This show's mission is to share the stories and views of people from a wide range of background experiences and experience levels, to help show a rich view of what's involved in making games (AAA, indies, game jammers, hobbyists, and more!), various sides of the game industry, and today's game communities and events.
Final episode of the HomeTeam GameDev Podcast. Join us today in https://DevPods.gg with the coupon code podcast10year ! Music by Danny Baranowsky
9/22/25 • 16:32
Anna is a freelance senior game writer and narrative designer, with experience on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Localization Writer), Night School for Netflix (Lead Writer), Foglands (Lead Writer), Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (Narrative Designer at Hardsuit Labs). Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
9/8/25 • 23:37
Anna is a freelance senior game writer and narrative designer, with experience on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Localization Writer), Night School for Netflix (Lead Writer), Foglands (Lead Writer), Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (Narrative Designer at Hardsuit Labs). Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
8/25/25 • 25:09
Brice is a former AAA developer turned indie. He's currently developing World's Goodest Pup, with past experience at EA on the Sims franchise, Crowdstar's Covet Fashion, Lead GameDesigner on ChefVille at Zynga, WB Games and more. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
8/11/25 • 25:41
Brice is a former AAA developer turned indie. He's currently developing World's Goodest Pup, with past experience at EA on the Sims franchise, Crowdstar's Covet Fashion, Lead GameDesigner on ChefVille at Zynga, WB Games and more. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
7/28/25 • 28:36
Tim Ruswick is an indie game developer, online community builder, and marketing expert. In this special 10-year episode Tim and Chris talk about the next evolution of HomeTeam: DevPods.gg - which is now live! Enter coupon code PODCAST10YEAR to get your first two months for the price of one. Music by Danny Baranowsky
7/14/25 • 28:45
Michael Fewkes is a technical sound designer and audio programmer. He's credited on over 50 games made in HomeTeam GameDev, and was the lead developer on several, including HomeTeam's first Godot project. Michael has edited this podcast (!) since 2021. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
6/30/25 • 25:34
Michael Fewkes is a technical sound designer and audio programmer. He's credited on over 50 games made in HomeTeam GameDev, and was the lead developer on several, including HomeTeam's first Godot project. Michael has edited this podcast (!) since 2021. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
6/16/25 • 28:31
Randall Fujimoto is a game-based learning designer with over a decade of experience at GameTrainLearning.org, a non-profit where he develops educational experiences for classrooms and other learning environments. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
6/2/25 • 24:40
Randall Fujimoto is a game-based learning designer with over a decade of experience at GameTrainLearning.org, a non-profit where he develops educational experiences for classrooms and other learning environments. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
5/19/25 • 27:54
Tarja Porkka-Kontturi (@tarjapk.bsky.social) is a game producer, award-winning accessibility consultant, and director of comms for Global Game Jam. She has helped organize IGDA Finland. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
5/5/25 • 19:39
Tarja Porkka-Kontturi (@tarjapk.bsky.social) is a game producer, award-winning accessibility consultant, and director of comms for Global Game Jam. She has helped organize IGDA Finland. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
4/21/25 • 20:57
Scott Anderson is a game developer at Unity. His previous work includes Facebook Horizon, Oculus, Funomena, Call of Duty, and ShadowPhysics. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
4/7/25 • 42:15
Scott Anderson is a game developer at Unity. His previous work includes Facebook Horizon, Oculus, Funomena, Call of Duty, and ShadowPhysics. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
3/24/25 • 41:39
Ted and his team at https://stellamaris.games provide guidance for your games and creative work. His previous experience includes Funomena, MidBoss, Meta, and frequently speaking at industry events. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
3/10/25 • 26:35
Ted and his team at https://stellamaris.games provide guidance for your games and creative work. His previous experience includes Funomena, MidBoss, Meta, and frequently speaking at industry events. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
2/24/25 • 30:03
Nic is a Manager in Ratings at Riot Games and streams reading retro game manuals on Twitch. Previously he worked in partnerships for Niantic and managed recruiting with VGMarket. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
2/10/25 • 26:50
Nic is a Manager in Ratings at Riot Games and streams reading retro game manuals on Twitch. Previously he worked in partnerships for Niantic and managed recruiting with VGMarket. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
1/27/25 • 29:57
Megan is the founder of Glass Bottom Games, as the lead developer on SkateBIRD, Hot Tin Roof, Spartan Fist, and Jones on Fire. She's now working on BIRDahoy. Early in her career she was a programmer on LEGO Universe. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
1/13/25 • 31:56
Megan is the founder of Glass Bottom Games, as the lead developer on SkateBIRD, Hot Tin Roof, Spartan Fist, and Jones on Fire. She's now working on BIRDahoy. Early in her career she was a programmer on LEGO Universe. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
12/30/24 • 24:52
Julia Minamata, Chase Bethea, Anya Combs, and Ryan Ike join Chris DeLeon (the birthday boy!) for a panel about questions for people newer to the business side. Learn more or work with us FeelBetterDoingBusiness.com Music by Danny Baranowsky
12/16/24 • 77:27
Rick is the CEO of GameDevTV and a video course instructor. He has a background as a game career coach, Executive Producer and Game Director at PopCap Games, and instructor at Vancouver Film School. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
12/2/24 • 23:49
Rick is the CEO of GameDevTV and a video course instructor. He has a background as a game career coach, Executive Producer and Game Director at PopCap Games, and instructor at Vancouver Film School. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
11/18/24 • 34:32
Senior Tech Artist at Splash Damage in London (formerly with Singularity 6), and also has a background in doing Unreal 5 training for HomeTeam GameDev, Georgia Film Academy, and other organizations. Part 3 of 3. Music by Danny Baranowsky
11/4/24 • 50:06
Senior Tech Artist at Splash Damage in London (formerly with Singularity 6), and also has a background in doing Unreal 5 training for HomeTeam GameDev, Georgia Film Academy, and other organizations. Part 2 of 3. Music by Danny Baranowsky
10/21/24 • 34:06
Senior Tech Artist at Splash Damage in London (formerly with Singularity 6), and also has a background in doing Unreal 5 training for HomeTeam GameDev, Georgia Film Academy, and other organizations. Part 1 of 3. Music by Danny Baranowsky
10/7/24 • 29:33
Brian is the Lead Developer at Adroit Studios, where he specializes in educational game development with grant support. He's a former member and project lead at HomeTeam GameDev. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
9/23/24 • 22:24
Brian is the Lead Developer at Adroit Studios, where he specializes in educational game development with grant support. He's a former member and project lead at HomeTeam GameDev. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
9/9/24 • 30:05
Renee is creative director at Stumbling Cat, where she recently released her game Potions: A Curious Tale after 10 years of development. She served as the Executive Director of IGDA, and is the current Alumni Board Chair. She was also a technical product manager on Supernatural VR. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
8/26/24 • 28:58
Renee is creative director at Stumbling Cat, where she recently released her game Potions: A Curious Tale after 10 years of development. She served as the Executive Director of IGDA, and is the current Alumni Board Chair. She was also a technical product manager on Supernatural VR. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky
8/12/24 • 27:53
