Episodes

  • Dev Dive #034: PWYFF (Head of Community & Comms, Theorycraft Games)
    Dec 7 2022

    Today on Dev Dive, Chris joins me for a discussion about his path into game dev as a communications/community leader. We discuss some of the pitfalls you may encounter when entering the scene as well as the personal motivations that Chris used to get  into the roles he wanted.   

    https://twitter.com/PWYFF

    https://twitter.com/theorycraft_inc

    https://www.theorycraftgames.com/community 

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk 

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero 

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • Dev Dive #033: Riot Afic (Game Analysis Manager, League of Legends)
    Nov 29 2022

    Today on Dev Dive, Adam joins me for a discussion about the Gameplay Analysis Team (GAT) of League of Legends. We discuss the philopshy of GAT, how they approach balancing the game for such a large group of people, common misconceptions, and pre-season League changes.  

    https://www.twitch.tv/ActuallyAfic

    https://twitter.com/RiotAfic 

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk 

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero 

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Dev Dive #032: Riot Endstep (Game designer on Systems & Balance)
    Nov 21 2022

    Today on Dev Dive, Nick joins me for a discussion about Wild Rift, his journey from a math major in college to a Game Designer at Riot. We talk a bit about the differences between PC League of Legends and Wild Rift, the philopshy behind those differences, and what analysis and design at Riot look like.

    https://www.twitch.tv/endstep 

    https://twitter.com/RiotEndstep 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS   

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk 

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero 

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • Dev Dive #031: Nicholas Zaharias (Gameplay Programmer, Baldur's Gate 3)
    Feb 13 2021

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    Today on Dev Dive, Nicholas joins me for a discussion about his path to being a Gameplay Engineer at Larian studios, the developers of Divinity and Baldur's gate. There are also plenty of tangents about free content, intellectual property laws about code, and our favorite Australian comedy group Aunty Donna.

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    2 hrs and 30 mins
  • Dev Dive #030: Riot Aeneia (Strategic Advisor/Researcher, Valorant)
    Feb 4 2021

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    Today on Dev Dive, Riot Aeneia joins me for a discussion about her fascinating career as a Strategic Advisor and Researcher for the Valorant team! We had a great time talking about what this role does for the game, how her education and previous roles prepared her for this role, and where improvements can be made in gaming culture. 

    https://twitter.com/aeneiaa

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Dev Dive #029: Jared Sartin (Front End Engineer, Magic: Legends)
    Jan 28 2021

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    Today on Dev Dive Jared Sartin joins me to talk about his career as a Front End Engineer for Cryptic studios working on Magic: Legends! We go in-depth on his education history, varied career path, and his creative outlets outside of gaming. Jared is also the Dungeon Master for a DnD show called Here Be Dragons and puts out a few episodes a month live on his Twitch.  

    https://twitter.com/JaredSartin 

    http://jared.sart.in/ 

    https://www.twitch.tv/herebedragonsdnd 

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS 

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk 

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero 

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Dev Dive #028: Riste (Livestreaming)
    Jan 21 2021

    Today on Dev Dive @Risteband joins me for a talk about live streaming, the pervasiveness of negativity and toxicity in Twitch and League culture, what people can do to get inspired and motivated to be better, and how to focus on positivity and personal growth when working on yourself.   

    Discord.gg/Nighthawk  

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS 

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk 

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000 

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero 

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    2 hrs and 34 mins
  • Dev Dive #027: Liquid RedNekra (Esports Community Manager, Team Liquid)
    Jan 14 2021

    Today on Dev Dive @RedNekra from Team Liquid joins me to talk about community management in esports, how being apart of Team Liquid has changed his life, and how the esports industry will handle the transition back into "normalcy" once the pandemic recedes.

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pFgNnwI5nLzuL0ddZAbgS

    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dev-dive/id1451324371?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

    https://www.Youtube.com/Nighthawk20000

    https://www.Discord.gg/Nighthawk

    https://www.twitch.tv/Nighthawk20000

    https://www.Twitter.com/BenDiPiero

    https://www.Twitter.com/DevDivePodcast

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    2 hrs and 39 mins