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Welcome to Pixel Pizza, your ultimate source for video game talk, chiptunes, and pepperoni. Delivered to you from Los Angeles and into the digital cyberspace of the 2020's. Featuring interviews with game industry professionals and music from the newest chiptune artists! Have questions, comments, or guest suggestions? Email us: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com *No Generative AI is used in the making of ... more

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Monkey around with us this week as we speak to Turkish 2D game artist Ece Aslı Erikci. Ece recently entered the industry with the social bomb diffusal game BOMBANANA!, the most played game at this summer's Steam Next Fest! Ece talks about her work on... more

We welcome game designer Aubrey Rugroden to the show this week to talk about how she's approached designing for multiple genres. Some of her work has been on the GTA/Goat Simulator-inspired Pigeon Simulator, the turn-based strategy game Teenage Mutan... more

Join us for a shorter Pixel Pizza this week (a personal pie?) as we speak with Armando Webb, half of the Mexico-based indie studio Odd Men In! The team's debut title is the 90's cartoon-inspired metroidvania Oh, My Doug! Armando tells us about the ha... more

Join us this week for a talk with Brazilian pixel artist and game designer Cecilia Santos, better known online as CeciHoney! Ceci has done freelance pixel art for a wide variety of indie games, including the upcoming titles Atomic Owl, Torment Hexus,... more

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Recent Guests

Armando Webb
Director of Oh, My Doug and co-founder of Odd Men In Studios
Odd Men In Studios
Episode: Armando Webb (Oh, My Doug!)
Cecilia Souza Santos
Indie game artist based in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Atomic Owl, Dino Hazard, Kronos Blackout, Saturday Morning RPG (games she has worked on)
Episode: Cecilia Souza Santos (Atomic Owl)
Case Jernigan
Artist, animator, educator, and game developer; developer of Bub
Independent game developer
Episode: Case Jernigan (Bub)
Slug Glove
Indie game developer who created REL and Pep-Pel
Self-employed/Indie developer
Episode: Slug Glove (Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times)
Tom van den Boogaart
Indie developer, Sokpop Collective member, creator of Grunn and Bernband
Sokpop Collective
Episode: Tom van den Boogaart (Grunn)
Christoffer Bodegård
CEO of Sudden Snail, interactive narrative designer and solo developer working on Esoteric Ebb
Sudden Snail
Episode: ENCORE: Christoffer Bodegård (Esoteric Ebb)
Jay Choi
Korean American writer and video editor known for Date Everything and involved in the indie game/science-fiction/webcomic space
Independent game development team for Date Everything; previous work with Nickelodeon and Lego
Episode: ENCORE: Jay Choi (Date Everything!)
Paul James
QA tester with extensive indie game experience, notable work on Blue Prince, Foolish Mortals, and Shadows of the Afterland
Blue Prince (project testing)
Episode: Paul James (Blue Prince)
Lawrence Plofker
Game designer and educator focused on educational games and therapy-assisted design
Simcoach
Episode: Lawrence Plofker (Tidekeeper)

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 17 ratings
  • My Review on Pixel Pizza!!

    I absolutely love this podcast! Ever since i discovered it. it’s been fun to listen to all the music, and hear all the fun people you guys interview!! Thanks for featuring my song!! - The Red Noob

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rednoobmusic
    United Statesa year ago
  • Awesome podcast

    Very fun and energetic! Jared does a great job picking out the music, conducting interviews and grabbing the attention of the listeners! Can’t wait for the new episodes to come!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    reviewcritic101894
    United States4 years ago

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Audience reaction notes the casual vibe and pizza banter as a unique charm.
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Nicolas Guérin (Spiritfarer)
Q: What does a day in the life of a creative director look like at Thunder Lotus?
It involves overseeing the project vision, coordinating writers and designers, approving work, and shaping both narrative and gameplay pillars, particularly in At Fate's End, where exploration of siblings and investigation drive the core experience.
Nicolas Guérin (Spiritfarer)
Q: What has been the most surprising evolution in the industry from when you started to now?
There was a shift from viewing games as entertainment to recognizing them as an artistic medium, with titles like Journey helping to prove that games could evoke deep emotional experiences beyond pure gameplay.
Nicolas Guérin (Spiritfarer)
Q: So I like to kick things off by asking, Nick, when in your life did you know you wanted to work in games?
I realized in high school that gaming could be a path, shifting from a family background not aligned with games to a career where rules and systems for games could be explored and refined, eventually leading to a long career in the industry.
Cecilia Souza Santos (Atomic Owl)
Q: Where is your favorite pizza place?
She shares a local spot in São Paulo called Don Paolo and recalls a kind gesture from the restaurant when she was broke, highlighting personal connections in her community.
Sam Eng (Skate Story)
Q: What was the hardest part of developing Skate Story?
He cites achieving convincing physics for skating and managing a complex production with many moving parts, ultimately aiming for a 95% functional state before release.

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2. Cecilia Souza Santos
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