Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast!

Our 10th(!!!) episode has your nice hosts teetering on the edge of not-so-niceness as they each describe something they just don't get (or don't quite like) in gaming, and hope the other two can bring them around. [01:28] Watching Games EVO Fighting Game Tournament "The Controversial Dichotomy Between Sports and eSports" - Huffington Post Achievement Hunter - Rooster Teeth Defend the House ("gaming Mythbusters") - YouTube Contradiction: Spot the Liar! - Giant Bomb Her Story "On Let's Plays" - That Dragon, Cancer [13:00] Narrative in Games "Ludonarrative Dissonance in Bioshock" - Click Nothing Batman: Arkham Knight - lockup scene Portal 2 - funniest quotes The Stanley Parable Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - ending (Let's Play) [29:27] Board Games Dungeon! (created by Martha's dad, David Megarry) Animal Town Games: Save the Whales, Dam Builders, Nectar Collector Evolution Star Trek: Ascendancy Puerto Rico Pandemic Flashpoint

Some firsts in this episode: Our first iTunes review (thanks, Abdiwak!), our first episode of interconnected topics, and our first big ideological disagreement (ooo, drama!). [01:33] Gaming Mastery Gamer Motivation Profile quiz [20:45] Strategy Guides and Wikis (Martha) Pokemon Crystal guide (Stephen) Donkey Kong Country 2 guide (Mark) Nintendo Power's Dragon Warrior giveaway [38:30] Designing Party Games Ultimate Chicken Horse We Didn’t Playtest This At All! Spaceteam Jackbox Party Pack Save the Whales Sushi Go! Overcooked

Musician and educator Troy Strand joins the club to talk about writing music for indie games and working with indie devs, and your nice hosts do a lot of learning. Troy also shares details about his new crowdfunding platform Raisable. Links: Troy Strand on Twitter: @yellowchord Yellow Chord Audio A Druid's Duel Verdant Skies Venture Academy Raisable

Martha got new insulation material for our ice-cold clubhouse. In this special episode, your nice hosts say some nice things about a few games they played and loved in 2016, and talk a little about what they're looking forward to in gaming for 2017. [Martha's Nicest] Overcooked Overwatch [Mark's Nicest] Paper Mario: Color Splash Star Trek: Ascendancy Doing it right. [Stephen's Nicest] Concept Divinity: Original Sin [Consensus Pick] Beach Ball Valley

Our Co-op Recap episodes feature one or more guests to discuss the topic of that month's Co-Op Talk group discussion at Glitch HQ. The next Co-Op Talk is currently scheduled for January 26th, 2017. It would be nice to see you there! We're smiling because we haven't started playing Overcooked yet. Our first Co-Op Recap episode features writer and developer Adia Alderson to discuss all things Interactive Fiction! Interactive Fiction - Wikipedia [Tools] Ink Scripting Language ChoiceScript Twine Inform [Discussion] Writing Ages in Myst - Wikia The Lost Pig Strong Bad - Thy Dungeonman Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy game Hitchhiker's Guide To Douglas Adams' Secret Gaming Passion - Game Informer Podcast Interactive Fiction Database GDC Talk "Ink: The Narrative Scripting Language" [Outro] Glitch Event: Story Forge Aida Alderson on Twitter - @Adia_Ald

Our post-Xmas episode features "happiness, all over the place," multiple instances of the word "chill," and is covered with Mark's since-Thanksgiving sniffles. Intro SUPERHOT VR review - RoadToVR [02:36] Bugs! Street Fighter II designer opens up about the cancelling 'bug' - Gamasutra "Indie Game Project Management with Trello" - Michael Cann Bethesda. Bethesda Never Changes... Regression testing - Wikipedia Goat Simulator Hits Xbox One With "Millions of Bugs" - Gamespot [20:55] Game Jams! Global Game Jam (January 20 - 22 , 2017) Gamecraft.mn (Minnesota GGJ site) Midwest Game Jam 2016 games How to Get the Most Out of a Game Jam - tuts+ Ludum Dare [42:08] Developer Art! Better Programmer Art - gamedev.net White Boxing Your Game - Gamasutra Behind Borderlands' 11th-hour style change - Gamespot The Legend of Zelda at Spaceworld 2000

Our interview episodes feature one or more guests to talk about a single topic in-depth, sharing their insights and experiences. Without Glitch, there would be no Nice Games Club, so we were very happy to welcome the Executive Director and co-founder of GLITCH, Evva Kraikul, to share with us what it takes to build a community of game makers, how to get involved, and the "small moments that define a community.” [Glitch] Glitch.mn Glitch Connect Gamecraft [Artist grants] Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Minnesota State Arts Board The McKnight Foundation Northern Spark [Developer meetups] Meetup.com search How to create an Eventbrite event IGDA Chapters listing [Other gamedev spaces] GameNest - San Fransisco GlitchCityLA - Los Angeles Hand-Eye Society - Toronto Babycastles - New York City [Diversity in games development] The Video Game Industry's Problem With Racial Diversity - Newsweek How Diversity Makes Us Smarter - Scientific American

Nothing can stop us, not even good jazz at high volume! Intro MN Gamedev Twitter Bot [02:00] - Westworld as a Video Game What People Who Make Video Games Think of Westworld - io9 [11:44] - Crafting Systems Minecraft's unique crafting system No Man’s Sky is an existential crisis simulator... - Vox Little Alchemy Doodle God Little Inferno [27:30] - Designing Games for Non-Gamers Boom Blox, a Steven Spielberg/EA Game Operant Conditioning Chamber (aka Skinner Box) Video Games Are Boring

Little Gabe, making eyes at Martha. Our interview episodes feature one or more guests to talk about a single topic in-depth, sharing their insights and experiences. On our first interview episode, it's a family affair, as Beth and Andy Korth (plus adorable baby Gabe!), join us in the Nice Games Clubhouse to share their experience getting their upcoming game Verdant Skies though the Steam Greenlight process. Verdant Skies Greenlight page Skye Storme's YouTube video on Verdant Skies Verdant Skies website @Verdant_Skies

Holy bolts, our first episode! [01:58] Impostor Syndrome Wiki article International Game Developers Association - Twin Cities GlitchMN [22:38] Gaming Events Oculus Touch controllers Lone Echo multiplayer Fingeance demo download Obduction VR [55:57] VR Development "Attack on Titan" VR experiment Andrew Fladeboe VR Beach Ball Valley Intropy Games