ATR #22: SIX and PAX 2016! Expo extravaganza!




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Summary: Hey folks! This giant-sized episode is all about the two major gaming conventions that happened this past weekend here in Seattle, which were: the Seattle Indie Expo, aka: “SIX”, and the Penny Arcade Expo, aka: “PAX”. Join That Guy Named John and returning guest Steve as they talk about their experiences at both of these festivals!<br> Time code breakdown for this episode<br><br> 0:00 – 1m:03s: Intro live from the Seattle Indie Expo<br><br> 1m:03s – 11m:05s: Interview with expo producer – Tim Cullings<br><br> 11m:05s – 18m:43s: Interview with expo producer – Tony Yang from Studio Atma, who is a developer for the JRPG “Grava Star”<br><br> 18m:43s – 29m:15s: Interview with Matthew Moore, the owner/ designer for Do Better Games, as we talk about his new game “Bring Your Own Book”<br><br> 29m:15s – 42m:52s: Interview with Don Thacker, owner/ designer/ writer/ director/ shouter of things at Imagos Softworks. During this interview we talk all about their new game “Starr Mazer DSP”.<br><br> 42m:52s – 1h:05m: That Guy Named John is joined by Steve back at the regular studio as they break down the Seattle Indie Expo and talk about their favorites.<br><br> 1h:05m – 2h:07m: The last half of the episode is all about the monster of a gaming convention; PAX!<br> A massive thank you goes out to all of the creators and developers who agreed to be on this episode to talk about their projects!<br><br> Another thank you to both the <a href="http://seattleindies.org/six/">Seattle Indie Expo</a> and <a href="http://west.paxsite.com">Penny Arcade Expo</a> for hosting such incredible experiences!<br> Twitter links for the guests on this episode:<br><br> 1. The Seattle Indie Expo: <a href="https://twitter.com/sixatpax">@sixatpax</a><br><br> 2. Tim Cullings, producer for the Seattle Indie Expo: <a href="https://twitter.com/timcullings">@timcullings</a><br><br> 3. Tony Yang, developer for Grava Star: <a href="https://twitter.com/studioatma">@studioatma</a><br><br> 4. Matthew Moore, owner/ designer for Do Better Games: <a href="https://twitter.com/dobettergames">@dobettergames</a><br><br> 5. Don Thacker, owner/ writer/ screamer: <a href="https://twitter.com/imagossoftworks">@imagossoftworks</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/skinnytie">@skinnytie</a><br><br> 6. The one and only Steve from Stand Inside Media: <a href="https://twitter.com/steveblog">@steveblog</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/standinside/">@standinsidemedia</a><br> Make sure to follow this podcast on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/abouttoreview/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/abouttoreview" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abouttoreview/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @abouttoreview<br><br> Click here to subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/about-to-review/id1101973331?mt=2">iTunes</a>! If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, you can email those to the show at: abouttoreview@gmail.com<br>