This week I'm joined by Nick, known in the game dev community as Vimlark. Vimlark is a game jam veteran who participates in sever game jams every year. In 2020, Vim managed to place in the top 20 submissions during the Game Makers Toolkit Jam with his game, Make the Way . In this episode, we discuss the importance of creating a good user experience in games. We chat about one really appreciated UX element, and one that is often left out but highly sought after. Following our discussion we design a game around the theme, "What's Old is New".
For more on Vimlark's games, Youtube and Twitch channels, visit the links below:
Games: https://vimlark.itch.io/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Vimlark
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/vimlark
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Announcements!
Jammers is changing! This will be the final episode of Jammers in it's current format. Future episodes will be released every few months and feature several game developers providing their insights on a single game dev topic. Follow us on Twitter ( @jammerspodcast ) for updates.
One of our community members, Jitspoe, is releasing Goop Loop on Steam! Available July 21st, 2021, Goop Loop started as a Ludum Dare jam game utilizing the theme "Stuck in a Loop". This game sticks a unique movement mechanic into a comedic, physics based platformer that is sure to be all the rage. Other games in this genre include Getting Over It, Jump King, and more. Find Goop Loop here, on Steam.
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To submit your own jam themes, visit www.JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter for updates on past and future guests @jammerspodcast .
This week I'm joined by the musician and composer behind the Jammers Podcast theme, Megan Carnes. Megan has been working as a musician and composer for about 10 years. Her work can be found in all sorts of media including games, film, podcasts and more. We discuss different ways of using music in games to convey the desired mood, introduce rhythm-based mechanics, and we design a game using the theme "Life is Interchangeable".
To hear more from Megan visit www.megancarnesmusic.com and follow her on twitter @MeganComposer
To submit your own jam themes, visit www.JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter for updates on past and future guests @jammerspodcast .
This week I'm joined by August Yadon. August is a game developer, a software engineer, and he's the creator behind the comical VR experience, Plunker. We chat about our experience with Ludum Dare 41 (Combine two incompatible game genres) - my first ever game jam, in which August and I teamed up to create Death Fog Dash. In the end, we come up with a rather unique game mechanic surrounding the theme "Transmission".
You can play our LD41 submission, Death Fog Dash here .
To keep up with August, follow him on Twitter @auggodoggo or on Instagram @auggodoggogames
To submit your own game jam themes, visit JammersPodcast.com .
Follow us on Twitter for updates on past and future guests @jammerspodcast .
This week I'm joined by Spacey3d (Elise Everett). Spacey is a fantastic 3D artist who has her her work in games such as Fortnight, Call of Duty, and more. We talk about her journey as an artist, how other artists can get their start in game development, and her other experiences. In the end, we design a game around the theme "Light is Danger".
You can checkout Elise's work on her socials below:
twitch.tv/space3d
instagram.com/spacey3d
twitter.com/spacey3d
artstation.com/spacey3d
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It's Pride Month!
Our guests from last episode, Instafluff and Maaya (Pixelplush.dev) are hosting a charity drive throughout June 2021 for Pride Month. Their fundraising efforts are in support of the It Gets Better Project. To show your support, head over to Tiltify where you can make a contribution.
https://tiltify.com/+pixelplush/happy-pride-month-from-pixelplush-games
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This week I'm joined by Rafael (Instafluff) and Maaya as we explore the theme "Snowballing". Before designing our game, Instafluff, Maaya and I talk about their experience with finding and forming a game jam team. You'll also hear a bit about their game studio, Pixel Plush, and a few of their popular projects.
You can checkout Maaya's art work and order prints at maykonopaskova.com , or join her live at twitch.tv/maaya .
Join the Coding Café on Twitch to enjoy Instafluffs cozy, calm, coding challenges at twitch.tv/instafluff .
Maaya and Instafluff have their games and other goodies available at pixelplush.dev .
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.commaykonopaskova.com , or join her live at twitch.tv/maaya .
Join the Coding Café on Twitch to enjoy Instafluffs cozy, calm, coding challenges at twitch.tv/instafluff .
Maaya and Instafluff have their games and other goodies available at pixelplush.dev .
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
This week I'm joined by Lana Lux. Lana is a Canadian independent game developer and prominent game dev. streamer on Twitch. This episode we learn a bit about Lana's current project, Strain, we discuss Lana's game jamming goals, the befits of jamming, and we design a game around the theme "Absence of Evidence".
To follow Lana's game dev journey, check out her stream at twitch.tv/lana_lux.
Check out Strain and Lana's other games at www.lux.games
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
This week I'm joined by my friend Amer. I met Amer at Global Game Jam in 2020. He's a computing student at a local university and up until that GGJ he hadn't participated in a game jam before! In this episode, we talk about what it's like to enter a game jam for the first time, discuss one of many common game jam pitfalls, and we design a game around the theme: Subjective Perception.
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
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For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
This week I'm joined by Dan... better knows as Honest Dan of Honest Dan Games. Dan is a UK based game developer who is often found streaming his game dev process as he explores Unreal Engine. This episode we compare and contrast our experiences with Ludum Dare and Global Game Jam. We look at different approaches to game design specifically for game jams and what makes for a good game jam theme.
To keep up with Dan, check out his stream on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/honestdangames
Check out some of his past games including the Curse of Cattenburg, which earned 12th place in Ludum Dare, on Dan's itch.io page https://honestdan.itch.io
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
Checkout the upcoming Ludum Dare at LDJam.com
Checkout Global Game Jam at https://globalgamejam.org/
This week I'm joined again by Matt of Frozen Flame Interactive. I gave him a bit of a surprise by not drawing a theme randomly. Instead, this week we're celebrating Brackeys Jam by designing a game based on the 2021 Brackey's Jam theme. Shout out to Jonas Tyroller whose Wowie Jam was about to start - you can check both out at the links below.
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/frozenflameint
Checkout Brackeys Game Jam at https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5
Checkout Wowie Jam at https://itch.io/jam/wowie-jam-3
This week we I'm joined by Munglo, a friend of mine through Twitch. Munglo focuses on educational streams, going through various aspects of game development and 3D modelling. His educational streams are paired with gameplay of games such as Devil Daggers, Apex Legends, and other high action games.
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
Follow Munglo on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/munglo
Jammers Podcast Ep. 2
This week we I'm joined by Lloyd of Red Iron Labs. To make the episode a little more fun (without spoiling too much), Lloyd has set a challenge for us. We'll be attempting to build the game we design in only one hour, following the recording. A link to the game will be available on our website.
To submit your own theme ideas visit JammersPodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
Follow Red Iron Labs on Twitch, Twitter, and other social media: @ RedIronLabs
Check out their latest release, Muffin Fight, available now on Steam (VR)!
** Note - there were some audio issues this week and next. My apologies! Thank you for your patience while the kinks get worked out.
Jammers Podcast Ep. 1
Jammers is a podcast dedicated to game design with a focus on game jams.
Each episode, we draw a random theme from those submitted by listeners, then design a game around it. Games are designed to be low in scope, focusing on games that could be created in as little as a weekend. To kick things off I've invited my friend Matt to the show. Matt is an independent game developer based out of Virginia and the founder of Frozen Flame Interactive.
To submit your own theme ideas visit https://jammerspodcast.com
Follow us on Twitter: @jammerspodcast
For all other comments and inquiries, email: info@jammerspodcast.com
Follow Matt on Twitter: @frozenflameint
You can check out Matt's first console launch, Robozarro - a 2D action platformer, on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and XBox.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/984300/Robozarro/
