Game Maker's Notebook

Adam Orth chats with Matt Webster, Co-Founder & CEO of Fuse Games and Craig Derrick, Executive Producer at Lucasfilm Games. Together they discuss how the Star Wars license allowed them to create a racing game not tied to tires on asphalt; why and how they implemented roguelike elements into the game design; track design and making each race feel like a roller coaster; and creating game feel with both mechanics and atmosphere. 
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Adam Orth chats with REL Hunt, Senior Director, Global Creative at 2K. Together they discuss her journey in games and creativity; her work in music and ideas on building a framework of music strategy for games; transmedia around live-service IP; and her new role as a Creative Director leading a team building a new project.
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Adam Orth chats with Harold Kim, SVP of Business Development at Smilegate. Together they discuss Smilegate's portfolio strategy and how that informs what partners they elect to work with; the importance of building rich IP that can stand the test of time; Smilegate's role in supporting studios and creativity; and his advice on how to successfully pitch a partnership.
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Grammy and Bafta winning composer Austin Wintory stars in the premiere episode of Source Files, a new series in the Game Maker's Notebook podcast family where we ask developers what games were most influential in their own careers. Austin recounts which three games had a profound influence on his own work on titles such as Journey, The Banner Saga series, and the Grammy award winning Sword of the Sea.
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Chris Charla chats with The Game Bakers' Audrey Leprince and Emeric Thoa about their latest release, the climbing adventure Cairn. Together they discuss the history of their studio with titles like Furi and Haven; how they approach narrative by making players make big choices with no clear right or wrong answers; how Cairn recreates real world climbing; balancing difficulty and expanding player freedom; and the noticeable surge of great games originating from France.
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