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The Portable Podcast, Episode 137

Carter Dotson — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:04 +0000

Kickstart my heart!

On This Episode:

Carter and Brett Nolan discuss the recent uprising of Kickstarter projects around iOS and the gaming world in general.

Carter talks about the new game Damn You Dragons! with developer Mark Peterson, discussing their launch strategy and thoughts on Android as well.

Episode Cast:

Host: Carter Dotson

Co-Host: Brett Nolan

Guest: Mark Peterson, VisionaryX

Music:

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“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 136

Carter Dotson — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:00:44 +0000

Come together!

On This Episode:

Carter speaks to Herotainment about the first branch of their Herotopia world on iOS: Tango Chase. They discuss their plans for the game, and the future of Herotopia on iOS.

Carter talks to Wiggles 3D about their iOS game Paper Bees, and how giant flaming bees made it into the game.

Episode Cast:

Host: Carter Dotson

Guests: Wade Teman & Caryn Teman (Co-CEOs) & Kalvin Lyle (Lead Developer), Herotainment

Guests: Connor Reid, Adam Bilyea, & Aaron Brow, Wiggles 3D

Music:

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“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 135

Carter Dotson — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:00:58 +0000

Cats and abstract shapes!

On This Episode:

Carter discusses Whitaker Trebella’s App Store debut, Polymer, talking about what went into the creation of the game.

Carter talks about Cannon Cat with developers Loqheart, discussing how they tried to make a game for touchscreens, and what they did to try and make the game appeal to players.

Episode Cast:

Host: Carter Dotson

Guest: Whitaker Trebella

Guests: David Ngo & Don-Duong Quach, Loqheart

Music:

“Beatnes7 (Theme to The Portable Podcast)” by The Eternal – Download on iTunes here:

“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 134

Carter Dotson — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:14 +0000

This week, we bring guns to a sword fight.

On This Episode:

Carter talks to White Whale Games, creators of the upcoming God of Blades, about how they designed their title to take advantage of touch screens, but why it’s not inherently dependent on them. As well, they discuss the game’s bonus geolocation features, as well as the effect that their Kickstarter funding has had on the game’s development.

Carter discusses Lock ‘n’ Load with GameLab’s Pawel Weder, discussing what they did differently with this dual-stick shooter than their previous games D.A.R.K. and Pirate’s Treasure.

Episode Cast:

Host: Carter Dotson

Guests: Jo Lammert (Studio Director), George Royer (Lead Designer), Jason Rosenstock (Lead Artist & Creative Director), White Whale Games

Guest: Pawel Weder, GameLab

Music:

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“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 133

Carter Dotson — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:18 +0000

Arrrrrrgh!

On This Episode:

Carter talks about rComplex with one of the developers of the iOS port, Igor Raffaele, discussing what went wrong with the launch and what Interwave has been doing to improve the game since then.

Carter talks to Buzzmonkey Software, creators of Block Rogueem>, about their new Chillingo-published action-puzzler, Rinth Island.
Episode Cast:

Host: Carter Dotson

Guest: Igor Raffaele, Interwave

Guests: Stan Patton (Studio Creative Lead) & Jon Milnes (IP Development Director), Buzz Monkey Software

Music:

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“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 132

Carter Dotson — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:00:48 +0000

Yee-haw!

On This Episode:

Carter speaks to the developers of CreaVures about bringing their title from PC to iOS, specifically in making the controls work on the platform.

Carter discusses new free-to-play first-person shooter Bounty Bots with MunkyFun, creators of games like Archetype and My Horse, in particular discussing how to balance the free-to-play elements.

Episode Cast:

Host: Carter Dotson

Guests: Howard Tsao (Team Lead) & Conrad Kreyling (Lead Developer) – Muse Games

Guest: Nick Pavis – MunkyFun

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 131

Carter Dotson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:00:20 +0000

When you play the Podcast of Thrones, you win or you REGRET IT.

On This Episode:

Carter talks to Mike Schramm, known for his work at Joystiq and TUAW, about his first iOS game, Antithesis, and the perspective that making his own game has given him.

Carter talks to Forrest Woolworth of PerBlue about the upcoming Parallel Mafia, the sequel to location-based MMORPG Parallel Kingdom, and some of the interesting elements that went into the game’s development.

Episode Cast:

Host: Carter Dotson

Guest: Mike Schramm

Guest: Forrest Woolworth, PerBlue

Music:

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“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 130

Carter Dotson — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:00:28 +0000

PODCAST IN SPAAAAAAACE!

On This Episode:

Host Carter Dotson and co-host Brett Nolan discuss several new releases on the App Store, including that one particularly big release from last week.

Carter talks to Chin Nuttapong, one of the developers of Madcoaster, about the inspiration for the game and also about the iOS development scene in Thailand.

Who We Are:

Host: Carter Dotson

Co-Host: Brett Nolan, AppAddict.net

Guest: Chin Nuttapong, CGMatic

Music:

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“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 129

Carter Dotson — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:00:38 +0000

No coverage of mediocre lemonade factories here!

On This Episode:

Carter speaks to Shane Brouwer, developer of Super Lemonade Factory, about the origins and inspirations of his debut iOS title.

Carter welcomes back Peter Babiy to talk about the future of Deo, and to get some details about their next game, Mr. Dreamer.

Who We Are:

Host: Carter Dotson

Guest: Shane Brouwer, Initials Games

Guest: Peter Babiy, Strapped to a Meteor

Music:

“Beatnes7 (Theme to The Portable Podcast)” by The Eternal – Download on iTunes here:

“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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The Portable Podcast, Episode 128

Carter Dotson — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:00:42 +0000

Back back from Cali Cali..

On This Episode:

Host Carter Dotson traverses all over GDC, from the show floor to press events and even the parties, to get quick interviews with developers’ newest games and upcoming technologies.

Interviews, in Chronological Order:

Kunal Patel, Phyken Media: Wizard Ops

Tomas Vetrovsky, LunarG: SeeMeGaming

Tyler Munden, N-Fusion Games: Air Mail

Jimmiek Rankin, Mega World Studios: Omegatech

Chris Murphy, Pub Games: Primal Carnage Mobile

Mike Meade, BeaverTap Games: Mikey Shorts

Jeremy Gross, EA Mobile: Flight Control Rocket

Daniel Jacobs, Spaceport: MiniQuest

Paul Farley, Tag Games: Funpark Friends

Daniel Kraus, React Entertainment: The Act

Music:

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“Nanocarp” by The Eternal

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