OPN DevLounge Monthly - June 2017
1ABOUT THE SHOW
Live Event - Number of Participants: 6-8 - Length: 75 minutes
Every month, the gaming industry releases over a hundred games on distribution platform such as Steam, and every month, the folks at OpNoobs look at each closely, to make a selection of what they believe are the Top 10 most significant releases.
OPN’s DevLounge Monthly brings together industry professionals for a lively conversation on Twitch, to reflect upon the highlighted games of the month and bring insight on their significance for the gaming movement as a whole.
The OpNoobs organizers present each title and the studio behind them to a panel of game developers and Twitch streamers, after which the floor is open for commentaries. The conversation has a free-form format, allowing for flexibility in topics approached, whether the focus lies on the game, the studio and their player base, its competitors, its genre and its founders.
HOSTED BY
ARIYANNA MOON, OPNOOBS TWITCH HOST
FREDERIC BRIZZI, OPNOOBS PRESIDENT
CO-HOSTED BY
CHRISTOPHER NATSUUME
Creative Director and co-founder of Boomzap Entertainment
Website: http://www.boomzap.com/
Producer of the original Far Cry, Chris Natsuume has been actively working as a designer, producer, and director in the game industry since 1992, with credits on almost 50 games. Currently, Chris is the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Boomzap Entertainment, one of the pioneers of the virtual studio environment (100% home-based and pants optional).
PANELISTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
DAVE MILTON
Lead Developer, MyWorld Early Access, The Game Creators
Website: https://www.thegamecreators.com/
Enormous geek from a young age. Fell in love with games after playing The Secret of Monkey Island. Dave is a big fan of fantasy action adventure/rpg games such as Zelda, Demon/Dark Souls, but loves most games. He has been developing since a kid, but doing it as a job for 15 years now with The Game Creators who make game creation products. Claim to fame: Met Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook HQ when his Facebook game maker became a winner in their competition. Second claim to fame: Whitney Houston shouted hello at him once. He was also once on BBC Children in need for a few moments singing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" in a sponsored karaoke. He was not entirely sober at the time.
SHANE NEVILLE
Founder, Ninja Robot Dinosaur
Website: http://nrdland.com/
Shane Neville is a 20-year game industry veteran whose credits include hits such as Need for Speed, Company of Heroes and Shellrazer. Shane went indie in 2010, founding Ninja Robot Dinosaur, working solo or with small teams to make games that often feature ninjas, robots and/or dinosaurs. Shane's latest title is Bunker Punks, which is currently in Early Access on Steam, it doesn't have dinosaurs... yet.
ANTON PUSTOVOYT
Lead Designer, Pixel Knight
Website: http://www.empathygame.org/
Hi all, I'm Anton, Russian born, now Sweden-based indie developer working in Unreal Engine. I do little bit of everything, from scripting and 3D to level and game design, and recently released, together with my team, an adventure game Empathy: Path of whispers. My passion is crafting enchanting atmospheres in game worlds, and when I'm not in front of my desk I'm usually our on my road bike or out on a hike through the woods.