Frankie squabbles with freelance caster Jason Kaplan, who orginally left his native USA for the German city of Cologne to work full-time for ESL. Starting out as a League of Legends caster, Jason has casted a multitude of games and is currently one of the faces of the Quake Champions esports circuit and the VR Challenger series.
Frankie chats to one of PUBG esports' most recognisable voices, Derek "WTFMoses". Since going full-time as a content creator and caster, Moses has been in constant demand, even casting the finals at the PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Global Invitational 2018 Finals in Berlin.
For more from WTFmoses, find his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/wtfmoses and on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/wtfmoses.
Tabitha "Artyfakes" Lyons talks to Frankie Ward about how she went from creating characters for LARP (live action role play) events, to being one of the most successful cosplayers on the covention circuit. As well as her running the Artyfakes props business with her dad Nic, Tabby has recently begun hosting for MCM Comic Con and somehow still finds time to stream on Twitch.
Frankie chats to one of the busiest people she knows, James Duffield. Originally a graphic designer, James started his career in gaming with COD and CS-focused YouTube channel Streamgasm. He's now the Senior Creative Producer for Twitch EMEA, working on some of the most creative advertising campaigns in the industry, while also working on a "side hustle" and occasionally taking time away from his desk at Twitch to host CSGO action for tournament organisers such as DreamHack and StarLadder.
Keep up with James at twitter.com/JamesDuffield.
[CONTAINS SOME STRONG LANGUAGE] Rochelle Snyder has lead PR for huge games such as PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. She speaks to Frankie about her experiences of being part of the LGBTQ+ community, while working in an industry that is predominantly white, cisgender and male.
This episode was recorded backstage at the Whiltern Theatre, Los Angeles on June 11th 2018.
Star of GINX Esports TV's The Bridge, Vincent "Deathsie" Chu talks about going pro in Hearthstone, competing in a game with famously challenging RNG, and living in different places around the globe.
Rachel "Ray" Gaskin talks to Frankie Ward about her route into her role as Studio Manager at London's Red Bull Gaming Sphere, including meeting legendary film composer John Williams, working at Blizzard, becoming a professional Heroes of the Storm player, and her move from her native US to the UK.
This episode contains some strong language.
[CONTAINS BRIEF POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR HELLBLADE AND FALLOUT 4] Jason Kingsley OBE, CEO of Oxford-based developer and publisher Rebellion, teaches Frankie about how games used to be distributed via pages in magazines, and how a chip shop led him into a career in making games.
Beyond the day job, Jason breeds and trains warhorses, and owns several suits of armour. His YouTube Channel Modern History TV explores what it was really like to be a medieval knight, with Jason taking on physical challenges to answer questions from the audience.
Episode image photo credit: Kasumi
When Jason "Jake" Roberts gave up his job as a software developer in 2012, he probably didn't realise he'd spend four years on his debut game Gorogoa - but he probably didn't think it'd lead to him taking home the BAFTA Games Award for Best Debut, either. In the first episode of My Life in Pixels, Frankie Ward chats to Jake about growing up in rural America, the first games he played and what influenced him on his way to creating one of the most unique releases of 2017.
