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EPISODE 32: Aj Grand-Scrutton
Manage episode 344260712 series 2631026
Haha! (imagine this being said in a Micky Mouse voice) This episode I am joined by AJ, who is the founder and CEO of Dlala Studios. We discuss their upcoming title called Disney Illusion Island and what it is like to run a 35 people studio. Furthermore, we get into the design decisions behind making great coop games, what keeps AJ up at night and with AJ being a Disney expert I had to ask about Goofy wearing pants while Pluto isn't.
Time – Topic Discussed:
0:00 - Intro
03:08 - Guest topic: Being blessed by a pug
06:10 - Guest topic: Bringing the band back together
08:30 - Revealing Disney Illusion Island on D23
12:22 - Interacting with Disney on the game
20:25 - Hard lessons learned during Battletoads
24:31 - Learning how to run a studio
29:30 - Dealing with responsibility
32:00 - Winning UK’s Best Boss and Best Places to Work in 2022 from gamesindustry.biz
36:08 - How problems can arise in running a studio
44:50 - Feeding the beast
50:03 - Point and Click Adventures
52:30 - Disney Goes Classical
54:12 - Surviving the loss of a 3 million dollar deal
01:01:28 - The golden rules of great co-op
01:05:04 - Looking at reviews
01:07:30 - Lessons learned
01:19:29 - Outro
Things mentioned on the show:
Disney Illusion Island - World Premiere Trailer
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph
Noclip - Video Game Documentaries
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner
Immerse by Lifeformed (Music of the Double Fine Documentary)
How Dlala survived the loss of a $3m Disney deal by James Batchelor
Social Media:
Dlala Studios
Dlala Studios on Twitter (@dlalastudios)
Homepage of Dlala Studios
AJ Grand-Scrutton
AJ Grand-Scrutton on Twitter (@dnost)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry)
Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry)
Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry)
Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone
Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)
36 episodes
Manage episode 344260712 series 2631026
Haha! (imagine this being said in a Micky Mouse voice) This episode I am joined by AJ, who is the founder and CEO of Dlala Studios. We discuss their upcoming title called Disney Illusion Island and what it is like to run a 35 people studio. Furthermore, we get into the design decisions behind making great coop games, what keeps AJ up at night and with AJ being a Disney expert I had to ask about Goofy wearing pants while Pluto isn't.
Time – Topic Discussed:
0:00 - Intro
03:08 - Guest topic: Being blessed by a pug
06:10 - Guest topic: Bringing the band back together
08:30 - Revealing Disney Illusion Island on D23
12:22 - Interacting with Disney on the game
20:25 - Hard lessons learned during Battletoads
24:31 - Learning how to run a studio
29:30 - Dealing with responsibility
32:00 - Winning UK’s Best Boss and Best Places to Work in 2022 from gamesindustry.biz
36:08 - How problems can arise in running a studio
44:50 - Feeding the beast
50:03 - Point and Click Adventures
52:30 - Disney Goes Classical
54:12 - Surviving the loss of a 3 million dollar deal
01:01:28 - The golden rules of great co-op
01:05:04 - Looking at reviews
01:07:30 - Lessons learned
01:19:29 - Outro
Things mentioned on the show:
Disney Illusion Island - World Premiere Trailer
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph
Noclip - Video Game Documentaries
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner
Immerse by Lifeformed (Music of the Double Fine Documentary)
How Dlala survived the loss of a $3m Disney deal by James Batchelor
Social Media:
Dlala Studios
Dlala Studios on Twitter (@dlalastudios)
Homepage of Dlala Studios
AJ Grand-Scrutton
AJ Grand-Scrutton on Twitter (@dnost)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry)
Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry)
Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou)
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry)
Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone
Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)
36 episodes
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