In this episode, we venture into the jungle of monetization that is the gaming industry. Starting with the traditional games-as-products model reminiscent of the ’90s, we trace the evolution to expansions, downloadable content (DLC), and the controversial realm of microtransactions and loot boxes. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:30 Episode Starts 01:00 Introducing the Theme for the Episode; Monetization 04:41 Issues With Modern-Day Monetization 17:15 The Legitimate Side of Game Monetization and Its Future 3 ..read more

Welcome back to House of Games! In this episode, we try to answer the big questions; What is a game? Why do people make walking simulators? And lastly, What Remains of Elon Musk? Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:29 Introducing the Theme; What Is a Game? 04:51 What Is a Game? 58:14 Reading a Comment 59:13 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! — https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch! — https://www.play-asia.com/red-c ..read more

Welcome back to House of Games! This week we talk about updates to our games, what’s going on with Sunset Moon, what it takes to finalize a demo and a special reveal, don’t miss it! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:23 Update on Sunset Moon 36:17 Midnight Nano Reveal 42:18 Midnight Nano Gameplay 52:05 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ — Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam! https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh — Buy the ..read more

This week on House of Games we talk about testing, types of tests, and what (not) to do to find bugs, tune in! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 01:01 How Rune Tests His Games 07:49 Otto’s Experience as a Tester 17:59 Unit Test 26:48 Smoke Test 33:22 Regression Test 37:49 Why Don’t Programmers Find All the Bugs Themselves? 42:59 Stress Test 45:47 Structured Testing vs. Unstructured Testing 52:36 Real-World Applications of Testing Skills 56:34 Reading Comments 58:58 Episode Outro Your Hosts and Their Games ..read more

I hope you are ready for a different type of game developer education; Ida Fontaine tells us all about “The Military School of Game Development”, a.k.a The Game Assembly! Put on your best camouflage and shine those boots as we dive into the newest episode of House of Games! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 01:14 Ida Fontaine Introduces Herself 01:41 What Is the Game Assembly? 03:16 What Does Ida Do at The Game Assembly? 04:34 What Is Procedural Art? 08:10 What Is Technical Art? 08:54 A Day in the Life of a Stu ..read more

Join us for a high-tech emotional rollercoaster as we are visited all the way from Germany to hear all about StickyStoneStudio's latest project; M.O.O.D.S! If you like sci-fi, robots, action, and explosions, click play and listen as our wonderful Guest Luca Lorenz guides us through this post-apocalyptic masterpiece! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 02:05 Getting to Know the Guest: Luzca from StickyStoneStudio 02:39 Discussing StickyStoneStudio's Journey and Projects 04:52 M.O.O.D.S: The Game Concept and De ..read more

Load ’em up and aim down below as we discuss the concept of “Shooting Yourself in the Foot”, or ruining the fun in games. Listen in as we talk about stories where we ruined our own fun and how you can stop players from doing the same in your game! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:55 Introducing the Theme for the Episode: Shooting Yourself in the Foot 03:02 Open-World Games and Collectibles 13:41 How Developers Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot 14:28 Open-World Games (in Space) Are Overhyped and Over-Promis ..read more

In this week’s episode of House of Games, Anthon Fynn-Williams is back to guide us through the Game Analytics Mastery Framework (GAMF), discuss AI and answer questions from a simpleton (Otto)! Stay tuned for great insights! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:43 Guest Introduction: Anthon Fynn-Williams 02:29 The Timeline of Working With Analytics 03:23 What Kind of Studios Does Anthon Work With? 04:33 The Five Components of Game Analytics Strategy 07:18 How Long Does the Analytics Process Take? 09:30 How Much E ..read more

In this episode, we dive head-first into the world of quests of all variants, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and share our thoughts on how they should be designed and implemented! Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Chapters 00:00 Episode Intro 00:27 Introducing the Theme: Quests 02:30 Rune’s Favorite Quests 07:14 Otto’s Favorite Quests 10:53 Good Quests: The Witcher 3 15:42 Card Mini-Games 19:52 Bad Side Quests: Marvel’s Spider-Man 23:28 Bad Side Quests: World of Warcraft 24:42 Good Quests: RuneScape 25:44 Designing Quests in Sunset Moon 3 ..read more

??️ From consulting to programming, design, narrative, and more, tune in as we are joined by the talented Anna Högberg Jenelius ?, a jack of all trades in the games industry! ?️? Hear all about how she co-founded Link In Bar, her very own game studio, Valiant Game Studio ??, and how she is now working on not only one but two games ?? soon to be released! ?? Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/house-of-games/message Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428090/KreatureKind/ - Wishlist KreatureKind on Steam! https://bios ..read more