House of Games

Tune in every Wednesday for a new episode where your hosts, Rune and Otto, debate and discuss various topics related to game development, covering everything from how to get started with game development to the creative process and the current state and future of the industry. We'll also be featuring interviews with industry experts, indie developers, and veterans to give you a fresh behind-the-scenes perspective on the world of game development. Join us today, we have something for anyone interested in video games or video game development!

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 55m. Bisher sind 69 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 15 hours 49 minutes

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episode 9: #9 - Culture


How does culture influence the visual style of games? Is it reasonable that some video games should be censored? What is the difference between developing a game for a Japanese audience vs. a Swedish one?

Join us as we discuss how culture relates to gameplay, censorship, UX, style, and work culture in the video games industry.

Your Hosts and Their Games
  • https://www.nintendo...


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 February 15, 2023  57m
 
 

episode 8: #8 – Crunch & Stats


Is crunch in the video games industry a real problem or not? What do you use a test kit for? What is a debug menu, and why does your game need one? – All this and more, on this week’s episode of House of Games!

Your Hosts and Their Games
  • https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/knifeboy-rebooted-switch/ - The Nintendo Switch store page for KnifeBoy Rebooted.
  • https://store.steampowered...


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 February 8, 2023  56m
 
 

episode 6: #6 - The Fine Arc


What do game development, medtech, youth centers and a theory to explain the lack of aliens have in common? Listen to our interview with Daniel Olofsson from The Fine Arc to find out!

Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
  • http://thefinearc.com/ — The homepage for The Fine Arc.
  • https://twitter.com/thefinearc — The Twitter account for The Fine Arc.
  • https://store.steampowered...


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 January 25, 2023  52m
 
 

Trailer - Interview With Shaping Games About the New Mulle Meck Game


We interviewed Anna Frew and Simon Bergqvist from Shaping Games about the new Mulle Meck game they are working on, stay tuned for when the episode comes out in March!

Until then, you can meet them in person, along with the author of Mulle Meck, George Johansson, and the illustrator Jens Ahlbom at the eCarExpo at Friends Arena in Stockholm February 3rd - 5th 2023 as they release their latest book in the series; "Mulle Meck Builds an Electric Car".
https://lnkd...


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 January 24, 2023  1m
 
 

episode 5: #5 – Game Jam


A game jam is an event where the participants try and make a game from scratch, finish it, and then release it in a single weekend.

In this episode, you will hear both the ups and downs of making a small game in a very short amount of time and things to think about if you are curious to join a game jam or host your own event, and most importantly: why you should join a game jam!

Your Hosts and Guests, and Their Games
  • https://itch...


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 January 18, 2023  47m
 
 

episode 4: #4 - Conforming Ideas


This time, Otto and Rune discuss the testing process for their games in development, whether you should make creative decisions to satisfy your audience or stick to your own creative vision, and the future of video game art and innovation.

Your Hosts
  • https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - The game KnifeBoy, by Rune.
  • https://store.steampowered...


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 January 11, 2023  49m
 
 

episode 3: #3 - Optimism or Pessimism


Welcome back to the house of games!

In this episode, we debate the future of the video games industry and whether there is cause for optimism or pessimism, if you need a publisher to be successful, and more...

Your Hosts
  • https://i.imgur.com/nXXGNoJ.jpg - “Matrix Pension” by Rune.
  • https://store.steampowered.com/app/889130/KnifeBoy_Rebooted/ - KnifeBoy
  • https://store.steampowered...


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 January 4, 2023  49m
 
 

episode 2: #2 - Haste-Miner 2


The Show

Join us for our second episode where we interview Hannes(Seyloj), the creator Haste-Miner 2. In the episode, we discuss topics such as the development process of Haste-Miner 2, bug testing, releasing a game on Steam, the effect of influencers on game sales, monetization and interacting with fans, among other things.

Your Hosts and Guest, and Their Games
  • https://linktr.ee/seyloj - A collection of links to Hannes’ social media profiles...


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 December 28, 2022  39m
 
 

episode 1: #1 - What Is Game Hub Umeå?


Welcome to our very first episode with your hosts Otto and Rune as well as our first guest Stefan Eriksson, the community manager for Game Hub Umeå.
In this episode, we talk about what Game Hub Umeå is, and where it’s headed, crunch in the video games industry, incubators and what they can do for game developers, and more!


Related Links:

  • https://gamehubumea.se/ - The website for Game Hub Umeå.
  • https://discord...


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 December 21, 2022  33m