian Podcast Awards...

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2019/04/04

We've got some exciting news! We're finalists at the Australian Podcast Awards in their inaugural Gaming category! It's super exciting and there are a lot of big names also nominated. You might also be wondering why there isn't a new episode this week, well we've gone and done a switcheroo so we'll be bringing you episode 118 next week when we speak to Katie Stegs of Lumi Interactive about their move from games PR to game developers!Support the show: https://sifter.store

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27:44

Matt Sanderson (Mars Underground) & parents spending...

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2019/03/23

Matt Sanderson is the creator of the brand new game Mars Underground, a post apocalyptic adventure game inspired heavily by the movie Groundhog Day where players are trapped in an endless time loop of their first day in a new school. Matt worked on this game mostly by himself, programming, creating art and music, a project that he describes as "consuming him" for years. If you like retro inspired adventures with the look of the Mother series and the wit of Monkey Island this might be for

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31:55

Owain Bolt (Dismantle:Contruct Carnage) & Game dev...

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2019/03/09

Owain Bolt from Canberra's Great Helm and joined us to talk about their latest game Dismantle: Construct Carnage, a game with customisable characters and fast paced limb ripping combat. As long as you've got a head and torso you can still win in this local multiplayer arena brawler. We first spoke to the team at Great Helm back in 2016, so we find out exactly what's changed that time. It has been a turbulent couple of weeks for the international development community with massive job

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28:40

Ian MacLarty (JUMPGRID) & working as a solo developer

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2019/02/23

Ian Mclarty joins us again to talk about his latest game JUMPGRID a fast paced puzzle game that features a combination of quick fire action gameplay, sort of a plays a bit like Pacman but with teleporting. With a kicking soundtrack and cosmic level design JUMPGRID looks like it's a big departure from Ian's last game Dissembler but things might be closer than it seems. We first spoke to Ian on Episode 96 of the podcast so you check out that if you're interested in learning more about how

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28:12

Aidan McKeown (Paperville Panic) & More than One Way...

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2019/02/08

Aidan McKeown from Ultimerse is our guest for episode 114, and he is the lead developer of Paperville Panic, a project that was initially planned to take three months, but ended up taking two years. Paperville Panic is a VR game about a town made entirely of paper that has just experienced its first fire and you are the single rookie firefighter with the power to save the day. Paperville Panic is now available on Steam and Oculus stores. There is more than one way to launch a game. Long expensive

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26:33

Daniel Elston (Guile & Glory:Firstborn) & Hbomberguys...

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2019/01/25

Daniel Elston joins us this week from Elston Studios in Melbourne to talk about his game Guile and Glory: Firstborn, a game featuring tactics, puzzles and most importantly adventure. Daniel spoke about the humble beginnings of his studio and how this retro tactical game was prototyped as a boardgame. We take a look at look back at the charity stream run by Hbomberguy and how a simple run of Donkey Kong 64 to spite a conservative comedy writer turned a classic game into a symbol of trans rights

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27:46

Brigitta Rena (She and the Light Bearer) & The Great...

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2019/01/10

Brigitta Rena is the Art Director and Writer of the adorable and stylish She and the Light Bearer, the brand new point & click adventure game from Surabaya's Mojiken Studio. Rena shared her journey from illustrator to game developer, and what it took to make this classic yet modern fairytale. She and the Light Bearer will be released on the 17th of January. Gamers in the middle east have been swept up in the phenomenon that is Fortnite, but while the world is more connected than ever before,

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31:50

Ellen Jurik (Storm Boy: The Game) & Epic's store...

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2018/12/14

Ellen Jurik from Sydney’s Blowfish Studios joins us in the studio this week. She is the Game Director of Storm Boy: The Game, an interactive adaptation of the classic Australian children's novel by Colin Thiele. We spoke about what it took to adapt this game, and capturing the essence of the story. We also talk about Epic Game's aggressive push into the videogame delivery market. With better deals for developers and the promise of curation for its library it looks like they are out to give

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32:46

Clinton McCleary (Infliction) & the Australian Senate...

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2018/11/29

Clinton McCleary wasn't working in games before he started Caustic Reality and his debut game Infliction. In fact it was a redundancy at work that prompted him to start working on his game over 3 years, which lead to award nominations, PAX Australia indie showcase selection and a story that really resonates with people. Infliction is a horror first person narrative exploration game that draws on Clinton's own life experiences to make something both horrifying and deeply relatable. Infliction

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35:41

Greg Louden (STONE) & Obsidian and inXile - from...

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2018/11/15

Greg Louden is the Chief Convict at Convict Games and our guest this episode. This remote studio have put together STONE a love letter to noir, stoner flicks with a strong Australian aesthetic and a surreal anthropomorphic animal universe. Greg shared with us what it was like to work on this game, and how he collaborated with musicians from across the world as well as roping in as many friends and family as possible. STONE is available now on Steam. This week Microsoft announced at their X018

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31:18

Party Sift: LIVE at PAX Australia 2018 with Party Loaded

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2018/11/02

Fresh from the showfloor of PAX Australia 2018 is PARTY SIFT the great collaborative podcast we share with our friends at Party Loaded. This year Matt and Luke stepped up to the Mic at the Audio Technica podcast booth on the show floor and we recapped some of our favourite parts of the show. If you like Party Loaded why not give them a listen! They're out every single week. Pixel Sift is produced by Scott Quigg, Sarah Ireland, Fiona Bartholomaeus & Mitch Loh. Gianni Di Giovanni is our

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31:58

Zamfir Dumitru (Dawnblade) & Red Dead Redemption 2's...

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2018/10/20

Zamfir Dumitru, the Founder & CEO of MonsterScope Studios joined us this episode to Share his team's latest project Dawnblade the modern hack 'n' slash dungeon crawler and Action RPG for mobile devices. Zamfir talked about the challenges of taking his work to Gamescom in Germany and at the Tokyo Game Show and why exhibiting it at PAXAUS seems like a walk in the park in comparison and what it is like to be so close to the end of a long development journey. The launch cycle of the

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30:39

John Robertson (The Dark Room) & participatory culture

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2018/10/07

The infamous John Robertson, the mastermind behind the YouTube series turned popular stage show turned video game The Dark Room is our guest this episode. John has come back to his roots, working with Perth's own Stirfire Studios which brings the whole thing full circle. One of the first "games" on YouTube and based heavily on the 1980s style text adventures, John shared what it was like working with a team he'd known since he was 15 to make the Dark Room game. We also speak about

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36:03

Locky Betts & Jeff Hayes (Torque Drift) & in game...

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2018/09/22

Locky Betts and Jeff Hayes of Fitzroy's Grease Monkey Games take us on a journey with their game Torque Drift. It's a competitve drift racing game made by drift enthusiasts. We learn about how they've translated the feeling of weight shifting in a car around a corner into a game you can take with you on your phone, and challenge your friends. For the hoon at heart, Torque Drift will be out in October. We also learn a little bit about how real products end up in games, and when a brand

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28:08

James Koehne & Daniel Spiteri (Hunt 'n Sneak) & crazy...

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2018/09/08

Two of the developers from Melbourne based studio Pixel Engineers, James Koehne and Daniel Spiteri join us this week, they're the creators of Hunt 'n Sneak the asymetric multiplayer game where light is both your friend and foe. We learn exactly what it took to make this game that's still in development and the challenges of making a balanced game where each player has different goals. We also take a look at drastic measures some Fortnite players are taking to get their hands on a limited

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29:53

Aladar Apponyi (Eatvolve) & Audiences make gaming better

Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators ·

2018/08/25

Aladar Apponyi joins us from Melbourne to talk about his game Eatvolve, the "eat em up" platformer that has players take charge of a base level lifeform climbing its way up the food chain by consuming different animals and stealing their abilities. We learn what its like moving to solo development after working at Team Bondi and the future of the game. Patrick Klepek at Waypoint wrote an interesting article this week on how playing games for an audience makes challenging and stressful games

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29:25

Sean Simon (Snake Time) & a launcher for every game

Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators ·

2018/08/12

Sean Simon AKA Those Six Faces joins us this week to talk about his game Snake Time. Developed by Sean alone Snake Time takes the traditional Snake gameplay and turns it into a move by move puzzle game. Sean spoke to us about building out his first released game, and what success looks like to him. We also take a closer look at the trend of games choosing to move away from traditional online marketplaces such as Steam and Google Play and create their own launcher and store for their games. The

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