# Game Maker's Notebook

A podcast by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. A game dev podcast featuring in-depth conversations between video game makers on the business and craft of interactive entertainment.

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## Latest episodes

- [Smilegate's Harold Kim on Building Long-Lasting IP](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/de50dfc8ae8a) (2026-10-26, 41 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/harold_kim_gmn_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [GMN Source Files - Composer Austin Wintory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/0a6e62323753) (2026-10-12, 14 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Austin_GMNSF_af.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How to Create an Immersive Climbing Game with Cairn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/3c13801fe49c) (2026-10-05, 78 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/CAIRN__gmn_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls with Sony Interactive Entertainment's Reed Baird and Marvel Games' Michael Francisco](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/5e1c7ba986bb) (2026-09-28, 101 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/MARVEL_2_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight with TT Games' Jonathan Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/edde8b6b202a) (2026-09-14, 58 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/JONATHAN_SMITH_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How A Viral Animation Turned Into a Sword-Fighting Dinosaur Game with Jean Nguyen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/9f5f102fe33b) (2026-08-31, 74 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Jean_Nguyen_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Slay the Spire 2 and Building the Deckbuilder Genre with Mega Crit's Casey Yano](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/6b5283e1e93e) (2026-08-24, 97 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/CASEY-YANO-GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Actor Judy Alice Lee on Hades II's 12,000+ Lines of Dialogue](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/7ef4df6c8db3) (2026-08-10, 72 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/JUDY_ALICE_LEE_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Yacht Club Games' Sean Velasco on Mina the Hollower, Scope Creep, and What's Next](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/09a7fe7a2a70) (2026-07-27, 73 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Sean_Velasco_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How 007 First Light Adds to the James Bond Legacy with Hakan Abrak](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/c0cb5f2c82a1) (2026-07-20, 86 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/HAKAN_ABRAK_GMN_2.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Following Up Disco Elysium with ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies with Studio Head Allen Murray](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/3559e34e80ef) (2026-07-13, 89 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/ALLEN_MURRAY_gmn_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Subverting Expectations in Titanium Court with AP Thomson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/1f74ccc36d7e) (2026-07-06, 105 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/AP_THOMSON_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How Replaced Explores the Relationship Between Technology and the Human Condition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/4857a2078240) (2026-06-29, 85 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/REPLACED_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Jake Birkett on Forbidden Solitaire, Casual Games, and Surviving Gamedev for 11 Years Without a Hit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/dccf15993358) (2026-06-22, 102 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/JAKE_BIRKETT_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Dosa Divas' Chandana Ekanayake Talks Food, Music, and Indie Development](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/2671d872af06) (2026-06-15, 69 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Chandana_eka_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How People of Note Explores Heavy Subjects with Whimsy and Musical Theater](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/1d809358a21a) (2026-06-08, 83 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Jason_Wishnov_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Housemarque's Gregory Louden on Saros, Narrative and Game Design](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/67de4182998f) (2026-06-01, 106 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/SAROS_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Mewgenics: From Flash Games to Cat Armies with Edmund McMillen & Tyler Glaiel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/5519e0e31799) (2026-05-25, 95 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Mewgenics_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [MOUSE: P.I. For Hire - Creating a Rubber Hose Noir Detective Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/39a208448be9) (2026-05-18, 76 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Mouse_PI_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How Mixtape Tells a Coming of Age Story via Music with Johnny Galvatron](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/56987a712b63) (2026-05-11, 59 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Johnny_Galvatron_GMN_mixtape.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Re-release: Bioshock Creator Ken Levine on Judas, Writing and Narrative in Games](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/8ae881d9205a) (2026-05-04, 93 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Ken_Levine_GMN_re.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Re-release: Before Your Eyes with Oliver Lewin and Graham Parkes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/65ad7a363611) (2026-04-27, 80 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/before_your_eyes_GMN_re.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Re-release: The History of Dwarf Fortress with Zach and Tarn Adams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/dfbff51340c1) (2026-04-20, 153 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Dwarf_Fortress_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [The Sounds of ARC Raiders with Audio Director Bence Pajor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/ad6a53e8de69) (2026-04-13, 79 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Bence_Arc_Audio_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Jenny Jiao Hsia Shares The Story Of Her Life In CONSUME ME](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/cbba813c5bb5) (2026-04-06, 80 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Jenny_ConsumeMe_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Arc Raiders Design Director Virgil Watkins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/37236a3c5bb5) (2026-03-30, 78 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Virgil_Arc_GMN_2.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Ben Starr on Acting and the State of the Games Industry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/d852a4c35e22) (2026-03-23, 113 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Ben_Starr_2_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Battlefield 6 Creative Director Thomas Andersson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/02db0d11436b) (2026-03-09, 83 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Battlefield_GMN_m.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [The State of Games Writing with Writer & Narrative Director Cara Ellison](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/f0ce08b39f8c) (2026-03-02, 89 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Cara_Ellison_GMN__.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Cory Davis (Spec Ops: The Line) & Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails) on Psychedelic Horror in SLEEP AWAKE](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/0d9fd5cc1a39) (2026-02-23, 67 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/EYES_OUT_SleepAwake_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [The Audio Experience of Ghost of Yotei with Rev. Dr. Bradley D. Meyer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/42393a586752) (2026-02-09, 110 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/BRADLEY_MEYER_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Talking Game Maker's Sketchbook with Double Fine's Tim Schafer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/cfe02398a5f4) (2026-02-06, 30 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/GMN_SKETCHBOOK_Promo_af.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Abiotic Factor with Geoff "Zag" Keene and Henry Feltham](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/4f97ade99950) (2026-02-03, 82 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/ABIOTIC_FACTOR_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [History of the Anno series with Creative Director Manuel Reinher](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/9eace34955a8) (2026-01-26, 83 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Manuel_Reinher_Anno_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Narrative Design in DISPATCH with Director Nick Herman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/471942cac540) (2026-01-19, 64 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Nick_Herman_Dispatch_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Double Fine's Lee Petty talks Keeper and Creative Leadership](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/4f768b09a51e) (2026-01-12, 175 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Lee_Petty_Keeper_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [SILENT HILL f Director Al Yang on Creating an All-New Chapter in the Legendary Horror Franchise](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/1ad9931eaebd) (2025-12-29, 109 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Al_Yang_Silent_Hill_f_gmn_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Making THE OUTER WORLDS 2 with Obsidian's Brandon Adler and Kyle Koenig](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/25ed632cd055) (2025-12-22, 88 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Outer_Worlds_2_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Becoming the Ghost of Yōtei with Erika Ishii](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/7b9de7e697d3) (2025-12-15, 66 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Erika_Ishii_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [The Challenges of Game Localization, Writing and Recording with Shloc](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/7798d5272c5c) (2025-12-08, 81 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/SHLOC_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Absolum - Dotemu's Path From Licensed Games to Original IP](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/285376dccb90) (2025-12-01, 93 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Cyrille_Imbert_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [From "Katamari Damacy" Through "to a T" with Keita Takahashi](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/7970fe8190ce) (2025-11-28, 105 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/KEITA_GMN.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Obsidian's Josh Sawyer's Thoughts on Creating Engaging RPGs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/624be460315c) (2025-11-17, 69 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/JOSH_SAWYER_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [The Development World of RPGs with Jeff Gardiner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/a8f65bf82fd7) (2025-11-10, 84 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Jeff_Gardiner_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Games Writing with Lis Moberly, Creative Lead @ 20th Century Games](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/f54c5118cab4) (2025-10-27, 78 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Lis_Moberly_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [From Used Car Salesman to Indie Game Publisher: The New Blood Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/cda1db10e780) (2025-10-20, 88 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Dave_Oshry_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How to Pitch Game Projects to Publishers with Focus Entertainment's Yves Le Yaouanq](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/b6ab921ace4f) (2025-10-13, 94 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Yves_Le_Yaouanq_gmn.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [How Ready or Not Creates Tension Behind Every Door](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/c8959c4eaeb3) (2025-10-06, 100 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/READY_OR_NOT_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Escape From Tarkov and the Creation of Extraction Shooters with Nikita Buyanov](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/32bfc6913382) (2025-09-01, 87 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Tarkov_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891
- [Creating a Modern but Retro Immersive Sim in Skin Deep](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1313004515/66da0b1dafbf) (2025-08-25, 105 min): audio https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/interactive/Skin_Deep_GMN_.mp3?dest-id=590891

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