Core Elements
By Dead Workers Party
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Podcast Description
Core Elements is a weekly show discussing gaming and gaming culture. Each episode, we are joined by a game developer to discover how his life has influenced his art. In addition to these interviews, Core Elements discusses gaming news, resurrects a dead game, and answers good questions with absurd answers.
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CE #27: Andy Gavin | This week, Andy Gavin, co-founder of Naughty Dog and all-around renaissance-geek, joins us in the lab. We talk about the schism between writing and gaming, the horrible reality of incubi and succubi, the curious case of 38 Studios, Diablo, Diablo, Diablo | 5/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #26: Jeff Vogel | This week we welcome Jeff Vogel of Spiderweb Software, makers of a wide catalog of indie RPG games. In addition to learning how much Jeff loves money, we revisit Spencers love of Bioware, we discover how disgusted Wes is with Venetian canals, and we find | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #25: Luke Peterschmidt | Welcome back to the laboratory! We've spent weeks in the lab cooking up a new experiment, and this week we bring you Luke Peterschmidt of Fun to 11. Luke is a prolific board game designer, and we had the privilege of meeting him at Minecon. In this episo | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #24: Zach Barth | This week we feature Zach Barth of Zachtronics Industries, maker of Space Chem! In addition to discussing how his game has become a truly terrifying behemoth of awesomeness, we talk about whether one can steal his way into Mordor, the relative success of | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #23: Daniel Cook | My fanboy fascination with Triple Town has finally struck gold! This week we welcome Daniel Cook of Spryfox! Although he can't really talk about the ongoing lawsuit, he can talk to us about the other pressing matters of today... the meritocracy of flash | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #22: Michael Pachter | This week we welcome Michael Pachter, game industry analyst extraordinaire with Wedbush Securities. Michael is known for his insight into the business of games and currently hosts a show on Game Trailers called Pach Attack. In this episode, we discuss th | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #21: Lexie & Terence | This week we are joined by Lexie and Terence of Hitbox Team, makers of the stylistic platformer, Dustforce. In this episode, we discuss the audacity of cloning, the evil alliance of Tim Schafer and Notch on Psychonauts 2, and the curious case of old game | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #20: Kellee Santiago | This week we are joined by Kellee Santiago, co-founder of That Game Company... makers of Flower, Flow, and Journey. In this episode, we discuss whether Lineage is too old to be relevant, cognitive dissonance as it applies to saving the world, ethical con | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #19: Edmund McMillen | This week's guest is Isaac and Meat Boy creator, Edmund McMillen! We discuss the ideological dipoles of Bioshock and Stalker, the philosophical merit of Zynga games, the inevitable decay of Mario Cart, and the stigmatic childhood of Wes and Spencer. We e | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #18: Jeff Roberts | This week's guest is Jeff Roberts of RAD Game Tools. Jeff gives us a unique look into developing for developers, as well as sharing with us multiple decades worth of experience in the business of games. Topics include the mysterious alien artifacts one f | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #17: Jonathan Blow | Jonathan Blow of Braid fame joins us for our first episode of 2012. Taking time out from his latest project, The Witness, Jonathan talks with us about how cheating is not really cheating, what all these MMOs are trying to pull off, and whether we should | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #16: Andrew Greenberg | This week we're joined by Andrew Greenberg, probably one of the most prolific game designers we've gotten to interview. Andrew was one of the original White Wolf developers of Vampire: The Masquerade, worked on video games that span from Emperor of the F | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #15: Benjie of Hi-Rez | This week we're joined by Benjie Freund, sound designer for Tribes Ascend at Hi-Rez Studios. In this episode, we discuss Spencer's Game of the Year, how blacksmithing and saving the world are not mutually exclusive, and what sounds drive the sound guys b | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #14: Brian "Psychochild" Green | This week's show features Brian Green of Namaste Entertainment. In this episode, we discuss the past, present and future of MMOs, Brian's change of heart regarding user generated content, and repeat the word Skyrim a preposterous number of times. Spencer | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #13: Jason Wishnov | This week's show features Jason Wishnov of Iridium Entertainment, developers of Sequence. In this episode, we discuss the relative complexity of checkers, the horrors of not getting acting credits, and the hidden secrets of the game journalist IRC channe | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #12: Justin Korthof Must Die! | This week we are joined by Justin Korthof of Robot Entertainment. We discuss the job of a community manager, how Gabe Newell is experimenting on us, and how Spencer is WRONG! Since we're covering Robot's new game, Orcs Must Die!, we use our reanimator to | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #11: Markus Beutel | After a two week break for vacation and the DWPP, we're BACK! This week we're joined by Markus Beutel, the designer of the Civilization NiGHTS mod for Civ 5. In this episode, we discuss linear RPGs, the atmospheric uncanny valley, and our universal dista | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #10: Andy Schatz | Andy Schatz of Pocketwatch Games joins us for our longest show to date! In this episode we discuss the potential for a console RTS, the social contribution of game reselling, and the target market for casual sim games. We also dig into Andy about his upc | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #9: Lisa Brown | This week we're joined by Lisa Brown, part of the Insomniac team that worked on Resistance! In this episodes we discuss what we'd like to be when we grow up, the value of class action lawsuits, and the upcoming "gay patch" in SW:TOR. [MP3 AUDIO] Lisa Bro | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #8: Brian Weissman | This week we are joined by Brian Weissman of Grinding Gear Games, creators of Path of Exile. In this episode, we delve into the minutiae of Magic, the rage against resellers, and the take a look at games from another angle. Oh, and we reanimate an arcade | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #7: Greg Kasavin | Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games join us this week. Their first game, Bastion, has been a favorite of critics and fans alike. We discuss the difficulty portraying story in games, the faustian specifications for good press, and the inspirations behind Bas | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #6: Joey Betz of Armor Games | This week we welcome Joey Betz from Armor Games! We discuss flash game development, the worth of gamification, and the value of elephants in games. Additionally, we reanimate Space Quest for a quick trip out the airlock. [MP3 AUDIO] Armor Games Joey's pr | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #5: Borut & Ben | Ben Vance and Borut Pfeiffer of Haunted Temple Games join us to talk about their upcoming XBLA release, Skull of the Shogun. In this episode we discuss gaming company kerfuffles, the foreign language that is WoW, and we reanimate a Troika classic, Vampir | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #4: Dan Silvers | Dan Silvers joins us from Lantana Games, where they are working diligently on "Children of Liberty". In this episode, we discuss the controlversy of used game sales, the ups & downs of kickstarters, and the demise of the space flight combat sim. [MP3 AUD | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #3: Eka of Uber | This week we talk to Chandana Ekanayake of Uber Entertainment, but he just goes by Eka. For this episode, we're celebrating the birthday of Monday Night Combat! It's one year old, and well worthy of getting a nice present for. Maybe you should buy it a n | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #0: The Beginning | Here it is! The introductory episode of Core Elements! If you have any questions about what this show is going to be, this should answer them. If it doesn't, listen to Episode 1! [MP3 AUDIO] | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #1: Brad Muir | Today we experiment on Brad Muir of Double Fine Productions, the Lead Developer on Trenched! We get to talk about sexy cooking, the wisdom of bad-mouthing publishers, and the value of robot smoking arms. [MP3 AUDIO] Brad Muir on TwitterTrenchedTrenched o | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CE #2: Danny Day | Core Elements welcomes Danny Day of QCF Design into the laboratory. In this episode, we discuss gaming in education, the future of independant MMOs, and the proper way to get into the video game industry. Additionally, we raise Rogue from the dead, and g | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 28 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great Podcast
Core Elements talks about game mechanics, problems in games, and news in the industry. They feature game developers, and talk about programming with them. This podcast is amazing, and so funny!
Another jackpot!
Dead Workers Party does it again by delivering us another great podcast with an interesting concept: talk about gaming with game developers. The hosts (Wes and Spencer) are great hosts and the fact that they have awesome guests makes it even more awesome. Keep up the good work, I can't wait to know more about gaming's Core Elements!
Got It Right
This DWP podcast makes it so you understand that developers are people too, not people after your money. I've loved what you've done!
Thank You DWP!
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