Channel 44: A Conversation with Chris Taylor

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Pistol Shrimp Podcast

Pistol Shrimp

18 episodes

9 months ago

Pistol Shrimp (https://pistolshrimpgames.com) presents a podcast covering our experiences in the game industry, discussions on game development, and stories about the creation of our current project, The Ur-Quan Masters 2. Support us on Patreon at https://patreon.com/pistolshrimp.

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Channel 44: A Conversation with Chris Taylor

Pistol Shrimp Podcast

1 hour 53 minutes 38 seconds

1 year ago

Channel 44: A Conversation with Chris Taylor

Fred and Dan talk to Chris Taylor about leading a game production, including Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege, and more. Chris talks about running a game studio, engaging the audience, and why it's sometimes better to be an employee than a leader.

0:00 - Theme music

0:00 - Introductions

1:16 - The UQM Team

11:48 - Chris's start in games

16:42 - Industrial Light & Magic

20:58 - Running a game studio

31:37 - Finding the fun

34:40 - The "Rock War" RTS

43:24 - Writing sci-fi factions

47:19 - Creating for an audience

56:54 - Fan feedback

1:05:35 - Making Dungeon Siege

1:21:24 - Development tools and multiplayer

1:42:20 - Nostalgia and classic games

Discuss with us on Discord - https://discord.gg/rasVCDmYKp

Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/pistolshrimp

Learn more about Pistol Shrimp - https://pistolshrimpgames.com/

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