Jonathan Topf's guest appearances

Jonathan Topf

Pegbar and Grill

Alex Grigg

Michael Dudok

Robert Valley

Malika Favre

Ken Wong

Peter Millard

Benjamin Cook

Oliver Hamilton

LeSean Thomas

Alberto Mielgo

Grant Orchard

Neil Boyle

Iain Gardner

Sarah Gomes Harris

Michael Schlingmann

OwlTail

PLEASE NOTE THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED IN 2017. PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES FOR OUR RIDICULOUS LATENESS IN RELEASING IT. Jon Topf is a games designer, developer, animator, and a former member of The Line. Most recently he was lead developer for Monument Valley 2.  Jon talked to us about how he first got into coding as a teenager and how he started his career as a mechanical engineer, before eventually getting into animation. He has worked as a VFX artists, and directed commercials at Studio AKA, before joining UsTwo Games.  During his time at UsTwo, he created an IOS game in his spare time called Trick Shot. After this, he was appointed the director and lead developer of the sequel to the hugely successful phone game, Monument Valley.  Jon Topf http://jonathantopf.com/ Monument Valley Game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1jHHF_Wjo Tim Cook  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook MC Escher http://www.mcescher.com/ Trick Shot http://trickshotgame.io/ UsTwo Games https://www.ustwo.com/ Gear VR  http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-vr Maya  https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/maya/overview Open source rendering software https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/top-free-rendering-software-cg-artists-91412918 Python  https://www.python.org/ Side FX Houdini  https://www.sidefx.com/ Arrival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film) Trick Shot http://trickshotgame.io/ Script Notes Podcast https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes  http://scriptnotes.net/304-location-is-where-its-at

PLEASE NOTE THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED IN 2017. PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES FOR OUR RIDICULOUS LATENESS IN RELEASING IT. Jon Topf is a games designer, developer, animator, and a former member of The Line. Most recently he was lead developer for Monument Valley 2. Jon talked to us about how he first got into coding as a teenager and how he started his career as a mechanical engineer, before eventually getting into animation. He has worked as a VFX artists, and directed commercials at Studio AKA, before joining UsTwo Games. During his time at UsTwo, he created an IOS game in his spare time called Trick Shot. After this, he was appointed the director and lead developer of the sequel to the hugely successful phone game, Monument Valley. Jon Topf <a href="http://jonathantopf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://jonathantopf.com/</a> Monument Valley Game <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1jHHF_Wjo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC1jHHF_Wjo</a> Tim Cook <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook</a> MC Escher <a href="http://www.mcescher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mcescher.com/</a> Trick Shot <a href="http://trickshotgame.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://trickshotgame.io/</a> UsTwo Games <a href="https://www.ustwo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ustwo.com/</a> Gear VR <a href="http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-vr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-vr</a> Maya <a href="https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/maya/overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/maya/overview</a> Open source rendering software <a href="https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/top-free-rendering-software-cg-artists-91412918" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/top-free-rendering-software-cg-artists-91412918</a> Python <a href="https://www.python.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.python.org/</a> Side FX Houdini <a href="https://www.sidefx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sidefx.com/</a> Arrival <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_(film)</a> Trick Shot <a href="http://trickshotgame.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://trickshotgame.io/</a> Script Notes Podcast <a href="https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes</a> <a href="http://scriptnotes.net/304-location-is-where-its-at" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://scriptnotes.net/304-location-is-where-its-at</a>

Series 2, Episode 11: Jonathan Topf