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episode 58: #58 - Valiant Game Studios & Link In Bar
????????️ From consulting to programming, design, narrative, and more, tune in as we are joined by the talented Anna Högberg Jenelius ????, a jack of all trades in the games industry! ????️???? Hear all about how she co-founded Link In Bar, her very own game studio, Valiant Game Studio ????????, and how she is now working on not only one but two games ???????? soon to be released! ????????
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Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428090/KreatureKind/ - Wishlist KreatureKind on Steam!
- https://biosquare.earth/ - Visit the homepage for BioSquare!
- https://pendulaswing.com/ - Visit the homepage for Pendula Swing!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/452120/Midvinter/ - Buy Midvinter on Steam!
- https://www.facebook.com/events/1347084562648581/ - Join us at Slaktkyrkan on February 2nd in Stockholm!
- https://www.linkinbar.com/ - Visit the homepage for Link In Bar!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2436180/Sunset_Moon/ - Wishlist Sunset Moon on Steam!
- https://www.play-asia.com/red-colony-trilogy/13/70fmjh - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24596/Red_Colony_Uncensored_Threesome_Bundle/ - Buy the Red Colony trilogy on Steam!
- https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Switch!
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - Buy KnifeBoy on Steam!
- https://ottowretling.medium.com/list/game-development-427e99aefd01 - Read Otto’s blog about game development!
- https://discord.gg/mYM72SQ9CP - The discord server for Game Hub Umeå.
Chapters
00:00 Episode Intro
00:56 Introducing Our Guest
01:52 How Anna Splits Her Time
03:48 Does It Feel Like Consulting Distracts From Your Own Projects?
05:01 How Did Anna Get Into the Games Industry?
06:16 How Link In Bar Started
09:52 What Is the Purpose of Link In Bar?
10:57 How Did Anna Start Her Own Business?
13:19 What Software Does Anna Use?
14:55 How Did Anna Learn Unity?
15:41 How Do You Get to the Finish Line With Your Projects?
20:04 Work-Life Balance
22:41 The Journey of Creating 'KreatureKind'
26:19 The Influence of Marketing and Budget on Game Development
31:29 Reaching Your Target Audience
35:55 How Do You Learn Marketing?
39:10 Surviving and Making It Big as an Indie Dev
41:15 Does a Game Have To Be Completely Unique To Succeed?
48:12 The Writing Process and Worldbuilding for Games
52:23 Gameplay Is King
58:29 Which Field Does Anna Like the Most in Game Development?
59:55 The Day in the Life of a Game Developer
01:02:35 Episode Outro
Get all the links and the transcript for this episode right here: https://medium.com/@ottowretling/house-of-games-58-valiant-game-studios-link-in-bar-b626813a2400
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