Ed Key's guest appearances

Ed Key

The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

Checkpoints

Games We Have Known And Loved

The Pixel Response

Jim Crawford

Bennett Foddy

Robert Yang

Rami Ismail

Gita Jackson

Tom Clancy

Meg Jayanth

Alexis Kennedy

Jennifer Scheurle

Tod Fennell

Nate Crowley

Ben Clavin

Denis Dyack

Tomm Hulett

William Collis

OwlTail

This is a show about videogames, the people who play them and the people who make them. Each episode, a guest on the show talks about the games that have shaped their life in one way or another. Games that have inspired them, games that forged connections with others &amp; games that have soothed wounds. Checkpoints!My guest today is Ed Key, game designer, creator of the incredible Proteus and founder of Twisted Tree games.We talk Kendall Mint Cake, why the Spectrum game Oh Mummy! had such a profound impact on his younger self, why Stellaris ticks so many boxes, how his dad would gamify their family walks,  why Brian Eno and Ultima 7 are forever linked in his brain, and how Proteus almost came with a fold out cloth map."Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors."PATREON - patreon.com/checkpointsiTunes HERE -  SUBSCRIBE / RATE / REVIEWGames discussed: Oh Mummy! Proteus, Ultima 7, Chaos Engine, Stellaris, Civilisation II, FTL, Kentucky Route Zero, Forest of Sleep, Batallion Wars, Counter Strike, Mount and Blade, Joust, Tekken 3, Pikmin, Captain Blood,  Sensible Soccer

This is a show about videogames, the people who play them and the people who make them. Each episode, a guest on the show talks about the games that have shaped their life in one way or another. Games that have inspired them, games that forged connections with others &amp; games that have soothed wounds. Checkpoints!My guest today is <a href="https://twitter.com/edclef" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Key</a>, game designer, creator of the incredible <a href="http://twistedtreegames.com/proteus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Proteus</a> and founder of <a href="http://twistedtreegames.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twisted Tree</a> games.We talk Kendall Mint Cake, why the Spectrum game Oh Mummy! had such a profound impact on his younger self, why Stellaris ticks so many boxes, how his dad would gamify their family walks,  why Brian Eno and Ultima 7 are forever linked in his brain, and how Proteus almost came with a fold out cloth map."Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors."PATREON - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/checkpoints" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/checkpoints</a>iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/checkpoints-declan-dineen/id961200224" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> -  SUBSCRIBE / RATE / REVIEWGames discussed: Oh Mummy! Proteus, Ultima 7, Chaos Engine, Stellaris, Civilisation II, FTL, Kentucky Route Zero, Forest of Sleep, Batallion Wars, Counter Strike, Mount and Blade, Joust, Tekken 3, Pikmin, Captain Blood,  Sensible Soccer

Rebroadcast - Episode 90 - Ed Key

In addition to issue 107 of the podcast, and a coincidental update to Proteus this week, James sat down to chat with the game's designer, Ed Key.Ed talks about Proteus from inception to release, and how the ten months since have been for him and for the game. Expect discussion of indie games vs the mainstream, indie games vs indie games, typical and atypical reactions to Proteus and that most frequent of questions.A few links may provide some reference for the discussion at the end. These are:	Formalists and Zinesters: Why Formalism Is Not The Enemy, a What Games Are blog post, was mentioned.	Chris Crawford, mentioned by Ed, is a game designer and academic on the theory of video game design.	Bogost.com is Ian Bogost's website, where all things video game design are discussed.	An early video of Proteus, pre-David Kanaga's score is well worth a look.	Ed is on Twitter @edclef, and Proteus can be discovered at visitproteus.com.*As is often the case with these kinds of interviews this was recorded using a combined audio feed via Skype, which accounts for the slight loss of quality to the audio.Music used in the interview:Track 1: Nodeland in Summer by David KanagaTrack 2: Nodeland in Autumn by David KanagaTrack 3: Nodeland in Winter by David KanagaAn interview with Ed Key was edited by James Carter.http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_interview_with_ed_key.mp3 Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss the past, present and future of videogames (and other stuff too!) and perhaps arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

In addition to issue 107 of the podcast, and a coincidental update to Proteus this week, James sat down to chat with the game's designer, Ed Key. Ed talks about Proteus from inception to release, and how the ten months since have been for him and for the game. Expect discussion of indie games vs the mainstream, indie games vs indie games, typical and atypical reactions to Proteus and that most frequent of questions. A few links may provide some reference for the discussion at the end. These are: 	Formalists and Zinesters: Why Formalism Is Not The Enemy, a What Games Are blog post, was mentioned. 	Chris Crawford, mentioned by Ed, is a game designer and academic on the theory of video game design. 	<a href="http://Bogost.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bogost.com</a> is Ian Bogost's website, where all things video game design are discussed. 	An early video of Proteus, pre-David Kanaga's score is well worth a look. 	Ed is on Twitter @edclef, and Proteus can be discovered at <a href="http://visitproteus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">visitproteus.com</a>. *As is often the case with these kinds of interviews this was recorded using a combined audio feed via Skype, which accounts for the slight loss of quality to the audio. Music used in the interview: Track 1: Nodeland in Summer by David Kanaga Track 2: Nodeland in Autumn by David Kanaga Track 3: Nodeland in Winter by David Kanaga An interview with Ed Key was edited by James Carter. <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_interview_with_ed_key.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_interview_with_ed_key.mp3</a>   Do you have an opinion about this particular game or maybe about our podcast in general? Then why not venture into our forum and leave us your feedback. Whilst there you can also interact with our ever-growing and friendly community, discuss the past, present and future of videogames (and other stuff too!) and perhaps arrange some games with like-minded individuals. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Official Cane and Rinse Forum.

Podcast special: An interview with Ed Key, designer of Proteus

Riding high from his break-out success Proteus, Ed Key talks to us about his game shortly after its initial release and a whack of random other details including the weather (?), Nathan’s fascination with Steve Coogan and what makes a game “a game”.  While Proteus may be the game that people will recognize from Ed’s resume, it’s far from his first and only foray into the industry of making games. We talk a bit about the industry at large from a developer’s viewpoint and what the change from working at a game studio to going solo is like!

Riding high from his break-out success Proteus, Ed Key talks to us about his game shortly after its initial release and a whack of random other details including the weather (?), Nathan’s fascination with Steve Coogan and what makes a game “a game”. While Proteus may be the game that people will recognize from Ed’s resume, it’s far from his first and only foray into the industry of making games. We talk a bit about the industry at large from a developer’s viewpoint and what the change from working at a game studio to going solo is like!

Indie Talks: Ed Key

Ed Key on Pandemic: “…the way the cards come out really dramatically affects the landscape of the game….” (mp3) (audio player in full post) AudioPlayer.embed("ed_key_player", {soundFile: "http://nottheinternet.com/bestgamedesign/audio/ed_key.mp3"});

<a href="http://www.visitproteus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Key</a> on <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549/pandemic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pandemic</a>: <a href="http://nottheinternet.com/bestgamedesign/audio/ed_key.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“…the way the cards come out really dramatically affects the landscape of the game….” (mp3)</a> (audio player in full post) AudioPlayer.embed("ed_key_player", {soundFile: "<a href="http://nottheinternet.com/bestgamedesign/audio/ed_key.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nottheinternet.com/bestgamedesign/audio/ed_key.mp3</a>"});