Josh Sawyer Interview: Life Questing (Obsidian Entertainment)

07/28/21 • 112 min

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What do you get when you mix a humble upbringing in a small Wisconsin town with a love for role playing table top games, college LAN parties, and wandering through the desert for inspiration? If you guessed one of the best game designers/directors in the video game industry, Josh Sawyer, you'd be right!

Welcome to Season 1 Episode 26 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast! Today we sit down with Josh Sawyer, Design & Content Director of Obsidian Entertainment to dive into history you may not know about him! We have an in-depth discussion about Josh's education, early inspirations, and how he cracked into the gaming industry. Stick around as well for some fan requested Q&A!

We also introduce Josh to an old friend of his. It's pretty hilarious.

Music Credits:

"Pixel Peeker Polka (Faster)"

Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod

"Our Young Guts"

Written and Performed by Andy G. Cohen

We also introduce Josh to an old friend of his. It's pretty hilarious.

Music Credits:

"Pixel Peeker Polka (Faster)"

Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod

"Our Young Guts"

Written and Performed by Andy G. Cohen

Previous Episode

A Prelude to Josh Sawyer of Obsidian Entertainment

This is one of our most anticipated weeks ever, we will be talking with esteemed video game Designer and Director Josh Sawyer on Wednesday!

Today Mark and Joe talk about some of the games Josh has worked on as well as the different companies that he'd connect with over the years. If you aren't familiar with him you'll have a little background before this week's main episode.

Music Credit:

"Pixel Peeker Polka (Faster)"

Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod

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Gaming in a Pandemic

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So, like most lifestyles, how we gamed in the midst of a pandemic was different than how we did before life seemed to have shut down.

Doug Eberle rejoins us today to talk about how he upgraded his gaming during this time while some of us actually slowed down and enjoyed life on an island...a virtual island...run by a racoon.

Music Credits:

"Pixel Peeker Polka (Faster)"

Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod