Luke Muscat, gamemaker (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride).
My guest today is Luke Muscat, the Australian video game designer behind some of the best-known smart phone games yet made. After graduating from Queensland University of Technology with a degree in I...
12 Aug 20241h 20min
Tribute Episode: Brett Jones, artist (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Guardians of the Galaxy).
A special episode to celebrate the life and work of Brett Jones, an artist and animator for video games, film and television who passed away in July. Jones worked on the seminal N64 movie tie-in game,...
5 Aug 202433min
Steve Meretszky, author of interactive fiction (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; A Mind Forever Voyaging).
My guest today is the American video game developer Steve Meretzky. Born and raised in Yonkers, New York, he attended MIT, where he earned a degree in construction management. In 1981, after two years...
29 Juli 20241h 18min
Rhianna Pratchett, writer for games (Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider).
My guest today is an English writer for video games, TV, film, comics, and books. Born into a literary household – her father was the celebrated fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett –– she studied journal...
22 Juli 20241h 18min
Richard Sparks, librettist, writer (L.A. Opera, Not the Nine O'Clock News).
My guest today is the British scriptwriter and librettist for opera, Richard Sparks. In 1978 he wrote a sketch for Rowan Aktinson, the actor who later played Mr Bean, which Atkinson performed in the S...
15 Juli 20241h 11min
Kelsey Beachum, narrative designer (Outer Wilds).
My guest today is the American game writer and narrative designer Kelsey Beachum. After graduating from Michigan State University, she worked in publishing, first as editor of the Cryogenic Society of...
8 Juli 20241h 21min
Mike Drucker, comedy writer, the Tonight Show.
My guest today is Mike Drucker, an American comedy writer and producer. After graduating with a master’s degree in literature from New York University, he worked as a localisation editor for Nintendo,...
1 Juli 20241h 13min
Michael Sherman, director of e-sports, Riot Games.
My guest today is Michael Sherman, director of esports for Riot Games. While attending the University of Texas at Dallas for Computer Science, he worked as an Automotive Safety Software Engineer for T...
24 Juni 20241h 14min
