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Harbinger Of Fun
Joe Mares
37 episodes
5 days ago
Award winning Game Designer Joe Mares and his guests give tips and advice on how to make your entertainment experience fun, and how to take care of the creative people on your team.
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Award winning Game Designer Joe Mares and his guests give tips and advice on how to make your entertainment experience fun, and how to take care of the creative people on your team.
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Video Games
Leisure
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Harbinger Of Fun
Ep. 37 - Emotional Game Design with special guest Marina Díez

Game Designer Joe Mares, and Narrative Designer Ariel Giacobbe chat about creating an emotional hook in games, and what better guest to chat about this topic with than Emotional Game Designer Marina Díez. We talk about why emotions matter in game design and how to intentionally create them.

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3 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 17 seconds

Harbinger Of Fun
Ep. 36 - Blueprint for Fun author interview!

The tables have turned! The author of Blueprint for Fun and the host of this podcast Joe Mares, is interviewed about his recently released book! Narrative Designer Ariel Giacobbe asks about why it's important to engage an audience, where this Blueprint came from, and how it can make your product more fun.

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3 months ago
1 hour 19 minutes 16 seconds

Harbinger Of Fun
Ep. 35 - Author, E.K. Johnston
Joe (game designer) and Ariel (narrative designer) interview author of Ahsoka, Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogoy, and Crimson Clmb, EK Johnston. We chat about her writing process, working with IP such as Star Wars and Dungeons & Dragons, and what to focus on when you're starting out as a writer.
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1 year ago
1 hour 21 minutes 26 seconds

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Ep. 34 - World's leading expert on location based VR, Bob Cooney
Joe (Game Designer) and the World's leading expert on location based VR, Bob Cooney chat about trends in VR, how to make your location based VR business profitable, and common mistakes VR entrepreneurs make in their ventures.
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1 year ago
44 minutes 28 seconds

Harbinger Of Fun
Ep. 33 - Mental Cartographer, S. Stephon Brown
I chat with Mental Cartographer and Muse for Hire, S. Stephon Brown. We chat about the principles of improv, how to create psychological safety on a creative team, and why certain companies may only be filling their wants and not their needs.
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1 year ago
54 minutes

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Ep. 32 - Narrative Designer Ariel Giacobbe
Game Designer Joe Mares and Narrative Designer Ariel Giacobbe chat about what a Narrative Designer does in the game industry, the difference between writing for linear story telling (tv/books) vs writing for interactive story telling (video games), and what makes a compelling story. Also Star Wars
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1 year ago
1 hour 3 minutes 5 seconds

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Ep. 31 - Disney Imagineering Legend, Tony Baxter
Tony Baxter created the biggest hits in Disneyland history, Splash Mountain, The Indiana Jones Adventure, Star Tours, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, to name a few. Tony gives insight into his thought process on how he goes about designing themed attractions as he did for Disneyland and other Disney parks. We also talk about what makes something fun in general, how to be a maverick when it comes to innovation and design, and how to communicate your design to a larger team. I was beyond honored to be interviewing this man.
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1 year ago
1 hour 26 minutes 50 seconds

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Ep. 30 - Psychiatrist, Neuroscientist and Author of "Afraid", Arash Javanbakht
My co-host Paulina Slivkova (UX/UI designer) and I chatted with Arash about understanding the mental health of creatives. How we create ideas and explanations to help anxieties and fears, and when it becomes hurtful. We also talk about mental illness, how fear can make creative people rigid but also provide motivation, and how new technology such as VR and AR can help via exposure therapy. Check out his book Afraid: Understanding the Purpose of Fear and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety.
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1 year ago
1 hour 2 minutes 47 seconds

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Ep. 29 - Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes
The godfather of the video game industry, and founder of Atari and Chuck E Cheese, Nolan Bushnell, and CEO of the Two Bit Circus Foundation, Dr Leah Hanes talk about their new book, Shaping the Future of Education. Co-host Kristin Torrence (learning designer) and I chat with them about how to make learning engaging and fun, the state of the current school systems, and innovation in the learning space such as using virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
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2 years ago
41 minutes 26 seconds

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Ep. 28 - The Anxiety MD, Russell Kennedy
Russell Kennedy, my co-host Paulina Slivkova, and I talk about how the creative person can deal with their anxiety to be able create their best work. We chat about the science of fun, why play is important in healing, and how new technology like virtual reality can help in therapy.
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2 years ago
1 hour 2 minutes 52 seconds

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Ep. 27 - Veteran Executive in the Game Industry, Chris Heatherly
Chris Heatherly (Disney, NBCUniversal) and I chat about why innovations is important in design, the difference between interactive storytelling (video games) and linear storytelling (movies/TV) and our shared love of pro wrestling and what advantage WWE has over AEW. We also chat about Fortnite, Location based VR, and, of course, Walt Disney.
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2 years ago
1 hour 12 minutes 27 seconds

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Ep. 26 - Cartoon Writer/Producer, Rich Fogel
My co-host Ami (VO Actress) and I interview cartoon writer and producer Rich Fogel. Rich has worked on Muppet Babies, Pinky & The Brain, Transformers, Batman Beyond, Justice League, The Smurfs, the list goes on and on. We talk about what makes an engaging cartoon, how to write story and character, and how to get your start in the animation industry (classic episode, originally aired Circa 2015).
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2 years ago
47 minutes

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Ep. 25 - Learning Ingenuity Lead at Accenture, Bob Gerard
Co-Host of The Learning Geeks Podcast and Learning Ingenuity Lead at Accenture, Bob Gerard, and I chat about how to make learning fun, how to do effective game and learning design, Super Mario Bros., Tears of the Kingdom and more!
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2 years ago
54 minutes 47 seconds

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Ep. 24 - Comic Book Writer, Chuck Dixon
My co-host Ami (voice-over actress) and I had the honor of interviewing comic book writer Chuck Dixon. We talked about his process when he wrote for Batman, Punisher, and Nightwing and co-creating Bane. He also gives writing advice, what makes an interesting character, how to engage and retain readers and talks about how to get in the comic book industry. Episode originally aired circa 2015.
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2 years ago
34 minutes 11 seconds

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Ep. 23 - Disney Legend, Rolly Crump
Disney Imagineer, animator, and legend Rolly Crump talks to my co-host Ami Clover (voice over actress) and I about his career and gives advice for young creative folks. I, of course, ask about what it was like to work with Walt Disney. I could not be more honored to interview Rolly, who sadly passed away earlier this year. Classic Episode originally aired Circa 2015.
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2 years ago
42 minutes 26 seconds

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Ep. 22 - Veteran Game Producer, Dean Martinetti
Veteran Game Producer (Majesco, SEGA, Sony, 2K Games) Dean Martinetti and I chat about how to get in the game industry, what we look for when we hire game designers, how to build an amazing team culture, and how women in the game industry are underrepresented.
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2 years ago
1 hour 3 minutes 1 second

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Ep. 21 - Personal Brand Coach, Juliet Peay
Juliet and I chat about how to define your persona so you can resonate and engage with your audience. We also talk about being authentic to yourself, generative AI in copywriting, and the "curse of knowledge".
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2 years ago
27 minutes 25 seconds

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Ep. 20 - Songwriter, Logan Grimé aka ViB3 MACHiNE
Songwriter Logan Grimé and I chat about how to innovate when songwriting, using generative AI during the creative process, and what the future of music holds.
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2 years ago
42 minutes 59 seconds

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Ep. 19 - Voice Over Actress and Influencer, Zelda Diana Black
Voice Actress and Tiktok influencer Zelda Diana Black talks about how to approach different characters when voice acting and how to resonate with and engage your Tiktok audience.
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2 years ago
27 minutes 8 seconds

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Ep. 18 - Screenwriter, Paul Guyot
Screenwriter Paul Guyot talks about how to resonate with an audience, and how to write a truly compelling piece of work. We also chat about his time writing for the show Leverage, our opinion on Star Wars Episode 8, and what the game industry has in common with the film and TV industry.
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3 years ago
37 minutes 1 second

Harbinger Of Fun
Award winning Game Designer Joe Mares and his guests give tips and advice on how to make your entertainment experience fun, and how to take care of the creative people on your team.