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Building Better Games
Building Better Games
Benjamin Carcich

Building Better Games is about helping leaders create better video games through holistic leadership. If you’re a leader in games and game... more

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Episodes

E82: The Art & Science of Game Prototyping with Leif Johansen

What if everything you thought about prototyping was wrong? Many teams rush to validate an idea too soon, but what... more

11 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
E81: Why You Aren’t Ready for Where Game Dev Is Going with Leif Johansen

Is the games industry maturing or collapsing? How have our old models and comparisons hurt how we develop? In this... more

28 Jan 2025 · 36 minutes
E80: How UGC Is Transforming The Games Industry with Bungie and Look North World Founder Alex Seropian

Why did Bungie's founder leave the AAA world to start building games in UEFN? What are the advantages and challenges... more

14 Jan 2025 · 57 minutes
E79: Why AAA is Failing and How to Recover and Other Questions - Our First Q&A Episode!

No guests today! Instead, I'll be taking questions from the Building Better Games discord and answering them. I cover10 questions... more

31 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
E78: How to Lead Game Dev in Uncertain Times, with Omar Kendall

There’s a ton of knowledge about how we sustain games, but the art of creating something new remains mysterious, even... more

18 Dec 2024 · 53 minutes
E77: How You Know Which Game To Make, with Omar Kendall

Figuring out a novel game idea is HARD. You can’t just hope the mishmash of ideas in your head are... more

03 Dec 2024 · 55 minutes
E76: How to Market Your Game with Chris and Joe from Ignition Facility

Marketing games is tough. The world is twisting under our feet right now, as big and small studios struggle to... more

19 Nov 2024 · 37 minutes
E75: Why It’s So Hard To Get Players To Play Your Game, with Joe and Chris from Ignition Facility

In this episode, Ben sits down with Chris Heintz and Joe Blancato, co-founders of Ignition Facility, to discuss the challenges... more

05 Nov 2024 · 51 minutes
E74: How To Write Compelling NPCs For Space Marine 2 with Matthew Garcia-Dunn

Narrative is often overlooked in game dev. We want to explore what you might be missing if you skip writers,... more

22 Oct 2024 · 51 minutes
E73: The Challenges Game Studios Face And Saying Goodbye with Aaron Smith

Welcome to the BBG podcast! In this special episode of Building Better Games, co-host Aaron Smith returns to share his... more

08 Oct 2024 · 35 minutes
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E82: The Art & Science of Game Prototyping with Leif Johansen
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