HOGmented

HOGmented Podcast Episode 1 - Brad Auty, Associate Game Director

How do you direct a game? Brad Auty, Associate Game Director, shares his unique perspective on crafting game direction and pushing past the typical 'silos' of expertise. Get ready for a conversation about relentless drive and amazing opportunities he found at Flying Wild Hog. HOGmented is a podcast for everyone curious about making games, and how we craft them here at Flying Wild Hog. We’re a game dev studio powered by global talent. Different skills. Different stories. One goal: create games players love. This is where you meet the people behind it all – talented, passionate, smart, and just the right amount of wild. The kind of team that makes this place feel like the best spot on earth to build games. We are proud of who we are, and we’d like to show you why. ------ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Welcome Brad Auty! 01:47 Espresso 04:49 Brad’s gamedev background 06:21 Brad on joining Hogs 07:06 Animation and feedback 10:43 Reaching outside your domain 14:50 Becoming a game director 16:57 Building the right team 20:10 Management VS remote work 25:24 Advice for beginners 27:14 Game direction and IP 30:10 Working with Tomb Raider IP 31:15 Executing the vision and sustaining it 33:35 We’re leaving preproduction, or are we? 34:53 Development stages 37:15 Conversation with the game 38:55 The myth of vertical slice 40:26 Missing the deadlines 42:11 Art and struggle of letting go 45:34 Brad’s take on present/future of Hogs 50:37 Thanks and goodbyes