House of Games #70 - Collector's Edition Trailer
In this episode, we delve into the world of collectors' editions in the games industry and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, how we would design our own collector's editions, and much, much more!
Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4v0aie-house-of-games-70-collectors-edition.html
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House of Games #70 — Collector’s Edition
In this episode, we delve into the world of collectors' editions in the games industry and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly, how we would design our own collector's editions, and much, much more!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:33 Episode Starts
05:34 Rune's Experience and Dreams of Collector's Editions
12:52 Collector's Editions Gone Wrong
13:36 Grand Theft Auto IV: Collector's Edition
14:43 Fallout 4 & Fallout 76
30:38 Are Preorders Harmful to the Games Industry?
50:18 Sunset Moon and Prototyping
55:47 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-70-collectors-edition-60b312ba60b8
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House of Games #69 - Dynasthir Review Trailer
Tune in as Mireneye and Ulfgang tell us all about Dynasthir, a game over a decade in the making with all its ups and downs while Otto and Rune talk about their impressions from playing it first-hand!
Watch the full episode here: https://rumble.com/v4tbal9-house-of-games-69-dynasthir-review.html
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House of Games #69 - Dynasthir Review
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#69 - Dynasthir Review
Description
Tune in as Mireneye and Ulfgang tell us all about Dynasthir, a game over a decade in the making with all its ups and downs while Otto and Rune talk about their impressions from playing it first-hand!
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Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:31 Episode Starts
01:22 Ulfgang Introduction
02:15 Mireneye Introduction
03:59 The History of Dynasthir
06:53 How Ulfgang Got Involved
09:19 What Is Dynasthir?
12:46 Dynasthir Review Starts
01:09:21 Episode Outro
Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games
Wishlist and request access to Dynasthir on Steam! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2145210/Dynasthir/
Check out Dynasthir on itch.io! - https://mireneye.itch.io/dynasthir
Join the Dynasthir speedrun competition! - https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2897980/view/4139443829726646097
Join the Dynasthir (TwinlakeMinstrels Tower) Discord Server! - https://discord.gg/C9jKbyXe9r
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
Games and Game Companies
Arctic Game - https://arcticgame.se/
Bethesda - https://bethesda.net/
Dark Souls Trilogy https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dark-souls/dark-souls-trilogy
Demon's Souls - https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/demons-souls/
Dragon's Dogma - https://www.dragonsdogma.com/en-us/
Elden Ring - https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/eldenring
"Elden Ring - Defuckenated" mod - https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/3426
FromSoftware - https://www.fromsoftware.jp/ww/
Nordsken - https://nordsken.se/en/
Starfield - https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/morrowind
Unity - https://unity.com/
Unreal Engine - https://www.unrealengine.com/
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-title-69-dynasthir-review-5b77a7e19954
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House of Games #68 - Sunset Moon Episode
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.
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House of Games #67 - Monetization
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.
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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
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House of Games #66 - " What Is a Game?" Trailer
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
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House of Games #66 - What Is a Game?
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?
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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)
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House of Games #65 - Sunset Moon Update & Midnight Nano Reveal
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!
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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
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House of Games #65 - Sunset Moon Update & Midnight Nano Reveal Trailer
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
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House of Games #64 - Testing, Testing
This week on House of Games we talk about testing, types of tests, and what (not) to do to find bugs, tune in!
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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
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House of Games #63 - TGA - the Military School of Game Development
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!
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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
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House of Games #63 - TGA - the Military School of Game Development Trailer
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
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House of Games #61 - Shooting Yourself in the Foot
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!
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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
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House of Games #62 - M.O.O.D.S. Trailer
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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
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House of Games #62 - M.O.O.D.S.
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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!
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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
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House of Games #61 - Shooting Yourself in the Foot Trailer
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
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House of Games #60 - Anthon Fynn-Williams - Mastering the Game Analytics Framework
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!
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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
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House of Games #59 - Quests
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!
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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
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House of Games #60 - Anthon Fynn-Williams - Mastering the Game Analytics Framework Trailer
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
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House of Games #59 — Quests Trailer
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
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House of Games #58 — Valiant Game Studios & Link In Bar
🎮🎙️ 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! 🚀🌈
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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
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House of Games #57 - Remasters, Remakes, Reboots, and Ports
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! 🏠🎮🔍💡
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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
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House of Games #56 - Tutorials & Puzzles
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. 🎮🗣️🤔
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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
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