XCOM Creator Julian Gollop Shares Game Design Tips, Dev Stories And More The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook podcast

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XCOM Creator Julian Gollop Shares Game Design Tips, Dev Stories and More

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Trent Kusters chats with Julian Gollop, founder and game designer at Snapshot Games. Together they discuss his legendary journey designing games from the creation of the original XCOM: UFO Defense to his studio's latest release, Chip 'n Clawz vs. the Brainioids; how to use constraint as a key design pillar; having the courage to remove features for a better play experience; and when to lean on tried and true conventions and when to avoid them.

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Episode Host: Trent Kusters

Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

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