by Justin Gary | Jun 30, 2022 | Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes, Uncategorized
Phil has a great origin story because it is one that represents what it’s like for most designers to make it in the industry. His most popular game, Sushi Go!, has sold over a million copies and has been translated into 20 languages. Phil specializes in games that are...
by Justin Gary | Mar 28, 2022 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes
Alan Phan and his team recently launched a million-dollar Kickstarter for a trading card game called The Grand Archive. What’s amazing is that he and his friends had never made a trading card game before, so today we’re going to learn a little bit more about Alan and...
by Justin Gary | Mar 1, 2022 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Philosophy, Show Notes
Richard Bartle is a legend among game designers. He has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and is the co-creator of the first virtual world ever to exist, a game called Multi-Use Dungeon or M.U.D. Richard authored the book Designing Virtual Worlds and his most recent...
by Justin Gary | Jan 13, 2022 | Business, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes
Alan Gerding is responsible for one of the highlights of my game design career, which we discuss in the first part of the podcast. He is a psychology professor and game designer who co-owns Tuesday Knight Games with his best friend. He is the designer of the recently...
by Justin Gary | Jan 1, 2022 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes
Hey Everyone! If you’re like me audiobooks have become a big part of life—listening to stories and learning lessons while I’m on the go. I particularly love audiobooks because they allow me to revisit core principles, again and again, which is key...
by Justin Gary | Nov 22, 2021 | Ascension, Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes
Brotherwise Games: Chris and Johnny O’Neal Brotherwise Games is an LA-based board game publishing company founded by Chris and Johnny O’Neal in 2012. Since then, the “Brothers Wise” have become one of the tabletop industry’s biggest indie success stories. In this...
