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Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast!

Lydia, Stephen, and Mark

The podcast where nice gamedevs talk gaming and game development. Nice!

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"They wouldn't fully respawn." Fingeance Postmortem

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2021/05/06

Oh dang, Fingeance is out! In this episode, Stephen talks about finally releasing his long-in-development game that's been a big part of Nice Games Club history, too!Hear about the game's unique development history, why now was the right time to put it out into the world, and learn a bit about how you might want to to approach your own long-gestating projects.Fingeance on itch.io (download for free)!Escape Industries on TwitterFingeance PortmortemBack in 2018, we peeked inside Fingeance for a video

Nice Games Jam: "Evil Games Jam: Casino Go Fish"

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2021/04/30

Sound the alarm, it's the second half of Evil Games Club's latest nefarious reign over the clubhouse! This time, Adia, Dylan and Dale take their misdeeds to new heights with an "Evil Games Jam." Can they invent a playable game and test it in a single episode? What maddening mechanics will be unleashed from these malevolent minds? Take shelter under your headphones and listen if you dare!The Interactive Fiction CompetitionSpring Thing Festival of Interactive FictionLudum Dare 48NaNoReNO JamOST

Evil Games Club 6!

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2021/04/22

Uh oh! The evils are back again for the first of a two-episode residency in the clubhouse, where Dale takes a hair census, Adia is "air-quoting heavily," and Dylan is a child of the Internet... literally.0:05:21Playing Outside Your Genre / DifficultyExpert Tips Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Doesn't Tell YouJustin ClarkSVGHow the Video Game Industry Quietly Powered Through a PandemicTrilby BeresfordThe Hollywood Reporter0:34:48CheatingHere’s how ‘Hades’ makes going back to hell feel freshGene

"Brainy. Not academic." Ellen's PC Build - The...

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2021/04/15

This week, your nice hosts get smart. Stephen approaches a major milestone, Ellen's planning her first PC build, and Mark does a book report. Plus, there's a new feedback form for you to sample and enjoy! Aged. Learned. It's Nice Games Club.Fingeance trailer - Escape Industries, YouTubeFingeance main site - Escape IndustriesBuy Fingeance on Itch.io!Razer Kishi controllerAmazon Luna controller0:20:04Ellen's PC Build - The Journey BeginsUS favorite video game devices 2020J. ClementStatistaGaming -

Building Blocks of Design (with Osama Dorias)

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2021/04/08

It's back to basics this week as we welcome Osama Dorias, lead game designer on the upcoming Gotham Knights at WB Games Montréal, to talk about his multi-year journey of making games with his kids, and what it taught him about his craft. It might be our cutest episode yet! Osama, along with Fawzi Mesmar, and Rami Ismail, recently launched their own very nice gamedev podcast, The Habibis!Building Blocks of DesignArtGame DesignIRLTabletopToolsThe Game CrafterA selection of cards from "Ali and Mimi's

Nice Games Jam: "Glom"

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2021/03/31

This week your nice hosts have a rowdy game jam. Dale gave us a prompt: Create a matching game with a puzzle element. The puzzle must be "what matches first" and bonus points if there's cats.The goal of every Nice Games Jam is for the team to come up with a playable game by the end of the episode. Did Stephen, Mark, and Ellen make it happen, or did they end up with a pile of nonsense? Well, maybe a bit of both.The "dot game" that Ellen referenced is called Dots & Boxes - WikipediaA three-sided die

"Go pound a Monster." Your Internal Battery; Finding...

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2021/03/25

This week, your nice hosts look within themselves. Mark is afraid of falling off the tree, Stephen does the teeter-tottering he has to do, and Ellen doesn't struggle with this.Markey, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Per…Tiny Room Stories: Town MysteryAnimal RestaurantLearn Lua in 15 Minutes - Tyler NeylonHungarian Notation0:24:56Your Internal BatteryGamer Motivation ProfileYour nice hosts talked about thier Gamer Motiviation Profiles in:"Will you be the best with

"All of this mess that I'm throwing at you." Fonts; Jank

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2021/03/18

A regular nice roundtable! In the first part this week's episode, Mark leads an examination of how fonts can support gameplay, worldbuilding, and immersion. In the second half, Stephen makes us think—really think—about the benefits of "janky" gameplay. Mark shares some font history facts, Stephen starts his manifesto, and Ellen takes on the case.Mark's new keyboardChel Wong's charity albumPress Reset (new gamedev book) - Jason SchreierWhere to Start with Vlad Taltos (the book series that Ellen

"It’s March tomorrow."

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2021/03/11

After a slightly longer than usual hiatus, your nice hosts (along with your nice guest host Dale LaCroix) return to the virtual clubhouse for the first new episode of 2021 to talk about what we did on our winter break!PLUS: Mark is a tax robot, Stephen hopes he’s not fired, and Ellen loves being right.Closed Hands, the interactive fiction game (directed by Dan Hett) that Mark worked on over the last few months, was released this week!Clsoed Hands at Twin Cities Playtest (January 2021)Show Your

Nice Games Jam: "Roboston! (Live at 2D Con 2020)"...

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2021/03/03

This Nice Replay is a two-parter!Part one:Roboston! (Live at 2D Con 2020)Part two:Roboston! (part 2)#192Roboston! (Live at 2D Con 2020)Nice Games JamLiveVideo2020.09.17Your nice hosts recorded a live Nice Games Jam episode at 2D Con 2020! You can listen to the edited audio of the recording here!You can find the video of the live recording right here!PromptCreate a game where you are working together to construct a robot, but each player has a secret task they are trying to get the robot to complete

"Empty the bucket." Burnout; Asynchronous and...

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2021/02/24

#185"Empty the bucket."Roundtable2020.07.28Your nice hosts are tired, then get energized. Stephen is thinking about it, Mark brought a few unlikely examples, and Ellen is also thinking about it.Here's a fun new thing: We've recently started a Discord channel for listeners to discuss the show with each other. It's part of the Twin Cities Gamedev Discord server, but you don't need to be a Twin Cities gamedev to partisipate! Get directly to the Nice Games Club discussion channel via

"Stephen, his arms wide!" Redundancy; Arcades [Nice...

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2021/02/17

#170"Stephen, his arms wide!" Roundtable2020.04.14Ellen Burns-Johnson joins us once again in the virtual club house to discuss Redundancy and Arcades! Ellen teaches us about how we learn, Mark balances the game, Martha only plays the best character, and Stephen has a revelation.Photo Credit: Michelle Bruch, from this Southwest Journal Article about the DonutronRedundancy0:13:01Mark LaCroixGame DesignUI / UXThe Forgetting Curve hypothesis by Hermann Ebbinghous - WikipediaThe Distributed Practice

Gamedev in the Philippines (with Ryan Sumo) [Nice...

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2021/02/10

#176Gamedev in the PhilippinesInterview2020.05.26Your nice hosts interview Ryan Sumo, Art Director and CEO of Squeaky Wheel Studio, an independent developer and publisher based in the Philippines. Topics include community building, conferences, becoming a publisher through serendipity, and the benefits of being transparent with your development practices. Plus jokes!Gamedev in the PhilippinesMisc.The Top 50 mobile games of 2006 - Stuart Dredge, Pocket GamerSpacechem - SteamGDAP (Game Developers

Nice Games Jam: "Dark Star" [Nice Replay]

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2021/02/03

#180Dark StarNice Games Jam2020.06.30No, your nice hosts aren't pitching an adaptation of the 1974 film of the same name, but returning guest host Sarah Seember Huisken counts it as an inspiration for the solo-play tabletop RPG we workshopped in this episode. Immerse yourself a galaxy of corporate factions, fluid allegiances, and space pirates!Scum and VillainyThe 5 best solo board games - Rafael Cordero, PC GamerPromptWorkshop existing solo-play TTRPG concept.Game typeTabletop gamePlayer count1

Mental Health (with Alanna Linayre) [Nice Replay]

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2021/01/27

#186Mental HealthInterview2020.08.06Your nice hosts are joined by nice guest Alanna Linayre, founder of the indie studio Team Toadhouse. Alanna (rhymes with "banana") guides the gaming world towards healthier work practices and personal habits. We asked her a lot of questions about best practices in mental health, and about Team Toadhouse's upcoming game Call Me Cera.Also, Mark has a mission for artists, Ellen names a canary, and Stephen learns about "hustle culture."Mental

Nice Games Jam: "Anarchitects!" [Nice Replay]

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2021/01/20

#179Anarchitects!Nice Games Jam2020.06.16Two architects of wildly different philosophies share an office space and compete to influence the design of their client's latest project. It's an excellent sitcom premise, but it's also the subject of our latest Nice Games Jam!Photo Credit: Ian Samkov on PexelsNewsItch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality ends with a stunning $8.1m raise… - Wesley Yin-Poole, EurogamerFor a major Star Trek fan like Mark, this episode is a rather special, if unusual,

"I will not threaten you with a noogie." Serious Play...

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2021/01/13

#182"I will not threaten you with a noogie."Roundtable2020.07.10Guest host Charles McGregor starts the episode by getting REVENGE. The group talks a bit about the state of the growing "serious games" industry and what it's like to work alongside family members. Also, Stephen does a good transition, and... no one mentions Star Trek?!In his intro speech, Charles references episode #37:"Ugly and hard to use."The last days of Mixer - Mikhail Klimentov, The Washington PostTwitch Reckons with Sexual

Agile Development (with Eric Johnson) [Nice Replay]

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2021/01/06

#155Agile DevelopmentInterview2019.11.05This week's episode was edited by our social media manager (and Mark's wife) Dale LaCroix. Big thanks to her for stepping in while Mark was busy being crushed under the weight of prepping Widget Satchel for release later this month!With Mark still away, Ellen returns to in the clubhouse for another episode! This week, she invited her husband, strategy consultant / Agile coach / Scrum Master Eric Johnson, to discuss Agile Development and iterative

"Kapow?" Fun in Games; Porting Your Game [Nice Replay]

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2020/12/31

#175"Kapow?"Roundtable2020.05.19Your nice hosts talk big picture and get deep into the weeds this week. Mark runs Flash at 60fps on the Switch, Ellen makes a Star Trek reference, and Stephen wants more games that aren't fun.Hey you! If you're porting a project, whether it's just to a new Unity build target, or to a whole new codebase, we want to hear about it! contact@noblerobot.com or @NiceGamesClub.GDC’s summer event will be digital only - Megan Farokhmanesh, The VergeNeat things that Star Trek

Nicest of 2020

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2020/12/26

This wasn't a normal year, so in addition to your nice hosts' annual tradition of celebrating the year's "Nicest," and looking forward to the games and the gamedev in the coming year, we do another pandemic check-in, and reflect on the how the show has been one of the stabilizing forces in our lives. PLUS: We reveal this year's hiatus project!0:20:56Local Releases (2020)HyperDotElemetalsWidget Satchel (in Japan)Color Jumper (on Switch)Death Drives a BusAstral Gunners (in Early

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