The Art Wire

"baetyl" by Kate Bagenzo

The 3rd episode of the gold extra Briefs 2025 (micro game publishing series) winners: Kate Bagenzo talks with Evgeni Puzankov - who cofounded the Briefs Series together with gold extra´s Georg Hobmeier in 2022 - about the idea behind, the narrative aspects and the production of the game "baetyl". According to Kate Bagenzo "baetyl" is ...a lost friend...a god preserved in stone...a lateral thinking puzzle...a shut in The topic for the 2025 Briefs Call was "Cheese", on itch.io you can play this game and also the 2 other Briefs 2025 winners: https://itch.io/b/3301/briefs-2025-the-cheese-collection [https://itch.io/b/3301/briefs-2025-the-cheese-collection]

"Phoebii's Preserve", by Phoebii & Rita

Another podcast episode of one of the gold extra Briefs 2025 (micro game publishing series) winners: Phoebii & Rita talk with Evgeni Puzankov - who cofounded the Briefs Series together with gold extra´s Georg Hobmeier in 2022 - about games, games production and specifically about their game "Phoebii's Preserve". The topic for the 2025 Briefs Call was "Cheese", and therefore "Phoebii's Preserve" is a (quote) "cheese-able cyberpunk dating simulator!" The 2025 Briefs Winners collection can be found and player on itch.io, here the ⁠link [https://itch.io/b/3301/briefs-2025-the-cheese-collection]to this collection⁠.

"I made a game for you" - by Medienzentrale

Podcast episode of one of the gold extra Briefs 2025 (micro game publishing series) winners: The game I Made A Game For You was created by Felix Schindler (art, design, music) and Friedrich Hanisch (programming, level design, story). Together they form the collective Medienzentrale and in this episode the two of them talk to Evgeni Puzankov - who founded the Briefs Series together with gold extra´s Georg Hobmeier in 2022 - about their backgrounds and about their collaboration and process for creating this game. The topic for the 2025 Briefs Call was "Cheese", the 2025 Briefs Winners collection can be found and player on itch.io, here the link to this collection [https://itch.io/b/3301/briefs-2025-the-cheese-collection]. I Made A Game For You - a game where you play a game, while talking to your dad (who made the game). More about gold extra [https://goldextra.com/en] More about Briefs [https://goldextra.com/en/briefs-a-microgame-series ]

"Sense of Nowhere" with Hsin-Hsuan Yeh

Dancing Paprika, rain sound made of clapping and snipping, and flying scallops – be prepared for a weird and unique experience! Hsin-Hsuan Yeh explores associative thinking in her VR-experience "Sens of Nowhere". In this interview she talks with The Art Wire-host Sophia about the impressive sound design, visual choices and a lot of different interpretations (and a lot more, of course). This interview was recorded at the ART*VR-Festival / ZIP-SCENE-Conference in Prag in October 2025.

"The Time Before" with Leo Metcalf

Leo Metcalf made a VR-experience about memories of childhood, magical fantasy-worlds to escape reality and emotional stuntedness. In the interview he talks with The Art Wire-host Sophia about his personal experiences that he integrated in the art piece. Furthermore they talk about the dream-like imagery, about the sound design and the storytelling in "The Time Before" (and much more!). There even is a secret movie recommendation if you are looking for the saddest film in the world :) This interview was recorded at the ART*VR-Festival / ZIP-SCENE-Conference in Prag in October 2025.