Episode 131 – Michelle Hwu, Audio Designer, Director, and Foley Artist

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