Think Like A Game Designer
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Think Like A Game Designer
In Think Like a Game Designer, award-winning designer and Stone Blade Entertainment CEO Justin Gary speaks with world-class game designers and creative experts from various industries. Each episode deconstructs the creative process, offering insights into the art of game design and the broader cultu...
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Jonathan Grant — Critics, Experiments, Secrets, and the Business of Play (#92)
About Jonathan
Jonathan Grant is a creative director at Zynga, founder of Orbital Games, and co-host of We Thought It Would Be Easy with Jordan...
Elan Lee — Building Exploding Kittens, Marketing as Design, Retail Pitches, and Playing to Sell (#90)
About Elan
Elan Lee (@elanlee) is the co-creator and chief executive officer of Exploding Kittens, a leading gaming and entertainment company. U...
Justin Gary — 5 Lessons From 15 Years (#90)
At Gen Con this year, we kicked off Ascension’s 15-year anniversary celebration. I had the chance to meet so many fans who have been part of this comm...
Tim Ferriss — Designing Coyote, Playing to Learn, Publishing Truths, and Saying "No" (#89)
About Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss is a category of one. His innovative approach to life and business has helped him to launch 5 New York Times Beste...
Cole Wehrle — Cute Creatures, Brutal Games, Asymmetric Design, and Subverting Expectations (#88)
About Cole
Cole Wehrle is one of the most innovative minds in board game design today. Cole is a partner at Leder Games, but best-known as the c...
Amy Lowe — Finding Your X Factor, Marketing with Heart, and Serving the Right Players (#87)
About Amy
Amy Lowe is a marketer, strategist, and lifelong nerd whose career spans over two decades helping brands connect with audiences in mea...
Derek Sivers — Embracing Simplicity, Owning Your Weirdness, and Designing a Life with Intent (#86)
About Derek Sivers
Derek Sivers has worn many hats, musician, entrepreneur, author, and philosopher, but his work maintains a single throughline...
Dominic Crapuchettes — Designing for Constraints, Rebuilding After Failure, and Finding the Magic in Games (#85)
Dominic Crapuchettes is the founder of North Star Games and the designer of massive hits like Wits & Wagers, Say Anything, and the Evolution series—ga...
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Kohji Nagata — Building Parallel, Designing with Obsession, and Falling in Love with Your Creations (#84)
Kohji Nagata has worn many hats—software developer, musician, podcast creator—but today he’s best known as Head of Design and co-founder of Parallel S...
Dafna Pleban — Editing Underwater, Building Creative Teams, and the Economics of Storytelling (#83)
About Dafna Pleban
Dafna Pleban is a veteran comic book editor and narrative developer whose career spans over 15 years across original and lice...
Justin Ziran — Digital Magic: Fear and Success, Leading with Bold Decisions, and Redefining Innovation (#82)
About Justin Ziran
Justin Ziran is a veteran of the collectible and strategy games industry. He has decades of experience shaping some of the mo...
James Introcaso — Game Masters, the Rise of Indie RPGs and Showing Up for Luck (#81)
James Introcaso is an award-winning tabletop game designer and storyteller whose work has helped shape the modern landscape of roleplaying games. As t...
Jesse Alexander — Mastering the Creative Hustle, Fighting for Bold Ideas, and Thriving in a Changing Industry (#80)
About Jesse Alexander
Jesse Alexander is an Emmy award-winning screenwriter and producer with over two decades of experience crafting iconic tel...
Ryan Soave — Embracing Discomfort, Overcoming Mental Blocks, and Unlocking Creative Growth (#79)
About Ryan Soave
Ryan Soave is a healthcare executive, therapist, coach, and speaker with over 14 years of experience in mental health consultin...
Matt Forbeck — From Warhammer to Marvel: Bold Risks, Creative Freedom, and Collaboration (#78)
About Matt Forbeck
Matt Forbeck is an award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author and game designer with a career spanning over three de...
Alliestrasza — From Hearthstone Streaming to Web3 Gaming: Building Communities and Crafting New Worlds (#77)
Alliestrasza joins us on today’s episode, bringing her extensive experience as a prominent streamer and influencer in the trading card game space. Bes...
Eric Dieulangard — Altered: Marketing the most successful TCG Kickstarter of all time (#75)
Eric Dieulangard joins us on today’s episode, bringing a ton of experience from the gaming and business worlds. He is currently the Chief Marketing Of...
Travis George — From League of Legends to Vela Games: Prioritization, Leadership, and the Power of Constraints (#75)
About Travis George
Travis George joins us on today’s episode, bringing over two decades of experience in the video game industry. Travis has he...
Alexander Seropian — From Halo to Fortnite: Mastering Team Dynamics, Entrepreneurial Resilience, and User Generated Content (#74)
Alexander Seropian joins us on today’s episode, bringing his vast expertise from decades in the video game industry. Alex is the founder of several in...
Richard Bartle & Nigel Roberts — The Power of ‘What If,’ Building Communities, and Navigating Decentralization in Game Design (#73)
Richard Bartle and Nigel Roberts join us on today’s episode, bringing decades of experience in gaming, technology, and community building. Richard is...
Alex Yeager — Mastering Game Pitches, Reviving Evergreen Titles, and Creating Social Experiences in Game Design (#72)
About Alex Yeager
Alex Yeager joins us on today’s episode to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience from over 20 years in the board game i...
Scott Morris — Building a Brand, Navigating Contracts, and the Power of Relationships in Game Design (#71)
About Scott Morris
Scott Morris joins us on today’s episode to share insights into the world of game design and business development. Scott is t...
LIVE at Gen Con 2024 (Special Episode)
In this special live episode recorded at Gen Con 2024, I share key lessons from my 20 years in the game industry, including insights from working with...
Ethan Mollick — Navigating AI in Game Design, Ethical Integration, and Supporting Artists (#70)
Ethan Mollick joins us today to share his insights into the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence. Ethan is an associate professor at the...
Justin Gary — C.O.R.E. Attributes (Special)
In this episode of "Think Like a Game Designer," I take a different approach by presenting a solo discussion without any guests. Here, I focus on a co...
Jonathan Tweet — Pioneering RPG Design, Innovating Dungeons & Dragons, and Crafting Educational Stories (#69)
About Jonathan Tweet
Jonathan Tweet joins us today to share his 25-year journey through the gaming industry. His impressive portfolio includes t...
Geoff Engelstein — Game Design Wisdom, Educational Insights, and Industry Advocacy (#68)
Jeff Engelstein joins us today to share his expansive journey in the gaming world. An award-winning tabletop game designer, Jeff has crafted acclaimed...
Stephan Brissaud — Industry Leadership, Game Development, and Retail Strategies (#67)
About Stephan Brissaud
Stephan Brissaud joins us today to explore his extensive career in navigating the gaming industry. With his roots beginni...
Eric Price — Uniting VTubers and Players, Designing Oshi Push and the Importance of GAMA (#66)
About Eric Price
Eric Price, a veteran in the tabletop gaming industry, joins us to discuss his extensive journey from localizing Japanese games...
Neeraj Kashyap — Web3 Game Design, Navigating Scams, Success Stories, and Pioneering the Path for Gaming in Emerging Tech (#65)
Neeraj Kashyap, a pioneer in the blockchain gaming sector, joins us to share his journey from academia to the forefront of Web3 game development. As t...
Ben Robbins — World Building in Microscope, Gaming with Strangers and Writing Effective Rules (#64)
About Ben Robbins
Ben Robbins joins us to share his experiences creating acclaimed RPGs like Microscope and In This World. Known for his innovat...
Jason Morningstar — Designing Fiasco, Emotional Risks of Creative Projects, and a Culture of Learning and Play (#63)
Jason Morningstar, a trailblazer in role-playing game design, chats with us about his journey from passionate gamer to the mastermind behind innovativ...
Jane Chung Hoffacker — From League of Legends to animating Arcane, Rhythms of Guitar Hero, and Mastering IP Creation (#62)
About Jane Chung Hoffacker
Jane Chung Hoffacker, an Emmy Award-winning producer for the acclaimed "Arcane" series based on League of Legends, is...
C. Thi Nguyen — Game Design as Art, Fish Taco Adventures, and Exploring Game Design Principles in Daily Life (#61)
C. Thi Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah and the author of the incredible book "Games: Agency as Art." In this...
Maxine "MJ" Newman — Leading Arkham Horror into New Realms, Unveiling Cooperative Game Magic, and Navigating Career Crossroads (#60)
Maxine “MJ” Newman joins me to chat about her leap from lawyering to senior game designer at Fantasy Flight Games. As a game designer at Fantasy Fligh...
Anthony Giovannetti — Crafting Slay the Spire, Nurturing Team Dynamics, Balancing Life and Launches, and Embracing the Magic of Mods (#59)
This episode is stand-alone, but if you’d like to hear more about the Mega Crit team behind Slay the Spire, check out last week’s episode!
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Casey Yano — Designing with Detail in Slay the Spire, Mastering the Gaming Grind, Marketing dos and donts, and Building a High Trust Company Culture (#58)
Casey Yano is a true innovator in the gaming world, known for his unique blend of creativity and technical skill. As a co-founder of MegaCrit Games an...
Steven Pressfield — Conquering Creative Resistance, The Craft of Historical Fiction, and the Interplay of Games and the Muse (#57)
Steven Pressfield stands as a titan in the literary world, a master of historical fiction with profound insights into the creative process. He's renow...
Tim Hutchings — Thousand-Year-Old Vampire, Blending Fine Arts with Game Design, Crafting Emotional RPG Experiences, and Teaching Design Through Philosophy (#56)
Tim Hutchings is a unique voice in the world of game design, known for his innovative approach that blends his rich background in fine arts with inter...