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The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

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A series of in-depth conversations between video game makers on the business and craft of interactive entertainment, exploring the core tenants of D.I.C.E. (Design. Innovate. Communicate. En...

Episodes

20 of 268 episodes

Smilegate's Harold Kim on Building Long-Lasting IP

Adam Orth chats with Harold Kim , SVP of Business Development at Smilegate . Together they discuss Smilegate's portfolio strategy and how th...

40:54Oct 26, 2026

GMN Source Files - Composer Austin Wintory

Grammy and Bafta winning composer Austin Wintory stars in the premiere episode of Source Files, a new series in the Game Maker's Notebook po...

13:06Oct 12, 2026

How to Create an Immersive Climbing Game with Cairn

Chris Charla chats with The Game Bakers ' Audrey Leprince and Emeric Thoa about their latest release, the climbing adventure Cairn . Togethe...

01:17:34Oct 5, 2026

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls with Sony Interactive Entertainment's Reed Baird and Marvel Games' Michael Francisco

Jun Shen Chia chats with Michael Francisco , Senior Product Development Manager, Marvel Games and Reed Baird , Senior Producer, SIE PlayStat...

01:40:20Sep 28, 2026

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight with TT Games' Jonathan Smith

Trent Kusters chats with Jonathan Smith , Vice President, Product at TT Games . Together they discuss his path from the LEGO Company to TT G...

57:40Sep 14, 2026

How A Viral Animation Turned Into a Sword-Fighting Dinosaur Game with Jean Nguyen

Adam Orth chats with Jean Nguyen , the creator behind the viral hit Dinoblade . Together they discuss his early work in games through animat...

01:13:26Aug 31, 2026

Slay the Spire 2 and Building the Deckbuilder Genre with Mega Crit's Casey Yano

Karrie Shao chats with Mega Crit Games Co-Founder Casey Yano . Together they discuss developing the Slay the Spire series which helped kick...

01:36:39Aug 24, 2026

Actor Judy Alice Lee on Hades II's 12,000+ Lines of Dialogue

Alexa Ray Corriea chats with actor Judy Alice Lee . Together they discuss how she began her career as a recording engineer before finding he...

01:11:39Aug 10, 2026

Yacht Club Games' Sean Velasco on Mina the Hollower, Scope Creep, and What's Next

Trent Kusters chats with Yacht Club Games' Founder Sean Velasco . Together they discuss Yacht Club's follow up to the Shovel Knight series,...

01:12:49Jul 27, 2026

How 007 First Light Adds to the James Bond Legacy with Hakan Abrak

Trent Kusters chats with Hakan Abrak , CEO & Co-Owner of IO Interactive . Hakan is also the Game Director on IOI's take on the Bond legacy w...

01:25:24Jul 20, 2026

Following Up Disco Elysium with ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies with Studio Head Allen Murray

Adam Orth chats Allen Murray , Studio Head of ZA/UM Studio and Head of Production on ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies . Together they discuss th...

01:28:47Jul 13, 2026

Subverting Expectations in Titanium Court with AP Thomson

Trent Kusters chats with AP Thomson , creator of the surreal strategy-puzzle game, Titanium Court . Together they discuss his path into game...

01:44:37Jul 6, 2026

How Replaced Explores the Relationship Between Technology and the Human Condition

Adam Orth chats with Igor Gritsy and Yura Zhoanovich of Sad Cat Studios about their 2.5D cinematic action-platformer, Replaced . Together th...

01:24:20Jun 29, 2026

Jake Birkett on Forbidden Solitaire, Casual Games, and Surviving Gamedev for 11 Years Without a Hit

Trent Kusters chats with Jake Birkett of Grey Alien Games . Together they discuss how he worked together with Night Signal Entertainment on...

01:41:22Jun 22, 2026

Dosa Divas' Chandana Ekanayake Talks Food, Music, and Indie Development

Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Chandana Ekanayake of Outerloop Games . Together they discuss developing his newest game Dosa Divas , including...

01:08:33Jun 15, 2026

How People of Note Explores Heavy Subjects with Whimsy and Musical Theater

Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Jason WIshnov , CEO of Iridium Studios , about their newest title, People of Note . Together they discuss where...

01:22:50Jun 8, 2026

Housemarque's Gregory Louden on Saros, Narrative and Game Design

Trent Kusters chats with Gregory Louden , Creative Director behind Housemarque's latest dark sci-fi bullet-ballet, Saros . Together they dis...

01:45:55Jun 1, 2026

Mewgenics: From Flash Games to Cat Armies with Edmund McMillen & Tyler Glaiel

Trent Kusters chats with Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel , creators of the hit cat-army tactical roguelite, Mewgenics . Together they discu...

01:34:23May 25, 2026

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - Creating a Rubber Hose Noir Detective Story

Adam Orth chats with Mateusz Michalak (CEO & Co-Founder) & Mateusz Lechowski (Narrative Director) from Fumi Games about their studio debut t...

01:15:16May 18, 2026

How Mixtape Tells a Coming of Age Story via Music with Johnny Galvatron

Adam Orth chats with musician and game developer Johnny Galvatron . Together they discuss his newly released coming of age story told throug...

58:47May 11, 2026