In this episode, Jonny speaks to Damien Crawford about his fascinating and peculiar indie dev journey. They speak about some of his titles including 'My Older Sister Left The Computer So I Got On & Found Myself Trying To Coordinate A Raid In A Game & I Don't Play MMO's' or 'It's Six Random Characters and a Single Floor Dungeon, That's the Whole Game' and more. They discuss his indie dev journey, what inspires him, how he's survived, table-top vs digital games, game jams, and more! Mentioned Links: - https://twitter.com/TheWorstRPGDev - https://cannibalinteractive.itch.io/ Host Links: - https://twitter.com/JonnyJ17 SEASON 6 Sponsor - Prismatic Studios: - https://www.prismaticstudios.co.nz/ Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ

Sam and Kostia are making a game called Copycat, a game where you play as a cat and learn what a home is and what causes you to develop a sense of belonging. They are a couple that split the responsibilities of game dev between then, and work on what they are passionate about, together, after hours. In this episode we talk about their indie dev journey so far, what it's been like learning and using Unity to make the game, the challenges they have faced, and more. Mentioned Links: - https://twitter.com/GameCopycat - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622350/Copycat/?utm_source=cat   Host Links: - https://twitter.com/CarlsContent   SEASON 6 Sponsor - Prismatic Studios: - https://www.prismaticstudios.co.nz/   Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ  

In this conversation Carl speaks to Dan Pos about his role as a Product Marketing Manager and how he got to this position, his journey making Gamedev tutorials on YouTube and how he makes content around his indie projects, advice and insight into the life of a game developer and more. Enjoy the show! Mentioned Links: - https://twitter.com/danpos_ - https://www.patreon.com/danpos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6TdcrIbYP0irnOtDN9qI9A Host Links: - https://twitter.com/CarlsContent SEASON 6 Sponsor - Prismatic Studios: - https://www.prismaticstudios.co.nz/ Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ  

In this conversation, join Sam Yam, GameDev YouTube Tutorial Maker to more than 25 thousand subscribers talks to Carl about her process for making her videos, why she loves doing what she does and what she feels her point of difference is. We'll hear her about her journey into the games industry, what her experience working in corporate was like and what she plans to spend her time and energy on in the future. Thanks for listening! Mentioned Links: - https://twitter.com/samyam_youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/samyam - https://www.patreon.com/samyg - https://anza.academy/ Host Links: - https://twitter.com/CarlsContent Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ

In this conversation, Narrative designer Kerrie Maguire talks to Sorcha about Serious games, Storytelling, Sexuality & Mental health.   Guest Links: - https://sites.google.com/view/kerrie-maguire-portfolio - https://twitter.com/apothekerrie   Host Links: - Sorcha Millican-Nagle - https://twitter.com/Cyrup_   Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ  

Mafalda is the managing director and producer at Nerd Monkeys games, the founder of the Game developer collective , Game dev Lisbon, and the ambassador coordinator of the not for profit organization Women In Games. Learn how Mafalda broke into the industry and wahat running a game dev studio is like, The power and meaning of community, the importance of short games, and much more.   SEASON 6 Sponsor - Prismatic Studios: https://www.prismaticstudios.co.nz/   Guest Links: - https://twitter.com/somewhatmeri - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOOnm_yEMHYmwdkocnt2o9A - https://mobile.twitter.com/nerd_monkeys - https://nerdmonkeys.pt/ - https://gamedevlisbon.com/   Host links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/JonnyJ17   Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ  

In this conversation, Ryan Langley, Senior Game Designer at PikPok speaks to Carl about what it's like being a Game Designer and what some of the roles are that a Game Designer can do. We speak about Ryans journey into games, and his passion for creating blogs, most notably retro gaming ones and Sonic the Hedgeblog, a place for all things Sonic the Hedgehog.   Mentioned Links: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rlan2 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlan2/ - Sonic Hedgeblog Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sonic_Hedgeblog - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Rlan - Website: http://www.makesvideogames.com/   Host Links: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarlsContent - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlleducq/   Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ  

Bria Sullivan is a Mobile game entrepreneur, CTO & Founder of HoneyB games which is currently behind multiple games including Milk Tea Mania , Boba Barista Idle, and the popular public mobile game beta Boba Story which has over 1.4 million users to date. Today we’ll be talking about Transitioning from some of the worlds largest Tech organizations into an indie game startup, Building a cozy game for large numbers of people, and discussing the gradual evolution of Bria as a game developer and some of the skills and knowledge she’s picked up along the course of her journey!   Guest Links: - https://twitter.com/bria_sullivan?lang=en - https://www.bubbleteagame.com/ - https://www.tiktok.com/@bobabria Host Links: - https://twitter.com/JonnyJ17 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjennings3/   Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ  

Marc Burrage is the Production Director at Creative Assembly, creators of the Total War Games. In this conversation they talk about building a studio towards success, the new challenges remote work presents compared to being in person and how CA Games continues to win best place to work in the UK for the 5th year in a row.   Guest Links: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcBurrage - CA Games Website: https://www.creative-assembly.com/   Host Links: - John Diaz's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElKingpin   Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ  

In this conversation, internet pseudonym celebrity BoredElonMusk talks about the state of Web3, Blockchain & NFT Games, how they differ to traditional games and why we should be keeping an eye on the space as it grows. As well as his new business, BoredBox, a company that tests & curates the best experiences and projects on the blockchain and delivers them straight to players that want to avoid the hassle of a volatile space.   Mentioned Links: - Bored's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoredElonMusk - BoredBox Website: https://boredbox.io/ - The Art of Game Design Book, Jesse Schell - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Game-Design-Book-Lenses/dp/0123694965   Host Links: - Carl's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarlsContent   Zero To Play Links: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/zerotoplay Website - https://www.zerotoplay.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zerotoplayig Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zerotoplay Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/13V48s0adPvEQRHHKPUU13?si=37suNPd4RaKtj8x0syZb-w RSS Feed - https://feed.podbean.com/zerotoplay/feed.xml YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOtarAj6sVJvv0GnSPtAVJQ