We had the pleasure of participating in the “So You Want to Start a Podcast, STL?” event. Hosted by St. Louis Public Radio, and produced by St. Louis On The Air, the live broadcast event featured Nerd For A Living’s Wendy Buske and Adron Buske with other area podcast personalities. Now you can listen to full audio from the event, check out social media reactions from the audience, and more.
Making Music for Games: Austin Wintory, composer of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
We interview composer Austin Wintory about creating the score for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, how he started making music for video games, the unique role of the composer in an interactive media, and thoughts on creating the first-ever Grammy-nominated video game score (for Journey).
Let Me Help You Help Me Help You: Creating a Mentor Relationship
5 Steps to Create and Encourage a Mentor Relationship. Guest author Carol Mertz, video game developer (Happy Badger Studio) and interactive designer (The Rampant) shares how to “help me help you” in the transcript of her presentation from the IGDA microtalk series.
Exterminating Distractions: A Productivity Power-Up
Distractions steal our focus and sap our time. Some are self inflicted. Our productivity tools betray us, through treacherous time vampirism. Learn a few ways to dump the distractions and gain some time and focus back to be more productive.
Art Theft: What To Do When Someone Steals Your Art, Online and Beyond
In a community that likes to share their art to promote and hopefully sell online, often times there’s a darker side to the process — art theft. High-resolution previews that allow viewers to appreciate the nuances of the piece are often big targets for stealing.