"I need less squidgy." Part-time Work; Hint

About this episode

The hosts explore the joy of part-time work and discuss the intricacies of hints in games.

After the supersized meta of this episode, your nice hosts discover (or rediscover in some cases) the joy of part-time work, and contemplate the intricacies of hints for games. Lydia gave this card to Stephen for his graduation party! Gabe Korth was mentioned during the meta, recently found in this Nice Games Jam episode! Repair-ent 0:22:45 Part-time Work Speculative work Wikipedia Hint Chicory: A Colorful Tale Wishes Unlimited Games

People in this episode

Hosts: Lydia, Stephen, Mark

Topics covered

• part-time work
• game hints
• game development
• joy of work
• meta discussion

Keywords

• part-time work
• game hints
• Chicory
• game development
• Nice Games Jam

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Wishes Unlimited Games

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