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Michelle Hwu is an audio designer, director, and foley artist whose contributions can be seen in TV, Movies, and Video Games and in episode 131 of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about how they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, games that made them want to work in games, a bit of childhood nostalgia, their mount rushmore of games, life outside of gaming, the lightning round, some under appreciated games, and Steam Next Fest.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Michelle as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 131!

0:00 Start

6:16 How they got into the industry

14:15 Words of encouragement

18:00 Games that made them want to work in games

21:15 Childhood nostalgia

31:45 Mt. Rushmore of gaming

44:30 Life outside of gaming

50:15 Lightning round

54:15 Underappreciated games

01:02:00 Closing time

01:06:15 Steam Next Fest

Check Michelle out via: https://www.michellehwu.com/

Check her Instagram out via: https://www.instagram.com/michellehwu/?hl=en

Find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellehwu

Or follow her on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/michellehwu.bsky.social

Nathalie Fourdraine is an illustrator and concept artists whose contributions can be seen in titles such as Wanderstop and IDWs Sonic The Hedgehog and in episode 130 of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about how they got into illustration, some words of encouragement, the game they’d make if budget didn’t matter, what makes gaming enjoyable to her, their favorite games, the lightning round, their guilty pleasure games, some obscure titles, and their life outside of gaming.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Nathalie as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 130!

0:00 Start

12:45 How they got into illustration and concept art

19:30 Words of encouragement

26:15 If budget was no issue

33:15 What makes gaming enjoyable to her

41:30 Favorite games

59:15 Lightning Round

01:04:30 Guilty pleasure games

01:14:00 Obscure games

01:20:00 Life outside of gaming

01:30:30 Closing Time

Check Nathalie out on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/loopyyylupe.bsky.social

Check Sparkflake out via https://spark-flame.itch.io/sparkflame-comic-anthology

Check out Nathalie’s shotout to Liz and the Engine Angel trailer here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoSnM2l6tNs

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Sophie Smart is a Producer that has contributed to projects such as Gang Beasts, Kingdom Two Crowns, and is now currently working as the founder of Blossom Arcade and in episode 129 of The Red Tunic Podcast we talk about how they got into the industry and words of encouragement, their favorite games, games that made them want to work in the industry, their life outside of gaming, as well as some lightning round questions.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Sophie as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 129!

0:00 Start

11:15 How they got into the industry

18:45 Words of encouragement

25:45 Favourite Games

40:00 Games that made her want to work in the industry

51:00 Life outside of gaming

01:00:30 Lightning Round

01:06:15 Closing Time

Check Sophie out on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/loxeni.bsky.social

Check out Blossom Arcade via https://www.blossomarcade.com/

Follow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcast

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Full list found at https://pod.link/TheRedTunicPodcast

Cedre Pradier is an illustrator and UI/UX Designer that has contributed to projects such as Wanderstop, Assemble With Care, and Sable and in episode 128 of The Red Tunic Podcast, they have joined me to talk about what got them into the industry, some words of encouragement, their favorite games, their life outside of gaming, the game they feel hasn’t got enough recognition, and some lightning round questions.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Cedre as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 128!

0:00 Start

10:45 What got them into the industry

17:15 Words of Encouragement 

23:45 Favorite Games

47:45 Life Outside Of Gaming

01:01:15 Lightning Round

01:08:00 Game that didn’t get enough recognition

01:17:00 Closing Time

Check Cedre out on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/cedre.bsky.social

Check Cedre out on Twitter: https://x.com/cedre_p

Check Cedre out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cedre.p/

Alex Trowers is a Solo Indie Developer and consultant that has been in the industry long enough to have went by many titles with involvement in many different projects, but for the sake of today we will simply call him a “Bullfrog Legend”.

In this episode we speak about how they got into the industry, some words of encouragement, their favorite games, what makes gaming enjoyable to them, their life outside of gaming, the game they’d like to create given absolute freedom, and some lightning round questions.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are links in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Alex as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 127!

0:00 Start

13:30 How They Got Into The Industry

22:15 Words of Encouragement

27:45 Favourite Games

52:30 What Makes Gaming Enjoyable To Them

55:30 Their Life Outside Of Gaming

01:03:45 The Game They’d Make Given Absolute Freedom

01:35:30 The Lightning Round

01:42:15 Closing Time

Follow Alex on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/bulkpaint.bsky.social

Nic Tringali is a Game Designer and Director at Lunar Division who you might recognize for their previous game The Banished Vault as well as the upcoming Amberspire. In this episode we talk about who Nic is and how they got into the industry, game design soft skills, the upcoming Amberspire, games that made them want to make games, game design in practice, their favorite games and series, what makes gaming enjoyable to them, their life outside of gaming as well as some lightning round questions.

0:00 Start

10:00 How they got into games

19:45 Game Design Soft Skills

23:00 Amberspire

30:00 Games that got them into game dev

33:30 Game Design in Practice

42:00 Favorite games and series

47:15 What makes gaming enjoyable

54:00 Life outside of gaming

01:02:00 Lightning Round

01:09:00 Closing Time

Follow Nic on Blue Sky via https://bsky.app/profile/nictringali.bsky.social

Check out Amberspire via https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/

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David Galindo is a Creative Lead at Vertigo Gaming whose best known for the Cook Serve Delicious series as well as the upcoming Cook Serve Delicious: Re-Mustard!  In this episode we talk about how they got into the industry, why they feel game jams are important, games that made them want to make games, games best enjoyed through nostalgia glasses and hidden gems, their favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and some lightning round questions.

0:00 Start

06:30 How they got into the industry

13:30 Gamejams?

17:30 Games that made them want to make games

31:30 Games best seen through nostalgia glasses

34:00 Hidden Gems?

40:30 Games that surprised him?

48:15 Favorite games & Series

54:00 Life outside of games

01:06:00 Lightning Round Questions

01:09:45 Closing Time

Follow David on Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/chubigans.bsky.social

Wishlist the upcoming Cook Serve Delicious: ReMustard! via https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139040/Cook_Serve_Delicious_ReMustard/

Join their Discord community via https://discord.gg/cookservedelicious

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Kyle Martina Cora, also known as Kylydian, is a video game composer with works found in many of the Minecraft DLCs as well as the upcoming Null Point Protocol by Everbloom Games, as well as an to be announced project. In this episode we talk about how they got into the industry, their guilty pleasure, comfort, and favorite games, their life outside of gaming, and close it off with some lightning round questions.

0:00 Start

2:45 Who they are

11:00 How tey got into the industry

35:30 Guilty pleasure games

46:00 Comfort Games

56:00 Favorite Games

01:02:30 Life outside of gaming

01:11:15 Lightning Round

01:20:15 Closing time

Check Kyle out via his website https://www.kylydianmusic.com/

Check out his works on Spotify via https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Kei2Fs5zKQV8nxB9xiekp

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3520420/Nullpoint_Protocol/

Check Kyle out on the socials via https://x.com/Kylydian and https://bsky.app/profile/kylydian.bsky.social

Follow me on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/RedTunicPodcast

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Ryan Ike is a video game composer and sound designer with his works appearing many titles including Glittermitten Grove, which includes hidden sequel Frog Fractions 2. In this episode we talk about who Ryan is, what got them into the industry, getting to work on the follow up to the cult classic Frog Fractions, his guilty pleasure games, games that caught them off guard, the games that made them want to work in the industry, their life outside of gaming, and probably one of the more philosophical lightning rounds to date.

0:00 Start

08:45 What got them into the industry

18:30 Frog Fractions 2!?

24:00 Guilty Pleasure Games

33:15 Games that caught them off guard

39:15 Games that made them want to work in the industry

48:45 Life outside of gaming

57:45 The lightning round

01:11:45 Closing time

Check Ryan out via his website https://www.ryanike.com/

Check Ryan’s works out on Spotify via https://open.spotify.com/artist/25WFJNbldvTxvd3enTT8rb

Check them out on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/ryanikeaudio/

And their Tiktok via https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanikeaudio

And their Bluesky via https://bsky.app/profile/ryanikeaudio.bsky.social

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan is a freelance Puzzle Designer that has designed puzzles for video games, escape rooms, and in this episode we talk about who she is, her views on designing for video games vs real world puzzle games, how she into into this line of work, the games that made her want to work in the industry, some of her favorite games, her life outside of games, and some lightning round questions. Oh, and we also talk about how she got the awesome legal middle name of Spaceship

0:00 Start

7:15 Video games vs Puzzle Games

16:30 How she got into the industry

24:00 Words of encouragement

30:15 Games that made her want to design puzzles

36:45 Favorite Games

44:30 Life outside of games

01:00:30 Lightning Round

01:04:00 Closing Time

01:05:30 – Spaceship!?

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