Ep 241 - We're Not the Only Ones... (ft. Devon Wiersma)

About this episode

Devon Wiersma joins the podcast to discuss their latest game and the challenges of indie game development.

Dev's Games on Steam , itch.io , Tumblr & Patreon | Slaughterneko on Twitch  & YouTube Article referenced: Solo-Devs and Risk-Takers (An Artistic Exploration of Experimental Tools  by Nathalie Lawhead Indie dev, level designer, patron and apologist-to-God Devon Wiersma joins us to discuss their latest release Centauri Dark - as well as life since going full-time indie after the Beans Team games industry'd them. We commiserate on the search for games with better verbs and share thoughts on how we can get this industry and these games to stop being so goshdarn bad lol no for real we're not too cynical it's a really fun chat. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro Music by @catbaux  (Toronto, ON) 01:49 Reign of the Septims by Jeremy Soule  (USA) 06:23 Quentin Tarantino on Charlie Rose  04/22/2004 08:10 Devolver Direct 2020 20:40, 30:47, 37:42 - Idea by Jenerikku  (Chicago) from Bombing!! 2: A Graffiti Paradise 38:59 Bill Hader talking to The Script Lab 46:43 Imagine by John Lennon (Central Park, various locations) HOSTED & PRODUCED BY: Stephan “RIPS - rest in peace steve” Reilly Support us on Patreon | Join the Discord  | Follow on "Twitter"…

People in this episode

Host: Stephan Reilly

Guest: Devon Wiersma

Topics covered

• indie game development
• game design
• experimental tools
• full-time indie
• game industry
• creative discussion

Keywords

• indie games
• game design
• Centauri Dark
• Dev's Games
• Beans Team
• experimental tools
• game industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dev's Games, Beans Team, Slaughterneko, Devolver

Books & works: Solo-Devs and Risk-Takers (An Artistic Exploration of Experimental Tools)

Places: Toronto, ON, USA, Central Park, Chicago

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