Humans Who Make Games with Adam Conover
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Humans Who Make Games with Adam Conover
An intimate conversation with the creators of some of the world's most remarkable games, hosted by comedian and life-long gamer Adam Conover. This season I will talk with the developers of Portal, Assassin's Creed, Hyper Light Drifter and many more about what it’s like to make video games for a livi...
Recent Episodes
17 episodes
Alx Preston (Hyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine)
In the season 2 finale, Adam is joined by Alx Preston, creator of the acclaimed Hyper Light Drifter. Alx details his personal journey that lead to the...
Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games, Pixelles)
Adam is joined by Tanya X. Short, head of Kitfox Games and co-founder of Pixelles. Tanya has worked all around the world starting out in Norway, and c...
Zach Gage (Spell Tower, Really Bad Chess, Ridiculous Fishing)
This week Adam is joined by Zach Gage, developer of iOS games like Spell Tower, Ridiculous Fishing, and more!
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Anna Megill (Control, Dishonored)
This week Adam is joined by Game Writer and Narrative Designer, Anna Megill! Anna has been working in video games for 15 years and recently wrote the...
Sam Barlow (Her Story, Silent Hill: Origins, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories)
Sam Barlow joins Adam to deep dive into the world of interactive fiction, how Sam got involved in text-based games, and his storied career. Be sure to...
Alex Beachum (Outer Wilds)
This week Adam is joined by Alex Beachum, Creative Director for Outer Wilds! Alex tells Adam about going from student project to full fledged game, hi...
Kim Swift (Portal, Quantum Conundrum, Origin, Twitch)
This week, Adam talks with Kim Swift, one of the original creators of the highly acclaimed Portal. Kim has had a long and varied career in video games...
Live from JFL with Ron Funches and Jean Guesdon (Assassin's Creed: Origins, Black Flag, & Revelations)
Welcome to Season 2 of Humans Who Make Games! This episode was recorded live at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
Adam is joined...
Rand Miller
In a bonus interview recorded before Humans Who Make Games even existed, Adam talks to legendary game designer Rand Miller, the co-creator of MYST, Ri...
Game Workers Unite
This week Adam talks to developers/advocates Emma and Steve (not their real names) from Game Workers Unite, an organization dedicated to advocating fo...
Rich Vreeland AKA Disasterpeace (FEZ, Hyper Light Drifter, It Follows)
This week we shift gears -- instead of talking to a game designer, Adam interviews composer/musician Rich Vreeland AKA Disasterpiece (FEZ, Hyper Light...
Justin Ma (Subset Games, Into the Breach, FTL)
This week Adam talks to Justin Ma, Co-Founder of Subset games and creator of FTL and Into the Breach! They discuss: Justin's journey as a gamer and de...
Jason Rohrer (Passage, The Castle Doctrine, One Hour One Life)
This week Adam talks to Jason Rohrer, creator of Passage, The Castle Doctrine, One Hour One Life, and more! Adam and Jason talk about getting his game...
Christine Love (Digital: A Love Story, Analogue: A Hate Story, Ladykiller in a Bind)
This episode tracks Christine Love's unique path into the games industry, the process of creating a visual novel -- (from the writing, to the programm...
Derek Yu (Spelunky, Aquaria, Eternal Daughter)
This week, Adam talks to Derek Yu, the creator of Spelunky, Aquaria, Eternal Daughter, and others! Learn about Derek's journey, inspirations, philosop...
Edmund McMillen (The Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy)
For our first episode, Adam talks to Edmund McMillen, the creator of Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac, and more! We track Edmund's journey through...
Preview: Humans Who Make Games
Clips, highlights, and previews of what's to come in the first season of Humans Who Make Games!
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