Live Booleans: A Game Dev Podcast

Dive into Episode 3 of "The Business of Indie Game Development" series for a fresh take on indie gaming. 🏰 We start with an exploration of King Arthur as the ultimate fanfiction, illuminating the power of shared storytelling. 📜 A quick history lesson on copyright and intellectual property paves the way for a deep dive into the world of mods and fan games. 🌳 Did you know that many game ideas often evolve from pre-existing ones, like ARMA and Fortnite? 🚫 The restrictions surrounding public domain works and the challenges of placing your own creations within this scope. 🕹️ We highlight examples of public domain games and free cultural works, shedding light on the potential of this approach. 🤝 Finally, we discuss the societal benefits of shared creativity. Could this approach be a viable alternative as we move into the future of indie gaming? Hosts: John Oestmann - @john_oestmann Alex Ferrabetta - @amferrabetta Kosta Canatselis - @kostacana

Join us in this second episode of The Business of Indie Game Development series: 🎯 The importance of marketing your indie game and how it's a mindset, not just a task 📈 We discuss the marketing funnel and its importance in understanding your audience's journey 💡 Explore how to build a strong marketing mindset, and why promoting your game early is vital 👥 Learn the benefits of community building, and how it can help hype your game, improve it through feedback, and establish a sense of legitimacy 🔎 Understand how to identify your game's target audience and why it's crucial for your game's success 📚 Discuss strategies for reaching out to influencers and streamers to boost your game's visibility Join us as we demystify the world of indie game marketing, providing actionable insights to help you succeed in the business of game development. Hosts: Alex Ferrabetta @amferrabetta  Susie Emery @susannahkemery  John Oestmann @john_oestmann  Kosta Canatselis @kostacana Join us on the Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord Listen in, and let's level up our indie game marketing together 🚀🎮

Join us for the first episode of The Business of Indie Game Development series, where we delve into: 🎯 Navigating legal structures for indie game devs 💼 Understanding budgeting, finance, and payment structure in the gaming industry 🤝 Assembling a solid team and tip on working with contractors 🔐 Protecting your intellectual property and dealing with challenges 🎮 Sharing our and other game developers' experiences, tools, and insights in game development business Legal Structures, Budgeting & Finance - crucial elements for indie game developers to succeed in the gaming world. We'll help you understand the basics and set a strong foundation for your game development journey. Stay tuned and level up your indie dev business skills 🧡 Alex Ferrabetta - @amferrabetta Kosta Canatselis - @kostacana Check out: Slicing Pie: A Fair Equity Split for Bootstrapped Startups LegalZoom: Legal Forms and Agreements for Game Developers (Spotify) Live Booleans Episode - Protecting your video game's IP with Cam Rogers (YouTube) Perfectly Fair Cofounder Equity Splits for Startups Company Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord

In this last episode for 2022 we chat with Hannah Crosby, multi-disciplinary Artist currently a Senior 3D Artist at Gameloft Brisbane, about: ❇️ How 'The Sims' kicked off Hannah's journey as a professional artist 🎬 Working in games and film for 16 years 🧊 Designing in 3D while being limited by technology of a given time 🤔 Process and working with technical artists at Gameloft 😍 Designing environments that capture certain feelings 🏞️ Bringing The Oregon Trail environments to life 🔍 GCAP panel discussing metaphors in visual media 👩‍🎨 Advice for aspiring artists GUEST LINKS: Hannah Crosby: Website | LinkedIn LIVE BOOLEANS LINKS Hosts: @amferrabetta | @kcanatselis Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans Email us at [email protected] ⭐ Want to help support Live Booleans? Review us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen!

Join us at the cafe this week as we deep dive and chat about Incentives vs Rules in video games, more specifically: 🤔 How do incentives affect player behaviour? 💻 How technologies can shape culture and behaviour generally 🎉 Examples of games influencing player behavior and culture 💡Players discovering novel ways to play games 🌎 Games can reflect and comment on real-world incentives 🚶‍♂️Incentives in a game like Pokemon Go 💻 Technology choices can shape the culture of a game SUPPORT ARTICLES: ‼️Find the Play and Pause survey study being done at UniSA here‼️ - The Power of Incentives - How Games Help Us Examine our World - Extra Credits - Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Design - 'Ruined by Design' book by Mike Monteiro Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord LIVE BOOLEANS LINKS Hosts: Alex Ferrabetta @amferrabetta | Susie Emery @susannahkemery | John Oestmann @john_oestmann | Kosta Canatselis @kostacana Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans Email us at [email protected] ⭐ Want to help support Live Booleans? Review us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen!

Join us at the cafe this week as we deep dive and chat about Minimal and subtractive in video games video games, more specifically: 🤔 What is minimalist design and philosophy? 👩‍🎨 Designing by subtraction ✅ 7 Minimalist Games that Every Developer Should Take Inspiration From 👹 How minimal game design can help avoid feature creep 👾 Working with the PICO-8 and TIC-80 🧩 Does simple game design make gaming more accessible? ♟️One-page Tabletop RPGs - the ultimate minimalist game? SUPPORT ARTICLES: - Ico, and Design by Subtraction - Pico-8 - TIC-80 (Open Source Pico-8) - 7 Minimalist Games that Every Developer Should Take Inspiration From Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord LIVE BOOLEANS LINKS Hosts: Alex Ferrabetta @amferrabetta | Susie Emery @susannahkemery | John Oestmann @john_oestmann | Kosta Canatselis @kostacana Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans Email us at [email protected] ⭐ Want to help support Live Booleans? Review us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen!

We chat with Reuben Moorhouse, the Founder and Director of Noble Steed Games, an Australian Game Studio & Consultancy, about: 🏜️ Reubens start as a game developer and working in Silicon Valley 🤝 The key to working as a consultancy studio with a range of clients, guiding their projects 🌎 Culture and the role it plays at both Noble Steed Games, and in teams 🗓️ Running standups productively and effectively 🤔 What is production? and how do you manage production in an Indie Team? 👏 Best practices for tracking tasks and keeping a team on track GUEST LINKS: Reuben Moorhouse: Website | LinkedIn | Noble Steed Games LIVE BOOLEANS LINKS Hosts: @amferrabetta | @kcanatselis Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans Email us at [email protected] ⭐ Want to help support Live Booleans? Review us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen!

We chat with Simon Scales, the Owner and Director of CDW Studios (Concept Design Workshop) school of visual effects and entertainment design about: 👶 Simon's start as an Illustrator and journey to founding CDW 🎂 CDW's 10 year anniversary 🚀 Launching two new CDW campuses in Victoria and NSW in 2023 📺 Creating original animated content and future roadmap with CDW Animation 🎨 Advice for artists on how to maximise their portfolios 🤖 AI art tools like DALLE and what impact it'll have on art and artists 🍦Being artistic is as good as eating ice cream? GUEST LINKS: Simon Scales: Twitter | CDW Studios | CDW Animation LIVE BOOLEANS LINKS Hosts: @amferrabetta | @kcanatselis Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans Email us at [email protected] ⭐ Want to help support Live Booleans? Review us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen!

The lights are off in the spooky Cafe this week for this Halloween special, join us as we chat about what makes a good horror game? More specifically: 🤔 What are some key elements of horror games? 🧟‍♂️ What are some of the best horror games? 🎃 Why are horror games important? 🧡 Why do people love horror games? 📗 What are some key narrative themes in successful horror games? SUPPORT ARTICLES: - Nothing to Fear? An Analysis of College Students' Fear Experiences With Video Games - Why are Horror Games so Appealing? - What makes a good horror game? Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord LIVE BOOLEANS LINKS Hosts: Alex Ferrabetta @amferrabetta | Susie Emery @susannahkemery | John Oestmann @john_oestmann | Kosta Canatselis @kostacana Guests: Chantal (darkwebSTREAMER) @thoughtrise | Michael Fischetti (Blue Moon Games) (written response) @BlueMoonGames Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans Email us at [email protected] ⭐ Want to help support Live Booleans? Review us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen!

We chat and struggle to play Phasmaphobia with Chantal Ryan, Founder of We Have Always Lived in the Forest - developers of darkwebSTREAMER about: 🎃 The origins of RPG streamer simulation game, darkwebSTREAMER 🎨 Art style and story inspirations for the upcoming occult horror 🎉 Experiences and feedback from taking darkwebSTREAMER to PAX and Gamescom 🔀 Procedurally generating unique narrative and an entire 'internet' in-game ✈️ Chantal's insane childhood experience on a plane that shaped her 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Procedurally generating NPCs - what does it mean to be a person and have an identity? GUEST LINKS: Chantal Ryan: darkwebSTREAMER Twitter | darkWEBSTREAMER website | Chantal's Twitter LIVE BOOLEANS LINKS Hosts: @amferrabetta | @kcanatselis Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans Email us at [email protected] ⭐ Want to help support Live Booleans? Review us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen!