41. Let Me Pick Three Colors

10/12/15 • 61 min

Firewatch’s 3D Artist Jane Ng joins us to disuss 3D art in indie games. We talk about some of the remarkable ways Campo Santo has made Firewatch look beautiful and distinctive. We discuss procedural sky generation, stylistic fog systems, and general challenges with making art for games with small teams. Afterwards, we talk Dragon Age Inquisition, Mario Maker, and avoiding playing Destiny.

Firewatch’s release date reveal: February 9, 2016
Jane’s GDC talk on the Art of Firewatch
Paolo’s blog post on Firewatch’s procedural sky system
The Firewatch Blog
The messy exit of Bungie audio director Marty O’Donnell

Firewatch’s release date reveal: February 9, 2016
Jane’s GDC talk on the Art of Firewatch
Paolo’s blog post on Firewatch’s procedural sky system
The Firewatch Blog
The messy exit of Bungie audio director Marty O’Donnell

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40. The Les Miserables Barricade

We’re back for Season 2!

Game designer Bobby Ross joins us to talk level design. We talk about the process of designing levels, lighting technology in 3D games, how to create balaced PvP, invisible walls, and other challenges of level design. Afterwards, we talk about what we liked at PAX.

Bobby Ross’ game design tutorials
Uncharted 4 trailer from E3 2015
Battleborn
Unreal Engine 4.9 release notes
Orcs Must Die
Darkest Dungeon
Kingdom, a pixel art adventure
Distance, the craziest indie megabooth exhibitor
Mini Metro
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Gang Beasts

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42. Flood Their Cities With Poop Water

Karoliina Korppoo, Lead Designer on Cities Skylines, joins us to discuss simulation games. We discuss the challenges of simulations, making traffic work, cruise ships on land, focusing on fun, and poop water. Afterwards, we discuss the new expansion After Dark, Diablo, and the glory of single-player games.