Designer Notes
Idle ThumbsWhy do we make games? Every designer has a different and very personal answer to that question. Soren Johnson, founder of Mohawk Games, sits down with noted designers to find out by examining their careers as a whole.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 86 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Categories | LeisureVideo Games | ||||
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In this episode, Soren interviews Anton Strenger, best known for his work on Civilization 5, Civilization 6, and Beyond Earth. They discuss how he ended up paying Carnegie Mellon so that he could work at Firaxis, why there aren’t many Great People af... more
In this episode, Soren interviews independent game developer Zach Barth, best known for his puzzle games, including SpaceChem, Infinifactory, Shenzhen I/O, and Opus Magnum. They discuss why he made a game about assembly language, how he guaranteed th... more
In this episode, Soren interviews independent game developer Zach Barth, best known for his puzzle games, including SpaceChem, Infinifactory, Shenzhen I/O, and Opus Magnum. They discuss why he never originally wanted to make money on his games, why p... more
In this episode, Soren interviews noted game investor Mitch Lasky, best known for his work as a venture capitalist at Benchmark, as the CEO of JAMDAT, and as an executive at Activision and Electronic Arts. They discuss how the industry’s business mod... more
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- Love this pod
I was wondering when you’d interview Jake Solomon! I’ve listened to other interviews with him and he mentioned you, so I was wondering why he hadn’t been on.
Apple Podcasts5Bellinater
United Statesa year ago - Quality conversations
Soren manages to balance more technical questions with broader and personal ones such that the podcast is entertaining and relevant for a broad audience. A pleasure to listen to.
Apple Podcasts5Nickname_For_Your_ReviewsUnited Statesa year ago - Great interviews with some games industry legends
Very thoughtful and in-depth interviews with many of the greats of the field. I love that Soren, as a peer of his interviewees, is not afraid to sometimes be a bit critical of their past work while getting deep into how they made it succeed. I would go so far as to call it indispensable for anyone who cares about game design and development in general.
Apple Podcasts5OhTheWerewolfUnited Statesa year ago - In depth conversations with legendary game designers
A really great podcast with some legendary guests and extremely thorough conversations. Soren covers a lot of ground in each episode. I appreciate that he goes deep into the careers and creative decision making processes with his guests. The extended length of the interviews is welcome - I only wish I could listen to both parts of an interview back to back but it’s worth the wait.
Apple Podcasts5mbcauleyUnited States3 years ago Now, having listened new episodes, which forced me to start listening them from the beginning - you know, dropping one episode (off the many I want to hear throughout from first days) to playlist each day.
It gives a great look into game developers minds; which I look for in myself, and find similarities in, but like everyone is different, I also come to those "wow, I would've never thought of that."
If you're a designer, even just"hobbyist" like me, you can learn a lot from this podcast!
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Podcast Addict3 years agoJani Janegirl S.
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