How to Prove Your Game Ideas With Fast Prototypes | Brian Feeney | #13
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #13 Guest: Brian Feeney, Game Design Director @ Riot Games Join us for an exceptional Fireside Chat with the incredibly talented Brian Feeny, Design Director at Riot Games. Brian has helped build some of the most unique worlds in the gaming industry, including his work on League of Legends: Wild Rift. […]
How to Adapt to a Game Dev Leadership Role | Nathan Tiras | #12
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #12 Guest: Nathan Tiras We had the honor of speaking with Nathan Tiras, a unique and thoughtful game tester and manager with one fantastic career! His lessons from past work and insights on being the best manager are priceless for anyone trying to succeed in the video game industry. Starting at […]
How to Be a Video Game Tester in the Game Dev Industry | Rian Trost | #11
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #11 Guest: Rian Trost Rian Trost is a veteran of video game QA from Sony to Blizzard, he’s helped make some of your favorite games work. If you ever wanted to build a career in testing and QA, you don’t want to miss this! Rian offers great insight for anyone interested […]
What It Takes to Be a Video Game Designer | Travis Day | #10
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #10 Guest: Travis Day [This is the last interview with my colleague Travis Day before he passed away. This episode is dedicated to his memory] As a two decade game design veteran, Travis Day has a unique perspective on game systems! Known as “The Items Guy” for the extensive catalog of […]
How to Thrive Professionally as an Aspiring Game Artist | Peet Cooper | #9
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #9 Guest: Peet Cooper As a 20+ year video game art veteran, Peet Cooper has had the privilege of working with some great IPs including Star Wars, Call of Duty, Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, 007, League of Legends and more. He has worked on every sub-discipline under the umbrella of […]
How to Become a Lead Game Designer & Thrive | Osama Dorias | #8
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #8 Guest: Osama Dorias In this episode, Osama Dorias goes into the different skillset requirements between a maker position and a leadership position. In addition, he shares different managerial styles to improve collaboration in a diverse game dev team setting. He also dives into how to deal with mistreatment in the […]
How to Remake A Nintendo Classic Better? | Milton Guasti | #7
The Funsmith Fireside Chats #7 Guest: Milton Guasti You might know him as Doctor M64 or as the creator of “Another Metroid 2 Remake.” – Milton Guasti (Currently at Moon Studios) gives us a play by play of the process of redesigning one of Nintendo’s classics, from changing the map and character art to fit […]
Design Video Games That Make Learning Effortless | Dr. Kelly Tran & Kevin Caldwell | #6
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #6 Guest: Kevin Caldwell and Dr. Kelly Tran In this episode, we discuss the differences that come with developing games for kids, especially the ethical considerations of creating products for children and balancing monetary gain with mindful design. Our two experts (the first design duo we’ve had on our show!) explain […]
How to Effectively Lead a AAA Game Development Team | Barry Hawkins | #5
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #5 Guest: Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins is a product development consultant with experience in orchestration at scale for lean, agile teams that practice iterative development. He has done this with software product development companies ranging from 5-person start-ups to hundreds of team members practicing distributed development within loosely-coupled, cross-functional teams. In […]
What Do Technical Artists Do In Game Development? | Paul Forest | #4
Funsmith Fireside Chats Episode #4 Guest: Paul Forest Paul Forest is the current Pipeline Technical Director at Amazon Games with the latest release New World. He’s a veteran technical artist and director, who has worked on games across consoles such as Playstation 1 Playstation 2 Playstation 3 Xbox Xbox 360 PC. Notably, he has worked […]
