Confessions of a GameDev

Confessions of a GameDev


Latest Episodes

Episode 30 - Pirates, Copyrights, and Not-A-Lawyers
May 21, 2013

Alright, it's Episode 30! Spencer, Karratti, Jake and Isaac chat with lawyer special guest Tyler Wright to chat about patents, intellectual property, and all kinds of other stuff. It's a pretty awesome conversation that, par for the course, goes absolutel

Episode 29 - An Interview with Clark Stacey
April 26, 2013

We've got a special guest with us for Episode 29! Spencer, Karratti, Ashley, and newcomer Issac Wood welcome Smart Bomb Interactive CEO Clark Stacey onto the podcast to talk about game development in Utah, developing with kids in mind, Kickstarter, starti

Episode 28 - Game Updates and the Apocalypse of Free to Play
April 18, 2013

Ashley, Spencer and Karratti are back for Episode 28! With graduation just around the corner, the crew talks about how their games are doing, especially some of the big changes for Drop Drop and Race of the Zodiac. We talk a little about the "gimmicks"

Episode 27 - Ubisoft Competition, Console Discussions, and The Worst Company in America
April 10, 2013

Back into the swing of things! It's Spencer, Karratti, Brianne and Ashley here for another week of craziness as game developers. This week's episode, we run through all kinds of topics, from Ubisoft and the Wii-U, to the Ouya and Gamestick, a touch on Fra

Episode 26 - A Discussion About Equality
April 08, 2013

For Episode 26, we thought we'd try something a little different. Over the past few months throughout the gaming industry, we've been addressing the meaning of "equality," of "privilege," and what all of this means to those of us who are making games for

Episode 25 - Back Home From GDC!
April 02, 2013

It's a post-GDC sick podcast! Fresh off the train from San Francisco after the Game Developers Conference we chat with Spencer, Karratti, Ashley, and newcomer Brianne Christiansen about swag hording, job-searching, and all the other little things througho

Episode 24 - Peter Jones: Animator and Ninja Warrior
March 21, 2013

We're here for Episode 24! Spencer and Karratti start off with an interview with 2D Animator Peter Jones, who tells us all the awesome parts about not only working at Smart Bomb, but also about training as a Ninja Warrior and how having a family can affec

Episode 23 - Feminism, Game Design, and SimCity
March 17, 2013

It's Episode 23 with Spencer and Karratti, and we've got returning guest Adam Hunter and first-time guest Jake Muehle in to talk about the PR fiasco surrounding EA's SimCity release last week. We also discuss opinions about Anita Sarkeesian and her first

Episode 22 - 6 March 2013
March 06, 2013

We've got a packed house for Episode 22! Special guest Rachel Leiker talks about the EAE program and relates her experience with "Disposable Art," and we bring producer Troy Johnson in to talk about his experience with his game, Last March of the Dodos, a

Episode 21 - 27 February 2013
February 28, 2013

It's Episode 21! Ashley and Christian stop in for a brief visit before class to talk a little about Metal Gear Rising, (and Spanish, for some reason), and then Spencer and Karratti take some time to talk about the four games pitched by the Master Games St