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Out of Play Area

A bi-weekly video game development podcast by John R. Diaz, a veteran game designer who goes 1:1 in candid conversations with the developers behind today‘s hit games where we discuss their journey and... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Jason Knobler | Senior Staff Engineer @ Lightning Games | Ep 39

Jason Knobler | Senior Staff Engineer @ Lightning Games | Ep 39

Episode 39 features Jason Knobler, a Senior Staff Engineer at Lightning Games in Philadelphia. Jay’s a fellow Full Sail ... Read more

17 Oct 2022

1hr 29mins

Ranked #2

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Claude Jerome | Lead Gameplay Designer @ Firewalk Studios | Ep 38

Claude Jerome | Lead Gameplay Designer @ Firewalk Studios | Ep 38

Episode 38 features Claude Jerome, a Lead Gameplay Designer for Firewalk Studios part of the Probably Monsters family. C... Read more

16 Aug 2022

1hr 54mins

Ranked #3

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Chris Cole | Senior Technical Artist @ Amazon Game Studios | Ep 37

Chris Cole | Senior Technical Artist @ Amazon Game Studios | Ep 37

Episode 37 features Chris Cole a Senior Pipeline Technical Artist working at Amazon Game Studios as of the debut of this... Read more

25 Jul 2022

1hr 50mins

Ranked #4

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Leon Kuperman | CTO @ Cast.AI | Ep 36

Leon Kuperman | CTO @ Cast.AI | Ep 36

Episode 36 features Leon Kuperman, who gets his gamedev cred from text based Zork style adventures, and is a Co-founder ... Read more

4 Jul 2022

1hr 28mins

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Shawn Alexander Allen | Founder @ NuChallenger | Ep 35

Shawn Alexander Allen | Founder @ NuChallenger | Ep 35

Episode 35 of Out of Play Area the game developer's podcast, we sit down with the creator of Treachery in Beatdown City ... Read more

21 Jun 2022

2hr 4mins

Ranked #6

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Henry Golding | Principal Software Engineering Lead @ Xbox Game Studios | Ep 34

Henry Golding | Principal Software Engineering Lead @ Xbox Game Studios | Ep 34

Henry Golding is a Principal Software Engineering Lead at Xbox Game Studios currently spreading the significance of Test... Read more

7 Jun 2022

1hr 42mins

Ranked #7

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Kent Hudson | Designer Director @ Brass Lion Entertainment | Ep 33

Kent Hudson | Designer Director @ Brass Lion Entertainment | Ep 33

Kent Hudson is a fellow Midway Austin colleague who now serves as a Design Director for Brass Lion Entertainment.  We ta... Read more

23 May 2022

2hr 28mins

Ranked #8

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Zach Mumbach | Producer & Designer @ The Wandering Band | Ep 32

Zach Mumbach | Producer & Designer @ The Wandering Band | Ep 32

Zach Mumbach is a designer & producer at the Wandering Band who spent 17+ years at EA as a producer on Dante's Infer... Read more

9 May 2022

1hr 58mins

Ranked #9

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Ben Retan | Lead AI & Encounter Designer @ Hangar 13 | Ep 31

Ben Retan | Lead AI & Encounter Designer @ Hangar 13 | Ep 31

Episode 31 features Ben Retan, a Lead AI & Encounter Designer at 2K’s Hangar 13 Studio out of Novato California. Ben... Read more

25 Apr 2022

1hr 34mins

Ranked #10

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Chris Bourassa | Design Director @ Polyarc | Ep 30

Chris Bourassa | Design Director @ Polyarc | Ep 30

Episode 30 features Chris Bourassa, a Design Director at Polyarc working out of Seattle. Chris is a fellow Full Sail Uni... Read more

11 Apr 2022

1hr 44mins

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