MIGW Podcast - Season 2

The Rise of Tabletop!

An increasing amount of the games featured in Games Week are non-digital, and so today we’re talking tabletop. I’ll chat with Logan Timmins from ARC and Kitty Grace from PAX about the increasing amount of tabletop games in Australia’s biggest games convention. Plus Nick Robertson from Mafia The Game: The Show about how to turn a role playing game into a Fringe Show. 

The State of the Industry Episode

On today’s episode I have a sweeping state of the industry conversation with Sav Wolfe from IGEA, plus I get the lowdown on life as an AGDAs judge from Luke Mitchell at Checkpoint on Joy FM.  And if you want to hear more from Luke you should check out Checkpoint Gaming https://checkpointgaming.net/

The Indie Episode (Freeplay & Melbourne Q.ueer Games Festival)

The Indie Episode - On today’s episode we’re diving into the indie games scene. We’re chatting with Louie Roots and Mads Mckenzie from Freeplay about this year’s Parallels, and we’ve got a really fun interview with Luke Miller, Creative Director of Melbourne Q.ueer Games Festival.

Everybody is Turning 10!

This episode we’ve gone 10th Anniversary crazy. We’ve got an interview with Jay Armstrong and Josie Fletcher from Massive Monster (which turns 10 this year). We’re gonna chat with Clera Reeves, CEO of Hipster Whale (which is also celebrating their big 10).

Games and The Arts

On today’s episode we’re interviewing Tim Shiel and Amy McNickle from High Score about music, games and what we can expect from this year’s conference. We also talk to the artists behind Rotted Luck Vidja Rajan and Ian MacLarty about what it was like to create a video game for an Art Gallery.  

Getting Started

On today’s episode, Games Week is getting started, and we’re gonna tell you all about how you can get started in the games industry.  We’ve got interviews Sorcha Millican-Nagle from Playside Studios and Maddie Clute from O’Saurus Studios, both talking about how they got their start in games, and giving advice to young people who want to do the same. 

Time to get Hyped!

Games Week starts in three days and it is time to get hyped! To assist with the en-hype-enning I’ve got an interview Games Week’s Supreme Overlord Fran Kerlin at Creative Victoria.
 
Plus I take a look round Honk! ACMI’s delightful exhibition about the making of everyone’s favourite Avian based chaos sim Untitled Goose Game

Teaser

This season is packed with exclusive interviews and live-captured ‘field reports’ where podcast presenter, May Jasper (The ARTery, Random Article, The Jean Hailes Podcast), takes you along for the ride to some of MIGW’s more bombastic events.