In our first episode, we interview seven game developers about five game design principles. We explore the special spark that makes the gaming medium unique, and each developer approaches it with their own perspective and expertise.

Subjects:

00:00 View
6:11 Agency
14:46 Feeling of the game
23:56 Systems
30:59 Discovery

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Guests:

Rand Miller (Cyan, Inc.)
https://twitter.com/randemtweets

Robyn Miller
https://twitter.com/tinselman

Chris Sutherland (Playtonic Games)
https://twitter.com/Chris_Suth

Hamish Lockwood (Playtonic Games)
https://twitter.com/SuperLuigiBroos

Darren Korb (Supergiant Games)
https://twitter.com/DarrenKorb

Michael Rayhawk
https://twitter.com/mikerayhawk

Kan Gao (Freebird Games)
https://twitter.com/Reives_Freebird

Image by Matthew Taranto
https://twitter.com/MatthewPTaranto

Additional audio editing by Daniel Ran
https://twitter.com/danielxran

Games:

realMyst: Masterpiece Edition
Shadow of the Colossus
Minecraft
Trip
Myst
Outer Wilderness
Riven
Pathological 2
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Banjo-Kazooie
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Hideout
Yooka Laylee
Hades
pyre
To the moon
Super Smash Bros.
Divinity Original Sin
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
autopsy
The Last of Us – Remastered (Reissue)
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Super Mario Maker 2
Red Faction: Guerrilla remarried
World of Warcraft
transistor
bastion
Super Mario 64
Half-life Alyx
moss
SUPERHOT VR
Cuphead
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Sound generations
Rock band
Overwatch
Hitman2
The manhole
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
plants against zombies
portal
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Fire clock
Myst III: Exile
Super Mario Bros.
Metroid-Prime
Myst: Uru

Music:

Catalyst – Mirror's Edge Catalyst
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082LTK25H/refdm_ws_tlw_trk32

BaCl2 – Surviving Mars
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RQL5RZK/refdm_ws_tlw_trk2

Mo – Surviving Mars
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RNL17P9/refdm_ws_tlw_trk19

The Magnetic Tree – Dustforce
https://www.amazon.com/The-Magnetic-Tree/dp/B014O974W4

Swimming while it rains – Dustforce
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014O972X0/refdm_ws_tlw_trk5

It shouldn't snow – Dustforce
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014O977I0/refdm_ws_tlw_trk8

Early development – satisfactory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vyvlC2wbGB2M

Main Menu – Satisfactory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vnq6V7EbIDRM

The Museum – Outer Wilds
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSD1DT5/refdm_ws_tlw_trk3

Space – Outer Wilds
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SQB7RVT/refdm_ws_tlw_trk4

The Ancient Glade – Outer Wilderness
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSD2CND/refdm_ws_tlw_trk18

Other:

No clip
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0fDG3byEcMtbOqPMymDNbw

Peter Sanderson
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2osdhgdamYG0V6JPA5AC9A

LEGO Land
https://www.youtube.com/user/NYBEANER

JD Brick Productions
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGWAnRq6y8-Zk22UfWwZlA

Nvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vSOrN2ZTPXVY

LEGO
https://www.youtube.com/user/LEGO

Midwinter Minis
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9XTzwex6rGLVUGS9cLKFLw

Beyond the Brick
https://www.youtube.com/user/BeyondTheBrickTV

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