A People’s History of Video Game Development

Episode 9: Guest! Wendy Despain

Tracy and Kel chat with Wendy Despain about her video game origin story, and hear all about an encounter with Majel Roddenberry...

Episode 8: Guest! Emily Taylor

Tracy and Kel chat with the amazing Emily Taylor, who's worked on everything from EverQuest II, to Dragon Age to Spry Fox' Spirit Crossing (forthcoming; check it out at https://playspiritcrossing.com/) [https://playspiritcrossing.com/)]. Our 11.5 listeners are in for a real treat!

Episode 7: Life of a Developer, Installment 1

Tracy and Kel talk about game developer career life, from layoffs to contract work to the changing shape of development teams over time.

Episode Six: The Graeme Davis Fan Club

Tracy and Kel talk about industry veteran Graeme Davis, networking and how to not be remembered as “that guy who smelled like pizza.”

Episode 5: Kill Ten Cultists

Tracy and Kel talk about the problem with faceless enemies, and reminisce about creating quests for EverQuest and Elder Scrolls Online.