Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch

Hey, Shenanites! We’re back from vacation and delirious from jet lag, so this one is going to be weird! This week, we talk about Gall’s law, functional fixedness, and stress naps. We’re all living in…

Hi again, Shenanites! Welcome to part two of our question blitz! It’s blitzier this time. In this episode, we drink moonshine and talk about sexy vampires, pointy pointing pointers, and unicycling ba…

Hello, Shenanies! If you’ve been following along, you know that the studio is going to be thrown into chaos over the next couple weeks. But we couldn’t leave your coffee in the lurch without buttersc…

Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we discuss denominator blindness, the fresh eyes of youth, and the true marker of adulthood. Why descend into the void when you can rise up to meet it? Also, do you ever …

Ahoy, Shenanites! In this episode (which is actually 232, so... ya know), we discuss hot reloads, the meaning of meat, and A BIG NEWS ALERT. Sometimes you can find your joy in making shit games, and …

Hello, Shenanites! It’s a short one today because we have SECRET NEWS that we can’t talk about yet but we accidentally talked about it during our regular recording. So have this brief coffee taster t…

Hey there, Shenanites! This week, we talk about wild outer worlds, the burger method of learning new skills, and whooshing mile markers. We also (re)learned that we should be very careful with floats…

Hiya, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss ratcheting fidelity, doing activities, and mattering. Best case scenario, a screamy dreamy leads to a hearty starty and not a fuzzy buzzy. Also, some dee…

What’s up, Shenanites! This week, we talk about the ongoing saga of 2019, weaponizing tools, and crusts full of beeeees. How many exposure bucks does being at the top cost you? Are you blinded by you…

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss flying off the rails, social pressure, and how the work flows. You have to be like water when picking up new tools or approaching new experiences, espec…

Hi again, Shenanites! This week, we talk about wheat and molasses, shock wires, and wibble wobbling. If a train of thought derails, maybe you just gotta let it simmer for a while. Potential energy wi…

Hey there, Shenanites! Your fellow Bscotcheroonies asked, and we answered LIVE at Shenanicon 2019! In this episode, we discuss the paradox of productivity tools, algorithmic curation, and burning the…

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss infinite work, the age of curation, and the value of reviews. When you make things easier, do you actually just make things harder? No matter what you'r…

Salutations, Shenanites! This week, we talk about actually fun baseball, the paralysis of choice, and middling feelings. Ultimately, there’s no way to know which things matter and which things don’t.…

Greetings, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss giant piles of yogurt, wiggle room, and the difficulty of fonts. What you think is going to be the problem is never the actual problem. And there’s …

Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we talk about knives as DevOps, the history of WoW, and the ‘should I’ space. Plus, Adam and Sam have returned from PAX Dev, and they have a rundown. If everything is roo…

Hey there, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss the coastline paradox, ratcheting fidelity, and faction warfare. Don’t count your pterodactyls before they’re tamed; a crocodile might get in the wa…

Howdy, Shenanites! This week, we talk about tricky cycles, being a scientist, and SHARING. Is it caring? Or are shoulds the root of all inaccuracies? The lossy compression problem is more universal t…

Hello, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss procrastination blackholes, visibility mechanisms, and simultaneous invention. Pessimism isn’t a good life strategy, which doesn’t mean optimism is eith…

Hiya, Shenanites! This week, we talk about how to turn jeans into chaps, titanoboas, and industry beat frequencies. You can’t tame dinosaurs if you’re underprepared, and being prepared means having t…