EP 43 | A Studio Lead's Best Practices for Remote Work

Dr. Miko Charbonneau joins Marina Ryan to chat about best practices for remote work, how to prioritize the team’s wellbeing and happiness, and the path that took Miko from working on Minecraft to starting her own studio.

Grab a coffee, and join us for a chat!

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:06:00) Miko’s path into game development

(00:13:24) What is THE SPIRIT LIFT?

(00:23:23) Game design, player psychology, and narrative

(00:28:55) Starting a remote game studio

(00:34:13) Running a healthy game studio that prioritizes the team’s happiness

(00:56:50) What advice would Miko give her younger self?

(01:04:34) Outro

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FOLLOW USTHE SPIRIT LIFT Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/THE_SPIRIT_LIFT/

Miko’s socials: https://linktr.ee/mikocharbonneau

prettysmart games’ socials: https://linktr.ee/prettysmartgames

prettysmart games’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PrettySmartGames

Marina’s socials: ⁠https://linktr.ee/marinaryan⁠

Live Show on Twitch: ⁠https://twitch.tv/marinahascoffeeQuest Markers: ⁠https://linktr.ee/questmarkers⁠

Music by Marina Ryan

Miko’s podcast episode about Ada Wong: https://www.hotbaddies.club/episodes/s1-e9

Miko’s book recommendation (not sponsored): Building Your Business the Right Brain Way by Jennifer Lee

This episode of Quest Markers is not sponsored.

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