Playmakers: the game industry podcast
I’m Jordan Blackman. In Playmakers, I talk with game-industry leaders about design, storytelling, business and the decisions behind their work.
This archive preserves earlier interviews and show notes. Guest biographies and roles are from the original publication dates.
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- Casual Gaming Design Process with Dave Rohrl
- Directing AAA Video Games with Brian Allgeier
- The 4 Pillars of Game Biz Success with Gordon Bellamy
- Inside a Mobile Design Consultancy with Adrian Crook
- Aligning Game Chi on Deadspace & Battlefield with Ian Milham
- Managing Your Game Industry Career with Marc Mencher
- Prologue: Who This Show Is for and the Value It Delivers
- Venture Funding for Game Studios with Jason Della Rocca
- One Week, One Million Downloads: Rapid Prototyping with Mike Mika
- Taming Hollywood for the Game Industry with Lev Chapelsky
- Lorne Lanning 1 of 2: The Secrets of Designing Games that Stand the Test of Time
- Lorne Lanning 2 of 2: Hacking Kickstarter & What's Next for the Maverick Designer
- The Secret Sauce of Story Design with Writer Ed Kuehnel
- Game Design as a Way of Being-- with Eric Zimmerman
- Empathy & Emotion in Game Design with Robin Hunicke
- UX For Mobile Game Performance with Alfonzo Burton