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The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

A series of in-depth conversations between video game makers on the business and craft of interactive entertainment.

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All Episodes

01:29:27

It Takes Two with Josef Fares, Hazelight Studios

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/06/21

Ted Price chats with Hazelight's Josef Fares about his move from film directing to game development, their focus on delivering a large amount of gameplay variety, their dedication to two-player coop experiences, and the pros and cons of replayability. Josef Fares is the founder, writer, and director of Hazelight Studios, who are best known for A Way Out and the recently released It Takes Two. Josef also helped develop Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons for Starbreeze Studios; and was a celebrated film

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56:04

Funomena Producer, Arshea Bimal

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/06/14

Robin Hunicke chats with Arshea Bimal about her first big break into games; the journey of a producer in the industry; working on systems that help increase diversity and inclusion in design; making sure everyone on the team has a voice; and what she hopes to accomplish in the future. Arshea is a producer at Funomena and was previously a software engineer trainee at Zynga. Arshea was also selected as an WomenIn Scholar by the AIAS Foundation. Follow us on Twitter @Official_AIAS, Facebook or visit

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02:25:29

Celeste Composer, Lena Raine

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/06/07

Austin Wintory chats with composer Lena Raine about starting her games career as a designer and not in music, the distinct lessons she learned from game design that helped her begin composing for games, stepping outside of games to release a personal solo album, how Celeste changed her career trajectory, and being yourself on social media while using it as a productive communication tool. Lena Raine is an award-winning & BAFTA-nominated composer most well-known for her work on Celeste, Minecraft,

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01:30:29

Thomas Mahler & Gennadiy Korol of Moon Studios

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/05/31

Ted Price chats with Moon Studios founders Thomas Mahler and Gennadiy Korol. Together they discuss the Ori series, Moon Studios' culture and approach around remote development, creating a workplace of respectful honesty and openness, and how to make a flat hierarchy work. Thomas and Gennadiy are the co-founders of Moon Studios, the development studio behind Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Follow us on Twitter @Official_AIAS, Facebook or visit us

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01:03:25

Chelsea Blasko of Iron Galaxy Studios

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/05/25

Robin Hunicke chats with Chelsea Blasko about her long and varied path towards the games industry, learning via trial by fire at her first job in games, organic growth and diversity in projects and partners to increase stability, finding the confidence to make decisions, stepping out of the shadows into a front-of-house leadership role, the importance of feedback and support, and how culture and values can help a studio come together. Chelsea is the Co-CEO of Iron Galaxy Studios, who are best

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01:02:42

Quantic Dream Founder & Director, David Cage

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/05/17

Ted Price chats with David Cage about maintaining balance at an independent studio while juggling multiple responsibilities, his philosophy on writing and directing video games, Quantic Dream's new publishing arm, and what they look for when evaluating pitches from independent developers. David Cage founded Quantic Dream in 1997, with the ambition of using interactivity as a new means of expression. Quantic Dream has released several award winning titles including Detroit: Become Human, Beyond: Two

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01:25:15

Braid and The Witness Creator, Jonathan Blow

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/05/09

Ted Price chats with Jonathan Blow about the personal nature of game development; the intricacies of puzzle design and what it means to players; creating his own programming language; ways the games industry can improve moving forward; and what's next on the horizon for him and Thekla. Jonathan Blow is an independent game designer and programmer, most notable for creating Braid and The Witness. Follow us on Twitter @Official_AIAS, Facebook or visit us at interactive.org.

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01:12:30

Dr. Mitu Khandaker of Glow Up Games

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/05/03

Robin Hunicke chats with Dr. Mitu Khandaker about her journey around the world and into the games industry, finding her feet at teaching, building games from the ground up rooted in diverse cultural experiences, and about representation issues facing the games industry and ways to help financially support creators of color. Dr. Mitu Khandaker is CEO & co-founder of Glow Up Games, a new mobile free-to-play games & creative tech studio building systems-driven games for diverse audiences. She is also

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02:10:16

Oddworld with Lorne Lanning

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/04/28

Ted Price chats with Lorne Lanning about their long running Oddworld franchise; the distributed development the studio implemented to create the latest entry, how to retain and expand what fans loved about the previous adventures in the series, the importance of patient storytelling, the advantage of hiring generalists over specialists, and the impact of monetization to the future of the games industry. Lorne Lanning is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Oddworld Inhabitants, the studio behind

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01:03:16

Stray Bombay Co-Founder, Kimberly Voll

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/04/19

Robin Hunicke chats with Kimberly Voll about how her career in games began, her work on the player behavior team at Riot Games, what it means to design games to play well together, how to empower developers with the right tools and practices to improve player communities, how competitive high stakes moments affect how we interact with each other, and the difficulty of building a studio from the ground up that supports their values and goals. Kimberly is the Co-Founder of Stray Bombay and

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01:02:19

Naughty Dog Co-President, Evan Wells

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/04/12

Ted Price chats with Naughty Dog's Evan Wells about his path towards the games industry, Naughty Dog's early years, their studio culture, thoughts on leadership and studio growth, their approach to storytelling and how they've raised the stakes over the years. Evan Wells is the Co-President of Naughty Dog, which has developed several successful and beloved game series including Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter, Uncharted, and The Last of Us. Follow us on Twitter @Official_AIAS, Facebook or visit us

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01:20:10

Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Entertainment

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/04/05

Ted Price chats with Gearbox Entertainment Founder Randy Pitchford about the history of Gearbox and the lessons learned along the way, the genesis of Borderlands, Gearbox's unique approach to publishing, and Randy's life long love of magic. Randy Pitchford is a video game industry veteran of more than 25 years and founder of the Gearbox Entertainment Company, which develops and publishes award-winning and best-selling video games, including the original franchises Borderlands and Brothers in Arms,

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01:16:59

Portal & Half-Life: Alyx Writer, Erik Wolpaw

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/03/29

Ted Price chats with writer Erik Wolpaw about his writing career before game development writing on Old Man Murray and Gamespot; his career path into development at Double Fine and Valve; collaborating between writing and development teams; the pressures of creating sequels to beloved games; and important steps needed to help young developers enter the games industry. Erik Wolpaw is a writer best known for his work at Double Fine on the Psychonauts series and Valve where he has worked on several

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56:32

Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Jörg Neumann

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/03/15

Ted Price chats with Jörg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Together they discuss how Jörg came to be involved with the Flight Simulator franchise, how the team at Asobo Studio implemented Bing Maps into the sim and overcame the massive amounts of data streaming it has to process, the details behind Flight Simulator's procedural generation, adding depth and detail to the world by increasing the project scope, and how the audience for Flight Simulator stretches far and wide from children

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01:40:58

Assassin's Creed Composer, Jesper Kyd

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/03/01

Austin Wintory chats with composer Jesper Kyd about discovering his talent for music and love of video games and game music, getting his start with the European demoscene to shipping his first game, working with his first orchestra for Hitman, collaborating with Ubisoft to launch the Assassin’s Creed series, the intricacies of implementing game music for the most significant impact, his advice to young composers entering the games industry, and his return to the Assassin’s Creed universe with

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52:34

ABZÛ and The Pathless with Giant Squid's Matt Nava

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/02/15

Ted Price chats with Matt Nava about Giant Squid's work on ABZÛ and The Pathless, his inspirations as a youth that led him to the VFX industry and his first big break, understanding the difficulties of taking too much on when starting your own studio, establishing a studio culture and dealing with conflict, what being indie means now compared to a decade ago, and how to emphasize elegant design in a full game experience. Matt Nava is the Founder and Creative Director of Giant Squid which

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01:07:23

Watch Dogs: Legion with Ubisoft's Clint Hocking

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/01/29

Ted Price chats with Ubisoft's Clint Hocking about the societal commentary behind Watch Dogs: Legion; how the world around us is changing and how Legion reflects this; the inspiration behind Legion's feature that lets players take control of any character they meet in the game; and Clint's advice to aspiring creative directors. Clint Hocking is the Creative Director behind 2020's Watch Dogs: Legion and started his career on other big Ubisoft hits such as Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's

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01:19:36

Spelunky's Derek Yu

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/01/25

Robin Hunicke chats with Derek Yu, creator of Spelunky 1 & 2. Together they discuss how Derek got started designing games in his youth, the difficulty of marketing small games, the joy of online creative communities, the finer points of game pricing, thinking about game development in physical terms, and the limitless potential of games. Yu is an American indie game designer, artist, and blogger. He is known for a number of indie games he helped design: Spelunky 1& 2, Aquaria, and Eternal Daughter

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01:04:16

Game Developer and Educator, Jesse Schell

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/01/18

Robin Hunicke chats with Jesse Schell to discuss how Jesse’s work in game development helps keep him up to date as an educator, Schell Games’ exploration into VR, the illusion VR creates for the body; VR’s 10 million problem; and the importance of taking initiative and using all of the advantages afforded by 21st century technology to begin your career and overcome systemic disadvantages. Jesse Schell is the founder and CEO of Schell Games as well as a Distinguished Professor of the Practice of

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01:38:53

Call of Duty and Mass Effect Composer, Jack Wall

The AIAS Game Maker"s Notebook ·

2021/01/11

Austin Wintory chats with composer Jack Wall about career trajectories and starting his career working with Treyarch Audio Director Brian Tuey; getting to collaborate with his wife on several projects; life lessons learned while bartending; his work on Mass Effect; and about the lasting impact the revered music agent Cheryl Tiano (who recently passed away) had in his life and career. Jack is best known as an ASCAP award-winning and AIAS and BAFTA nominated composer for his work on Bioware's Jade

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