Hosted by Paul James · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 158 episodes
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Dev Diary is the interview series where the host, Paul James, sits down with some of the brightest minds in the gaming industry and goes through their history, the highs, the lows and everywhere in between.
Paul James hosts Dev Diary, a leisure show with 158 episodes published.
From emerging into the Aussie game-dev scene right at a point where it collapsed, and then making it with some of the biggest names in games overseas, Rob Davis has done extraordinary things in the games industry. He joi
It was only a few months and a few episodes ago since we last spoke to Abubakar Salim, but a lot has taken place. Join Paul and Abu as the pair discuss where his work and personal life has gone in recent times. Join the
Rich Lambert returns for a third time to Dev Diary to share some further stories from his Elder Scrolls Online and broader gaming adventure! Join the Dev Diary Discord and engage with me and the growing community. Follow
A love of games with family spurred Allard Laban to great things in the video game industry. Recently he came to PAX AUS and kindly gave Paul time to chat in this new entry of Dev Diary Join the Dev Diary Discord and eng
Dev Diary returns at long last with a pretty exceptional guest. You know him and love him for his work on classic Bioware IP like Dragon Age and Mass Effect - Mark Meer is on the show to discuss his journey so far. Join
Dev Diary will return soon! Join the Dev Diary Discord and engage with me and the growing community. Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on Twitter . Visit the Player2 Website and the Player2 Youtube Chan
He's a star of stage, screen, voice-acting, and now even game design. Abubakar Salim recently launched his debut title, Tales Of Kenzera: ZAU, and joins Paul on Dev Diary to discuss the road into game-dev, the art of voi
A man of many talents, Cade Franklin has been excelling in game-development having been a piece of the puzzle in many Aussie classics, but has also been the star of Lego Masters, winning the series' first season. He's on
Brent Waller has seen it all in the Aussie game dev scene, the GFC, the emergence of indies, and he's worked with big publishers, small, and everything in between. He was even at the tip of the spear of Early Access rele
Dan Utkovic has long had a long of games and AFL, but pairing the two together is a whole other beast entirely. Along with his good mate though, he's doing just that, and he comes to Dev Diary to discuss the experience s
Chances are that your favourite game has featured one of Allegra Clark and/or Ratana in it. The pair were recently in Australia for The Game Expo where they graciously gave Paul an hour of their time to chat about their
Entering the scene in the midst of a global pandemic has been hard, but Elliot Cox has done an astounding job with his little time in the industry thus far. Elliot comes on Next Gen to discus the journey into game-dev th
Jamie Smith burst onto the video game development landscape working on a range of acclaimed Ubisoft titles, but has never been far from the spotlight working on titles like The Division, FIFA and even Call Of Duty. Today
Chrispy hasn't been on the game-dev scene for long, but since arriving, his impact has been profound working on the likes of Espire 1 with Lode Media, and now kicking goals with Playside Studios. Chrispy joins Paul to di
Takuma Endo has been a pillar of the Japanese game development scene for decades, with work including Tenchu, but more recently Octopath Traveler. Recently he was in Australia for PAX AUS 2023 and Paul got some time to h
Rich Lambert was an incredible guest when he joined me for Dev Diary at PAX in 2019. It has been a number of years but we finally got to re-convene for PAX AUS 2023, and we got to discuss the many life and game-dev chang
John Johanas didn't have the typical pathway into video games, with work in the art not being on the radar for quite some time. Now that he's arrived though, he's made a huge impact through his work with Tango Gameworks
Another year has come and gone. It's presented challenges, and also been a year of incredible successes. Join Paul for a reflection on the year that was 2023, the future of the show, the Patreon and more. Consider suppor
Having been playing video games since the ripe age of 2, cutting his teeth on the likes of DOOM, Garth Edwards has always been on the path towards game development, despite any diversions that might have come up along th
John Eyre has been about the Australian indie scene for a while and has seen the highs and lows that comes with all of that. What hasn't wavered has been his steely determination to succeed and form his own studio. He's
Rob Davis
Director of the Center for Pollinators in Energy · Fresh Energy
1 appearance on this show
Abubakar Salim
developer of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
2 appearances on this show
Ben Starr
Final Fantasy XVI
1 appearance on this show
Gary Whitta
Screenwriter of ROGUE ONE
1 appearance on this show
Alex Murphy
full back · Rays The Roof
1 appearance on this show
Ben Ward
leadership coach · Dance Collider
1 appearance on this show
Osama Dorias
Lead gameplay designer · Brass Lion Entertainment
1 appearance on this show
Nick Pearce
Founder & Director · Alexander Daniels Global
1 appearance on this show
David Jaffe
Creative Director
1 appearance on this show
Rami Ismail
1 appearance on this show
Barry Johnson
author and co-founder · Polarity Partnerships
1 appearance on this show
Joe Park
The Hot Club of St. Louis
1 appearance on this show
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