60 http://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape en-us Join game maker Teddy Dief (Hyper Light Drifter) for a tour through Los Angeles’ vibrant video game scene. Episodes feature one-on-one conversations with developers, actors, writers, hosts—creators from all walks of life discussing their inspirations, lives, and processes. Mon, 13 Jun 2016 03:53:01 +0000 Copyright 2026 Idle Thumbs Join game maker Teddy Dief (Hyper Light Drifter) for a tour through Los Angeles’ vibrant video game scene. Episodes feature one-on-one conversations with developers, actors, writers, hosts—creators from all walks of life discussing their inspirations, lives, and processes. Idle Thumbs Join game maker Teddy Dief (Hyper Light Drifter) for a tour through Los Angeles’ vibrant video game scene. Episodes feature one-on-one conversations with developers, actors, writers, hosts—creators from all walks of life discussing their inspirations, lives, and processes. Idle Thumbs questions@idlethumbs.net video games, videogames, game dev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies no https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/tyler-j-hutchison Idle Thumbs In final episode of the series, Teddy talks with comic artist and programmer Tyler J Hutchison, about art and code mindsets, choosing constraints, getting off the computer, and more. Teddy talks about burnout and protecting your time, and says a reluctant In final episode of the series, Teddy talks with comic artist and programmer Tyler J Hutchison, about art and code mindsets, choosing constraints, getting off the computer, and more. Teddy talks about burnout and protecting your time, and says a reluctant goodbye from his new home in Montreal. In final episode of the series, Teddy talks with comic artist and programmer Tyler J Hutchison, about art and code mindsets, choosing constraints, getting off the computer, and more. Teddy talks about burnout and protecting your time, and says a reluctant goodbye from his new home in Montreal. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/268821860-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-tyler-j-hutchison.mp3 Mon, 13 Jun 2016 03:53:01 +0000 01:32:57 video games, videogames, game dev, gamedev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies, Teddy Dief, Hyper Light Drifter, Tyler J Hutchison, Die Homer, We Draw Comics yes Idle Thumbs nonadult In final episode of the series, Teddy talks with comic artist and programmer Tyler J Hutchison, about art and code mindsets, choosing constraints, getting off the computer, and more. Teddy talks about burnout and protecting your time, and says a reluctant goodbye from his new home in Montreal. https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/austin-wintory Idle Thumbs Composer Austin Wintory explains his outlook on success, craft, and endlessly challenging oneself to innovate, and responds to what it’s like to win a BAFTA Award for his work on Journey. Teddy takes a vacation and wonders what it takes to be able to “turn it off, and back on”. Composer Austin Wintory explains his outlook on success, craft, and endlessly challenging oneself to innovate, and responds to what it’s like to win a BAFTA Award for his work on Journey. Teddy takes a vacation and wonders what it takes to be able to “turn it off, and back on”. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/264993989-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-austin-wintory.mp3 Fri, 20 May 2016 01:47:33 +0000 01:35:39 video games, videogames, game dev, gamedev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies, Teddy Dief, Hyper Light Drifter, Austin Wintory, Journey, Banner Saga, Assassin's Creed, Monaco yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Composer Austin Wintory explains his outlook on success, craft, and endlessly challenging oneself to innovate, and responds to what it’s like to win a BAFTA Award for his work on Journey. Teddy takes a vacation and wonders what it takes to be able to “turn it off, and back on”. https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/rachel-sala Idle Thumbs Mysterious co-creator of Frog Fractions, Rachel Sala apparates into the studio to talk to Teddy about keeping secrets, creating weird things, and what it’s really like to be a woman in the games industry. Teddy is leaving LA, and talks about what matter Mysterious co-creator of Frog Fractions, Rachel Sala apparates into the studio to talk to Teddy about keeping secrets, creating weird things, and what it’s really like to be a woman in the games industry. Teddy is leaving LA, and talks about what matters - what remains after the hype subsides from a big event. Mysterious co-creator of Frog Fractions, Rachel Sala apparates into the studio to talk to Teddy about keeping secrets, creating weird things, and what it’s really like to be a woman in the games industry. Teddy is leaving LA, and talks about what matters - what remains after the hype subsides from a big event. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/262667023-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-rachel-sala.mp3 Thu, 05 May 2016 19:22:19 +0000 01:14:38 video games, videogames, game dev, gamedev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies, Teddy Dief, Hyper Light Drifter, Rachel Sala, Frog Fractions yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Mysterious co-creator of Frog Fractions, Rachel Sala apparates into the studio to talk to Teddy about keeping secrets, creating weird things, and what it’s really like to be a woman in the games industry. Teddy is leaving LA, and talks about what matters - what remains after the hype subsides from a big event. https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/patrick-miller Idle Thumbs Game designer and writer Patrick Miller drops wisdom on Teddy about fighting games, eSports, and weird career paths. Teddy tries to rest, now that Hyper Light Drifter support is slowing down, but what does rest mean?? Game designer and writer Patrick Miller drops wisdom on Teddy about fighting games, eSports, and weird career paths. Teddy tries to rest, now that Hyper Light Drifter support is slowing down, but what does rest mean?? Game designer and writer Patrick Miller drops wisdom on Teddy about fighting games, eSports, and weird career paths. Teddy tries to rest, now that Hyper Light Drifter support is slowing down, but what does rest mean?? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/261705900-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-patrick-miller.mp3 Sat, 30 Apr 2016 20:49:09 +0000 01:13:41 video games, videogames, game dev, gamedev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies, Patrick Miller, Teddy Dief, Hyper Light Drifter yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Game designer and writer Patrick Miller drops wisdom on Teddy about fighting games, eSports, and weird career paths. Teddy tries to rest, now that Hyper Light Drifter support is slowing down, but what does rest mean?? https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/zoe-quinn Idle Thumbs Teddy is joined by game maker, writer, and FMV connoisseur Zoe Quinn. Listen as they discuss comedy, failure, and of course, Neopets. Teddy muses about reviews - what they mean to a creator, what he expected them to feel like, and what they contribute to Teddy is joined by game maker, writer, and FMV connoisseur Zoe Quinn. Listen as they discuss comedy, failure, and of course, Neopets. Teddy muses about reviews - what they mean to a creator, what he expected them to feel like, and what they contribute to feelings of closure after releasing Hyper Light Drifter. Teddy is joined by game maker, writer, and FMV connoisseur Zoe Quinn. Listen as they discuss comedy, failure, and of course, Neopets. Teddy muses about reviews - what they mean to a creator, what he expected them to feel like, and what they contribute to feelings of closure after releasing Hyper Light Drifter. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/259721014-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-zoe-quinn.mp3 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:17:42 +0000 01:23:42 video games, videogames, game dev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Teddy is joined by game maker, writer, and FMV connoisseur Zoe Quinn. Listen as they discuss comedy, failure, and of course, Neopets. Teddy muses about reviews - what they mean to a creator, what he expected them to feel like, and what they contribute to feelings of closure after releasing Hyper Light Drifter. https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/alx-preston Idle Thumbs Teddy speaks with the person he has spoken most to over the last couple years. Alx Preston, the creator of Hyper Light Drifter, sits down with his old pal to talk about fine art, running a company, and being forever unsatisfied. Teddy opens up about his c Teddy speaks with the person he has spoken most to over the last couple years. Alx Preston, the creator of Hyper Light Drifter, sits down with his old pal to talk about fine art, running a company, and being forever unsatisfied. Teddy opens up about his career-long impatience and unrealistic goals, and how he likes it that way. Teddy speaks with the person he has spoken most to over the last couple years. Alx Preston, the creator of Hyper Light Drifter, sits down with his old pal to talk about fine art, running a company, and being forever unsatisfied. Teddy opens up about his career-long impatience and unrealistic goals, and how he likes it that way. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/257938617-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-alx-preston.mp3 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 09:51:06 +0000 01:36:43 video games, videogames, game dev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies, Teddy Dief, Alx Preston yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Teddy speaks with the person he has spoken most to over the last couple years. Alx Preston, the creator of Hyper Light Drifter, sits down with his old pal to talk about fine art, running a company, and being forever unsatisfied. Teddy opens up about his career-long impatience and unrealistic goals, and how he likes it that way. https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/sarah-elmaleh Idle Thumbs Teddy mixes coffee and wine with guest Sarah Elmaleh, prolific voiceover artist in indie games and beyond, as they chat about the language of voice acting, physicality, and social lives. Teddy draws a questionable simile between releasing a game and witne Teddy mixes coffee and wine with guest Sarah Elmaleh, prolific voiceover artist in indie games and beyond, as they chat about the language of voice acting, physicality, and social lives. Teddy draws a questionable simile between releasing a game and witnessing a nuclear blast, and takes questions from Twitter. Teddy mixes coffee and wine with guest Sarah Elmaleh, prolific voiceover artist in indie games and beyond, as they chat about the language of voice acting, physicality, and social lives. Teddy draws a questionable simile between releasing a game and witnessing a nuclear blast, and takes questions from Twitter. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/257469631-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-sarah-elmaleh.mp3 Tue, 05 Apr 2016 18:05:57 +0000 01:21:15 video games, videogames, game dev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Teddy mixes coffee and wine with guest Sarah Elmaleh, prolific voiceover artist in indie games and beyond, as they chat about the language of voice acting, physicality, and social lives. Teddy draws a questionable simile between releasing a game and witnessing a nuclear blast, and takes questions from Twitter. https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/vernon-shaw Idle Thumbs Master of the Internet Vernon Shaw leaps out of the virtual world to talk about making people laugh, the psychology of internet culture, and what it means to work in and around YouTube. Teddy tries to process yesterday’s release of his team’s game. Master of the Internet Vernon Shaw leaps out of the virtual world to talk about making people laugh, the psychology of internet culture, and what it means to work in and around YouTube. Teddy tries to process yesterday’s release of his team’s game. (Teddy rambles about next week, when he'll talk with the Hyper Light Drifter team members who live in LA - Alex Preston, Beau Blyth, Sean Ward, Cosimo Galluzzi) Master of the Internet Vernon Shaw leaps out of the virtual world to talk about making people laugh, the psychology of internet culture, and what it means to work in and around YouTube. Teddy tries to process yesterday’s release of his team’s game. (Teddy rambles about next week, when he'll talk with the Hyper Light Drifter team members who live in LA - Alex Preston, Beau Blyth, Sean Ward, Cosimo Galluzzi) http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/256784369-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-vernon-shaw.mp3 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:05:29 +0000 01:21:05 video games, videogames, game dev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies, Vernon Shaw yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Master of the Internet Vernon Shaw leaps out of the virtual world to talk about making people laugh, the psychology of internet culture, and what it means to work in and around YouTube. Teddy tries to process yesterday’s release of his team’s game. (Teddy rambles about next week, when he'll talk with the Hyper Light Drifter team members who live in LA - Alex Preston, Beau Blyth, Sean Ward, Cosimo Galluzzi) https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/brendon-chung-1 Idle Thumbs Teddy gets serious with Brendon Chung (aka Blendo Games) about working solo, how he keeps a routine, and pushing to push out of his comfort zone. After a weekend of crunch work, Teddy attempts to summarize all of Los Angeles in five minutes. Teddy gets serious with Brendon Chung (aka Blendo Games) about working solo, how he keeps a routine, and pushing to push out of his comfort zone. After a weekend of crunch work, Teddy attempts to summarize all of Los Angeles in five minutes. Teddy gets serious with Brendon Chung (aka Blendo Games) about working solo, how he keeps a routine, and pushing to push out of his comfort zone. After a weekend of crunch work, Teddy attempts to summarize all of Los Angeles in five minutes. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/255547549-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-brendon-chung.mp3 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 09:29:03 +0000 01:10:05 video games, videogames, game dev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies, Brendon Chung, Blendo Games, blendogames, Teddy Dief yes Idle Thumbs nonadult Teddy gets serious with Brendon Chung (aka Blendo Games) about working solo, how he keeps a routine, and pushing to push out of his comfort zone. After a weekend of crunch work, Teddy attempts to summarize all of Los Angeles in five minutes. https://www.idlethumbs.net/playscape/episodes/ashly-burch Idle Thumbs A shining guest for a shiny first episode - Teddy talks with writer, director, and voice actor Ashly Burch about her path to acting, putting passion behind work, and social change through media. On the verge of releasing Hyper Light Drifter, Teddy describ A shining guest for a shiny first episode - Teddy talks with writer, director, and voice actor Ashly Burch about her path to acting, putting passion behind work, and social change through media. On the verge of releasing Hyper Light Drifter, Teddy describes what it’s like to hunger for an audience. A shining guest for a shiny first episode - Teddy talks with writer, director, and voice actor Ashly Burch about her path to acting, putting passion behind work, and social change through media. On the verge of releasing Hyper Light Drifter, Teddy describes what it’s like to hunger for an audience. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/254819389-idlethumbs-playscape-los-angeles-ashly-burch.mp3 Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:17:11 +0000 01:08:56 video games, videogames, game dev, Hyper Light Drifter, indie games, indies yes Idle Thumbs nonadult A shining guest for a shiny first episode - Teddy talks with writer, director, and voice actor Ashly Burch about her path to acting, putting passion behind work, and social change through media. On the verge of releasing Hyper Light Drifter, Teddy describes what it’s like to hunger for an audience.