Episode Ten: The One About Dev Updates

The 10th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.

Jaycie and Calvin talk about dev updates, screenshot Saturdays, and all the ways gamedevs share their work and progress.

  • Talked about tools we make and if they are worth the time, mentioned XKCD chart
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Episode Nine: Castle in the Sky

The 9th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.

Jaycie and Calvin interview Ayla Myers, part of the team behind Castle.games, the web-based community for building and sharing games online. They've built a platform where their users can build LÖVE 2D games and …

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Episode Eight: Niche or Itch

The 8th episode of the Side Quest Completed podcast, a podcast about game development hobbies.

Jaycie and Calvin talk about choosing between building games in the same genre or style, or exploring many different ideas, especially with the limited time hobbyists have to spend on making their games.

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Episode Six: Failure to Launch

Welcome to Side Quest Completed, the gamedev hobby podcast!

In this episode Calvin and Jaycie recount a dozen games between the two of them which they've never finished, their feelings on not finishing games, and intents to revisist past projects or to set them aside forever to focus on better …

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Episode Five: Willpower Doesn't Work

Welcome to Side Quest Completed, the gamedev hobby podcast!

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Topics

  • Work is going great for both of us
  • The book, Willpower Doesn't Work, is reviewed
  • Making pubic commitments to keep honest

Choice Quotes

  • "Frustrating is not the same as challenging"
  • "If you want to write, you've …
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Episode Two: Burnout

Welcome to Side Quest Completed, the gamedev hobby podcast!

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Topics

  • Recent project updates
  • Burnout over the years
  • Combatting burnout
  • The cycle of lack-of-energy and building habits back
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