House of Games

This week on the Rune Show, we showcase the progress of "Sunset Moon," highlighting how to piece a game together as it reaches its final development phase. Although it's just a demo, demos often represent a small part of the final product. Rune will demonstrate dialogue trees, in-game functions, and bug fixes on the fly.

In this episode, we venture into the jungle of monetization that is the gaming industry. Starting with the traditional games-as-products model reminiscent of the '90s, we trace the evolution to expansions, downloadable content (DLC), and the controversial realm of microtransactions and loot boxes. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:30 Episode Starts 01:00 Introducing the Theme for the Episode; Monetization 04:41 Issues With Modern-Day Monetization 17:15 The Legitimate Side of Game Monetization and Its Future 34:28 Loot Boxes 38:37 Parallels to RuneScape - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 46:34 The Ethical Dilemma of Microtransactions 01:01:23 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! - https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! - https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! - https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano Read Otto's blog about game development! - https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! - https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-67-monetization-bd166b5b2099

Welcome back to House of Games! In this episode, we try to answer the big questions; What is a game? Why do people make walking simulators? And lastly, What Remains of Elon Musk? Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4lckm9-house-of-games-66-what-is-a-game.html

Welcome back to House of Games! In this episode, we try to answer the big questions; What is a game? Why do people make walking simulators? And lastly, What Remains of Elon Musk? Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:29 Introducing the Theme; What Is a Game? 04:51 What Is a Game? 58:14 Reading a Comment 59:13 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! - https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! - https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! - https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano Read Otto's blog about game development! - https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 Join the Discord server for Game Hub Umeå! - https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: [https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-66-what-is-a-game-7065e9f9d6ee](https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-66-what-is-a-game-7065e9f9d6ee)

Welcome back to House of Games! This week we talk about updates to our games, what's going on with Sunset Moon, what it takes to finalize a demo and a special reveal, don't miss it! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:23 Update on Sunset Moon 36:17 Midnight Nano Reveal 42:18 Midnight Nano Gameplay 52:05 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://sfwstudios.itch.io/midnight-nano - Play Midnight Nano on itch.io! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://animalcrossing.nintendo.com/ - The homepage for Animal Crossing. https://www.storyofseasons.com/ - The homepage for the Harvest Moon franchise (Story of Seasons). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_(1998_video_game) - The Wikipedia page for Metal Gear Solid. https://persona.atlus.com/series/ - The homepage for the Persona franchise. https://insomniac.games/game/spider-man-ps4/ - The homepage for Marvel's Spider-Man. https://www.stardewvalley.net/ - The homepage for Stardew Valley. Other Links https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/ - The IMDB page for Black Mirror. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-65-sunset-moon-update-midnight-nano-reveal-b3e181fd110e

Welcome back to House of Games! This week we talk about updates to our games, what's going on with Sunset Moon, what it takes to finalize a demo and a special reveal, don't miss it! Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4ive43-house-of-games-65-sunset-moon-update-and-midnight-nano-reveal.html

This week on House of Games we talk about testing, types of tests, and what (not) to do to find bugs, tune in! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 01:01 How Rune Tests His Games 07:49 Otto's Experience as a Tester 17:59 Unit Test 26:48 Smoke Test 33:22 Regression Test 37:49 Why Don't Programmers Find All the Bugs Themselves? 42:59 Stress Test 45:47 Structured Testing vs. Unstructured Testing 52:36 Real-World Applications of Testing Skills 56:34 Reading Comments 58:58 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Other Links https://doom.com/ - The homepage for the Doom franchise. https://rome.ro/ - The homepage for John Romero. https://youtu.be/ILkT_HV9DVU?si=G5OGB4MRb1LFwzfM - Lecture on Software Testing by James Bach. https://unity.com/ - The homepage for Unity. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-64-testing-testing-92928a472492

I hope you are ready for a different type of game developer education; Ida Fontaine tells us all about "The Military School of Game Development", a.k.a The Game Assembly! Put on your best camouflage and shine those boots as we dive into the newest episode of House of Games! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 01:14 Ida Fontaine Introduces Herself 01:41 What Is the Game Assembly? 03:16 What Does Ida Do at The Game Assembly? 04:34 What Is Procedural Art? 08:10 What Is Technical Art? 08:54 A Day in the Life of a Student at The Game Assembly 10:26 What Is Agile? 13:55 What the Industry Think of The Game Assembly Method 14:50 A Day in the Life… Continued 24:08 The Application and Admission Process at The Game Assembly 31:04 Exploring the Reasons for Joining the School 34:35 Future Plans and the Vision for the Game Assembly 38:47 The Game Assembly's In-House Game Engine 40:06 Does the Game Assembly Create Artistic Freedom or Conformity? 47:52 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://thegameassembly.com/se/ansokan/ - Apply to The Game Assembly! (In Swedish) https://thegameassembly.com/se/nyheter/ansokningsomgang-2024/ - Visit The Game Assembly's Open House! (In Swedish) https://thegameassembly.com/ - Learn more about The Game Assembly! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Tools for making games https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview - The homepage for Autodesk Maya. https://www.blender.org/ - The homepage for Blender. https://www.ea.com/frostbite - The homepage of the Frostbite Engine. https://www.sidefx.com/products/houdini/ - The homepage for Houdini. https://unity.com/ - The homepage for Unity. https://www.unrealengine.com/ - The homepage for Unreal Engine. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: ⁠https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-63-tga-the-military-school-of-game-development-3103940c832e

Load ’em up and aim down below as we discuss the concept of “Shooting Yourself in the Foot”, or ruining the fun in games. Listen in as we talk about stories where we ruined our own fun and how you can stop players from doing the same in your game! Send in a voice message: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message⁠ Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:55 Introducing the Theme for the Episode: Shooting Yourself in the Foot 03:02 Open-World Games and Collectibles 13:41 How Developers Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot 14:28 Open-World Games (in Space) Are Overhyped and Over-Promised 17:32 Sunset Moon Update 19:48 Shooting Yourself in the Foot With Trophies 25:29 Achievements in KnifeBoy 29:45 The Antidote 42:33 Why Open World Space Games Are Boring, Continued 47:53 Points of No Return in Games 52:23 Problems and Solutions for Card Games Inside Video Games 58:00 How Developing Games Replaces Playing Games 01:03:15 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games ⁠https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/⁠ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!⁠https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh⁠ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!⁠https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/⁠ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!⁠https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/⁠ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!⁠https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/⁠ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!⁠https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01⁠ — Read Otto’s blog about game development!⁠https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP⁠ — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.⁠https://youtu.be/drUKDVWgeTo?si=6CRqqX1Rzn3VQbyK⁠ — Credits to Miketendo64 for the KnifeBoy gameplay background footage. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: ⁠https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-61-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot-6d38587bc684

I hope you are ready for a different type of game developer education; Ida Fontaine tells us all about “The Military School of Game Development”, a.k.a The Game Assembly! Put on your best camouflage and shine those boots as we dive into the newest episode of House of Games! Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4gd9yx-house-of-games-63-tga-the-military-school-of-game-development.html

🔥🔥🔥🎮🏠🎮🔥🔥🔥 Join us for a high-tech emotional rollercoaster as we are visited all the way from Germany to hear all about StickyStoneStudio's latest project; M.O.O.D.S! If you like sci-fi, robots, action, and explosions, click play and listen as our wonderful Guest Luca Lorenz guides us through this post-apocalyptic masterpiece! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 02:05 Getting to Know the Guest: Luzca from StickyStoneStudio 02:39 Discussing StickyStoneStudio's Journey and Projects 04:52 M.O.O.D.S: The Game Concept and Development 12:38 M.O.O.D.S Review 43:44 What Does a Day in Luca’s Work Life Look Like? 48:15 Tips on Speaking to Publishers 50:58 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2771200/MOODS_Prologue/ - Wishlist M.O.O.D.S.: Prologue on Steam! https://www.stickystonestudio.de/en/ - Visit StickyStoneStudio's homepage! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto’s blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-62-m-o-o-d-s-ed3b6f66632d

🔥🔥🔥🎮🏠🎮🔥🔥🔥 Join us for a high-tech emotional rollercoaster as we are visited all the way from Germany to hear all about StickyStoneStudio's latest project; M.O.O.D.S! If you like sci-fi, robots, action, and explosions, click play and listen as our wonderful Guest Luca Lorenz guides us through this post-apocalyptic masterpiece! Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4gd92w-house-of-games-62-m.o.o.d.s..html

Load ’em up and aim down below as we discuss the concept of “Shooting Yourself in the Foot”, or ruining the fun in games. Listen in as we talk about stories where we ruined our own fun and how you can stop players from doing the same in your game! Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4gd7vz-house-of-games-61-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot.html

In this episode, we dive head-first into the world of quests of all variants, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and share our thoughts on how they should be designed and implemented! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:27 Introducing the Theme: Quests 02:30 Rune's Favorite Quests 07:14 Otto's Favorite Quests 10:53 Good Quests: The Witcher 3 15:42 Card Mini-Games 19:52 Bad Side Quests: Marvel's Spider-Man 23:28 Bad Side Quests: World of Warcraft 24:42 Good Quests: RuneScape 25:44 Designing Quests in Sunset Moon 30:08 Derailing Into Human Psychology and Numbers 34:35 How Rune Creates Quests 44:14 RuneScape Quest System Continued 52:55 Quests and Location 01:07:46 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/ - The homepage for World of Warcraft. https://oldschool.runescape.com/ - The homepage for Old School Runescape. https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield - The homepage for Starfield. https://www.minecraft.net/ - The homepage for Minecraft. https://www.stardewvalley.net/ - The homepage for Stardew Valley. https://www.hogwartslegacy.com/ - The homepage for Hogwarts Legacy. https://www.rockstargames.com/games/grandtheftauto3 - The homepage for Grand Theft Auto III. https://fallout.com/ - The homepage for the Fallout franchise. https://thelastofus.com/ - The homepage for The Last of Us franchise. https://www.storyofseasons.com/ - The homepage for the Story of Seasons franchise (Harvest Moon). https://insomniac.games/game/spider-man-ps4/ - The homepage for the Marvel's Spider-Man franchise. https://www.thewitcher.com/ - The homepage for The Witcher franchise. https://www.residentevil.com/ - The homepage for the Resident Evil franchise. https://finalfantasy.com/ - The homepage for the Final Fantasy franchise. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/ - The homepage for The Elder Scrolls franchise. https://godofwar.playstation.com/ - The homepage for the God of War franchise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breath_of_Fire_III - The Wikipedia page for Breath of Fire III. Other Links https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/ - The IMDB page for Black Mirror. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/ - The IMDB page for Game of Thrones. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-59-quests-e40972ae4b99

In this week's episode of House of Games, Anthon Fynn-Williams is back to guide us through the Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF), discuss AI and answer questions from a simpleton (Otto)! Stay tuned for great insights! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:43 Guest Introduction: Anthon Fynn-Williams 02:29 The Timeline of Working With Analytics 03:23 What Kind of Studios Does Anthon Work With? 04:33 The Five Components of Game Analytics Strategy 07:18 How Long Does the Analytics Process Take? 09:30 How Much Effort Is Involved in Working With Analytics? 10:59 Introducing the Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF) 14:03 The Start-Up Stage 15:01 The Observer Stage 15:48 Does Swayven Digital Also Teach How To Work With Analytics? 17:11 Do You Have To Be a Data Scientist To Work With Analytics? 18:40 The Inquisitor Stage 20:00 At What Stage of Game Development Should You Start Working With Analytics? 21:47 Quantitive Data vs. Qualitative Data 25:40 How Much Time Do the Different GAMF Stages Take? 30:25 The Oracle Sbtage 32:04 The Pioneer Stage 34:10 What is Predictive Analysis? 38:42 What Types of Data Can Swayven Digital Analyze? 40:45 Skill, Matchmaking, and Ranking Systems 44:59 AI and Game Analytics 50:34 Assessing Your Position in the GAMF Framework 54:13 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthon-fynn-williams-42647842 - Connect with Anthon Fynn-Williams on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/company/swayvendigital/ - Follow Swayven Digital on LinkedIn! https://swayvendigital.com/ - Visit the Swayven Digital homepage! https://swayvendigital.com/how-to-assess-your-studios-data-maturity-the-game-analytics-mastery-framework-gamf/ - Read "How to Assess Your Studio's Data Maturity: The Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF)" by Anthon Fynn-Williams. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://www.bungie.net/7/en/destiny - The homepage for Destiny 2. https://www.counter-strike.net/ - The homepage for Counter-Strike. https://www.king.com/game/candycrush - The homepage for Candy Crush. https://www.callofduty.com/ - The homepage for the Call of Duty franchise. https://www.bungie.net/ - The homepage for Bungie. https://www.activision.com/ - The homepage for Activision. Analytics Tools https://firebase.google.com/ - The homepage for Google Firebase. https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/ - The homepage for Google Analytics. https://unity.com/products/unity-analytics - The homepage for Unity GameAnalytics. Other Links https://youtu.be/-pglxege-gU?si=vBsT-tMPuCaFfydy - "Skill, Matchmaking, and Ranking Systems Design" by Josh Menke. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/ - The IMDB page for Minority Report. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: ⁠https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-60-anthon-fynn-williams-mastering-the-game-analytics-framework-a6e09e106a3e

In this week's episode of House of Games, Anthon Fynn-Williams is back to guide us through the Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF), discuss AI and answer questions from a simpleton (Otto)! Stay tuned for great insights! Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4gd788-house-of-games-60-anthon-fynn-williams-mastering-the-game-analytics-framewo.html

🎮🎙️ From consulting to programming, design, narrative, and more, tune in as we are joined by the talented Anna Högberg Jenelius 🌟, a jack of all trades in the games industry! 🕹️👾 Hear all about how she co-founded Link In Bar, her very own game studio, Valiant Game Studio 🎲🎨, and how she is now working on not only one but two games 🎉🎮 soon to be released! 🚀🌈 Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:56 Introducing Our Guest 01:52 How Anna Splits Her Time 03:48 Does It Feel Like Consulting Distracts From Your Own Projects? 05:01 How Did Anna Get Into the Games Industry? 06:16 How Link In Bar Started 09:52 What Is the Purpose of Link In Bar? 10:57 How Did Anna Start Her Own Business? 13:19 What Software Does Anna Use? 14:55 How Did Anna Learn Unity? 15:41 How Do You Get to the Finish Line With Your Projects? 20:04 Work-Life Balance 22:41 The Journey of Creating ‘KreatureKind’ 26:19 The Influence of Marketing and Budget on Game Development 31:29 Reaching Your Target Audience 35:55 How Do You Learn Marketing? 39:10 Surviving and Making It Big as an Indie Dev 41:15 Does a Game Have To Be Completely Unique To Succeed? 48:12 The Writing Process and Worldbuilding for Games 52:23 Gameplay Is King 58:29 Which Field Does Anna Like the Most in Game Development? 59:55 The Day in the Life of a Game Developer 01:02:35 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428090/KreatureKind/ — Wishlist KreatureKind on Steam! https://biosquare.earth/ — Visit the homepage for BioSquare! https://pendulaswing.com/ — Visit the homepage for Pendula Swing! https://store.steampowered.com/app/452120/Midvinter/ — Buy Midvinter on Steam! https://www.facebook.com/events/1347084562648581/ — Join us at Slaktkyrkan on February 2nd in Stockholm! https://www.linkinbar.com/ — Visit the homepage for Link In Bar! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ — Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ — Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 — Read Otto’s blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP — The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games http://fezgame.com/ — The homepage for Fez. https://www.stardewvalley.net/ — The homepage for Stardew Valley. https://poncle.games/vampire-survivors — The homepage for Vampire Survivors. https://www.valheimgame.com/ — The homepage for Valheim. https://www.minecraft.net — The homepage for Minecraft. https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/ — The homepage for Hearthstone. https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/ — The homepage for World of Warcraft. https://animalcrossing.nintendo.com/ — The homepage for Animal Crossing. https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/octopath-traveler-switch/ — The Nintendo Store page for Octopath Traveler. https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/ — The homepage for Final Fantasy VII Remake. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/oblivion — The homepage for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim10 — The homepage for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. https://www.storyofseasons.com/ — The homepage for the Story of Seasons franchise (Harvest Moon). https://persona.atlus.com/series/ — The homepage for the Persona franchise. https://www.blizzard.com/ — The homepage for Blizzard. https://www.valvesoftware.com/ — The homepage for Valve Software. Software and Tools https://unity.com/ — The homepage for Unity. https://asana.com/ — The homepage for Asana. Other Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmwbYl6f11c — “How to Survive in Gamedev for Eleven Years Without a Hit” by Jake Birkett. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTtr45y7P0 — “30 Things I Hate About Your Game Pitch” by Brian Upton. https://conf.nordicgame.com/ — The homepage for Nordic Game Conference. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942884/ — The IMDB page for Indie Game: The Movie. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/ — The IMDB page for Black Mirror. Credit for background video of Pendula Swing gameplay goes to WiX GaminG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUejpSri_7U. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-58-valiant-game-studios-link-in-bar-b626813a2400

In this episode, we dive head-first into the world of quests of all variants, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and share our thoughts on how they should be designed and implemented! Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4gd6i6-house-of-games-59-quests.html

In this episode of the House of Games 🏠🎮, we delve into the world of video game tutorials 📚, puzzles 🧩, and hints 💡, discussing different approaches and how they help or annoy the player. 🎮🗣️🤔 Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:32 Episode Theme Introduction 01:14 Discussing Examples of Tutorials in Games 02:37 Valve 04:25 Red Colony Games 04:49 Xenoblade Chronicles 07:25 Final Fantasy 08:26 Fortnite 09:29 Website Tutorials 09:50 Legend of Zelda 10:59 Xenoblade Chronicles 11:44 Devil May Cry 4 13:14 Fallout 3 14:14 Assassin's Creed 15:29 Sunset Moon 18:33 The Witness 22:37 Nintendo 23:35 Red Colony Games 24:41 Frustration Controls When Switching From One Game to Another 25:35 Battlefield 26:16 Playing Fortnite and Winning 27:12 Implementing Tutorials 28:13 How I Got My Mom to Play Through Plants vs. Zombies 31:09 Sunset Moon 34:08 Discussing Puzzles in Games 35:03 Bioshock Infinite & The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 37:16 God of War & Horizon Forbidden West 38:36 Discussing Hints in Games 39:32 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 41:48 Uncharted 44:02 Bioshock 44:19 Valve 45:23 Uncharted 47:28 Mad Max: Fury Road 48:02 Quake 48:36 Valve 49:43 Nintendo 50:19 Pikmin 50:54 Legend of Zelda 51:50 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games and Game Companies https://www.square-enix-games.com/games/chrono-trigger - The homepage for Chrono Trigger. https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/xenoblade-chronicles-3-switch/ - The Nintendo store page for Xenoblade Chronicles 3. https://www.fortnite.com/ - The homepage for Fortnite. http://the-witness.net/ - The homepage for The Witness. https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim10 - The homepage for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. https://bioshockinfinite.ghoststorygames.com/news - The homepage for BioShock Infinite. https://www.playstation.com/games/horizon-forbidden-west - The homepage for Horizon Forbidden West. https://finalfantasy.com/ - The homepage for the Final Fantasy franchise. http://www.zelda.com/ - The homepage for The Legend of Zelda franchise. http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ - The homepage for the Assassin's Creed franchise. https://fallout.bethesda.net/ - The homepage for the Fallout franchise https://www.devilmaycry.com/ - The homepage for the Devil May Cry franchise. https://kirby.nintendo.com/ - The homepage for the Kirby franchise. https://battlefield.com/ - The homepage for the Battlefield franchise. https://www.counter-strike.net/ - The homepage for the Counter-Strike franchise. https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/popcap/plants-vs-zombies - The homepage for the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/uncharted/ - The homepage for the Uncharted franchise. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/god-of-war/ - The homepage for the God of War franchise. https://quake.com/ - The homepage for the Quake franchise. https://pikmin.com/ - The homepage for the Pikmin franchise. https://www.half-life.com/ - The homepage for the Half-Life franchise. https://www.valvesoftware.com/ - The homepage for Valve Software. Other Links https://youtu.be/l_u18_BKczg?si=kXyUFQVUt_LF8QpZ - "The average Bioshock player" by zakata69. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbzhHSexzpY - "How I Got My Mom to Play Through Plants vs. Zombies" by George Fan. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/ - The IMDB page for Mad Max: Fury Road. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant - The Wikipedia page for the Microsoft Office Assistant (Clippy). https://www.videvo.net/video/top-view-of-a-little-boy-playing-with-a-shape-sorter-while-sitting-at-desk-in-a-montessori-school/1114106/ - Top View Of A Little Boy Playing With A Shape Sorter While Sitting At Desk In A Montessori School by Freepik. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here:⁠https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-56-tutorials-puzzles-fd4e642acdb3

Join us as we untangle the spaghetti mess 🍝 of terms like Remasters 🎵, Remakes 🔄, Reboots 🔁, and Ports 🚢. What do they mean? How do they differ? Find out all this and more in this week's episode of House of Games! 🏠🎮🔍💡 Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:31 Introducing the Episode Topic 06:10 StarCraft: Remastered 16:38 Defining Reboots, Remakes, Remasters, and Ports 42:36 Remaking Your Own Games 46:45 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-us - The homepage for Final Fantasy VII Remake. https://starcraft.blizzard.com/ - The homepage for StarCraft: Remastered. https://warcraft3.blizzard.com/en-us/ - The homepage for Warcraft III: Reforged. https://www.factorio.com/ - The homepage for Factorio. https://www.catherinethegame.com/ - The homepage for Catherine. https://www.playstation.com/en-se/games/demons-souls/ - The homepage for Demon's Souls. https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/dark-souls-remastered - The homepage for Dark Souls: Remastered. https://insomniac.games/game/ratchet-and-clank-ps4/ - The homepage for Ratchet & Clank for PlayStation 4. https://www.half-life.com/en/halflife25 - The homepage for the 25th Anniversary update of Half-Life. https://www.crowbarcollective.com/games/black-mesa - The homepage for Black Mesa. https://thelastofus.com/ - The homepage for The Last of Us franchise. https://www.guerrilla-games.com/games - The homepage for the Horizon franchise. https://www.residentevil.com/ - The homepage for the Resident Evil franchise. https://www.konami.com/games/silenthill/gate - The homepage for the Silent Hill franchise. https://www.playstation.com/en-us/god-of-war/ - The homepage for the God of War franchise. Articles and Videos https://kevurugames.com/blog/remasters-remakes-reboots-and-ports-in-video-games/ - The article "Video Game Remasters, Remakes, Reboots, and Ports - Feel the Difference" at Kevuru Games. https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/starcraft/20695698/remastering-starcraft-s-art - The article "Remastering StarCraft's Art" on the Blizzard News section. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-57-remasters-remakes-reboots-and-ports-4e3d4f685a04

Join us as we untangle the spaghetti mess 🍝 of terms like Remasters 🎵, Remakes 🔄, Reboots 🔁, and Ports 🚢. What do they mean? How do they differ? Find out all this and more in this week's episode of House of Games! 🏠🎮🔍💡 Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4gd2m0-house-of-games-57-remasters-remakes-reboots-and-ports.html

In this episode of the House of Games 🏠🎮, we delve into the world of video game tutorials 📚, puzzles 🧩, and hints 💡, discussing different approaches and how they help or annoy the player. 🎮🗣️🤔 Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4gd1wr-house-of-games-56-tutorials-and-puzzles.html

Welcome to this very first episode of 2024 🎉, recorded just before the new year 🎆, we look back at the game development 🎮 we have accomplished in 2023 🚀, what lies ahead 🔮, and what we've learned along the way! 🛤️🤓 Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 01:16 Sunset Moon: From Idea to Playable Demo 26:12 Midnight Nano, From Prototype to Prototype 57:13 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam! https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam! https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto's blog about game development! https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå. Games https://guacamelee.com/games/guacamelee-super-turbo-championship-edition/ - The homepage for Guacamelee! https://www.guacamelee2.com/games/guacamelee-2/ - The homepage for Guacamelee! 2. https://www.stardewvalley.net/ - The homepage for Stardew Valley. https://www.team17.com/games/overcooked/ - The homepage for Overcooked. https://www.residentevil.com/ - The homepage for the Resident Evil franchise. https://www.storyofseasons.com/ - The homepage for the Story of Seasons (Harvest Moon) franchise. thewitcher.com - The homepage for The Witcher franchise. https://www.ea.com/games/mass-effect - The homepage for the Mass Effect franchise. https://www.drinkboxstudios.com/ - The homepage for Drinkbox Studios. https://www.natsume.com/ - The homepage for Natsume. Tools for Making Games https://godotengine.org/ - The homepage for the Godot Engine. https://unity.com/ - The homepage for Unity. https://www.blender.org/ - The homepage for Blender. https://www.pixelcrushers.com/ - The homepage for Pixel Crushers. https://chat.openai.com/ - The homepage for ChatGPT. Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here:⁠https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-55-2023-in-review-b51b2df7b516⁠

In this week’s episode 🎧 of House of Games, we talk with Nathaniel Marshall 🌟, a.k.a SpaceCastle 🏰, a video game music composer 🎵, and ask him everything from AI 🤖 to the challenges of composing music 🎼 to his work on the recent SEGA Genesis game 🕹️, IRENA: Genesis Metal Fury ⚡. Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4fmku3-house-of-games-54-nathaniel-marshall-spacecastle.html