
Space is hard... | S4 E4
09/25/19 • 32 min
Episode 4 continues our adventure across the galaxy! Hosts Matt Davies (Marketing and Community Manager) and Matthew Walker (Sound Designer) talk about the visit Auroch Digital made to ESA as well as talking. To the Designer on Mars Horizon - Matt Bone.
Find out about the challenges involved in getting the gameplay just right and how to balance the reality and complexity of space travel with game design - all while keeping it authentic!
Show notes
💬 Want to talk to us about the podcast OR the game? Join our Discord
💥 Check out our games on Steam
🕹️ Grab our titles in The Totally Radical Auroch Digital 80s Gaming Bundle
🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find all of the Season here
🙋 Any feedback? Drop us a line!
Episode 4 continues our adventure across the galaxy! Hosts Matt Davies (Marketing and Community Manager) and Matthew Walker (Sound Designer) talk about the visit Auroch Digital made to ESA as well as talking. To the Designer on Mars Horizon - Matt Bone.
Find out about the challenges involved in getting the gameplay just right and how to balance the reality and complexity of space travel with game design - all while keeping it authentic!
Show notes
💬 Want to talk to us about the podcast OR the game? Join our Discord
💥 Check out our games on Steam
🕹️ Grab our titles in The Totally Radical Auroch Digital 80s Gaming Bundle
🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find all of the Season here
🙋 Any feedback? Drop us a line!
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Visiting the European Space Agency (ESA) | S4 E3
Episode 3 and this one is out of this world! In the fourth season of How to Make a Video Game with Auroch Digital hosts Matt Davies (Marketing and Community Manager) and Matthew Walker (Sound Designer) talk about the visit Auroch Digital made to ESA to show off Mars Horizon to ACTUAL rocket engineers and scientists with Design Director Tomas Rawlings.
We also have some great interviews with the staff of ESA and their thoughts on running a space agency and the challenge of converting that into a video game.
Show notes
💬 Want to talk to us about the podcast OR the game? Join our Discord
💥 Check out our games on Steam
🕹️ Grab our titles in The Totally Radical Auroch Digital 80s Gaming Bundle
🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find all of the Season here
🙋 Any feedback? Drop us a line!
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A potted history of Cthulhu games | S4 E5
Episode 5 and the last episode in Season 4! Hosts Matt Davies (Marketing and Community Manager) and Matthew Walker (Sound Designer) talk with Design Director Tomas Rawlings on the brief history of Cthulhu games. Where they came from and how they've developed over the years. This will also be host Matt Davies last episode #sadface
However, fear not we'll be back with a brand new season in the near future! So make sure you've filled in our survey and got your thoughts down on where we go next!
Show notes
💬 Want to talk to us about the podcast OR the game? Join our Discord
💥 Check out our games on Steam
🕹️ Grab our titles in The Totally Radical Auroch Digital 80s Gaming Bundle
🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find all of the Season here
🙋 Any feedback? Drop us a line!
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