Oskar Stålberg's guest appearances

Oskar Stålberg

Spelskaparna

Kodsnack

Everybody's Talking At Once

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FUTUREPERFECT TALKS

The Genesis Temple Podcast

Jay Tholen

Chris King

Chandana Ekanayake

Garry Schyman

Dave Oshry

Jordan Thomas

Zach Barth

Julia Minamata

Erin Robinson

Ilan Eshkeri

Antony Slumbers

Stephen Alexander

Jeremy Warmsley

Laura Michet

Evan Hill

OwlTail

In this very Swedish episode, I speak with Oskar Stålberg about his ideas on game design, his inspirations (Scandinavian and beyond) and his experience on marketing. We also discuss his years in studying as a programmer and how difficult it might be to think of a possible education model for an indie developer. Also: games as "toys".

In this very Swedish episode, I speak with Oskar Stålberg about his ideas on game design, his inspirations (Scandinavian and beyond) and his experience on marketing. We also discuss his years in studying as a programmer and how difficult it might be to think of a possible education model for an indie developer. Also: games as "toys".

Episode 14 - Oskar Stålberg (Townscaper, Bad North)

Andrew Heumann

A Futureperfect Talk on games, game engines and development, and the AEC (architecture engineering construction) design tool space, with John Manoochehri (BASE2), Oskar Stålberg (Townscaper), David Weir-McCall (Unreal Engine / Epic Game) and Futureperfect Talks veteran Andrew Heumann (Hypar). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies &amp; the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces @_futureperfect. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. lastmeter.info base2.works --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by Epic Games / Unreal Engine. Explore more here Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion. ---

A Futureperfect Talk on games, game engines and development, and the AEC (architecture engineering construction) design tool space, with John Manoochehri (<a href="http://base2.works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BASE2</a>), Oskar Stålberg (<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291340/Townscaper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Townscaper</a>), David Weir-McCall (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-craig-weir-mccall-b9866445" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unreal Engine / Epic Game</a>) and Futureperfect Talks veteran Andrew Heumann (<a href="http://hypar.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hypar</a>). --- Futureperfect Talks are the unfinished stories of spatial technologies &amp; the worlds we make, led by BASE2. Architecture, sustainability, tech collide - so what happens next? Subscribe on Apple or Spotify, and join live Futureperfect Talks on Twitter Spaces <a href="https://twitter.com/_futureperfect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@_futureperfect</a>. --- Futureperfect Talks are powered by Last Meter®, the service integration platform by BASE2 and partners. <a href="https://lastmeter.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lastmeter.info</a> <a href="https://base2.works/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">base2.works</a> --- Season 2 of the Futureperfect Talks are sponsored by <a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/architecture-solution?utm_campaign=UnrealEngine_AEC&amp;utm_source=Base2Works&amp;utm_medium=sponsorship=podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Epic Games / Unreal Engine</a>. Explore more here <a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/architecture-solution?utm_campaign=UnrealEngine_AEC&amp;utm_source=Base2Works&amp;utm_medium=sponsorship=podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download Unreal Engine / Twin Motion.</a> ---

#5 - GAMES, ENGINES, DESIGN TOOLS

ETAO Podcast, Episode 94. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/etao-podcast-94-oskar-stalberg.mp3 Oskar Stålberg builds little town dioramas, as he puts it—or more exactly, he builds the procedural generation tools that allow him, and his algorithms, and you the player to build little town dioramas together. You could call this an extension of his work on the “megamap” in The Division, and certainly of his smaller projects such as Brick Block, and of the elegant map generation in his first commercial indie game Bad North. But in some ways, Townscaper is the purest and most focused expression of his sensibility, his skill, and his aesthetical and technical preoccupations. Here Oskar talks about the allure of procedural generation, the oft-unsung joys of toys (as distinct from games or tools), and the vital emotional difference between encountering randomness and embracing wonk.  You can get Townscaper on Steam. You can also follow Oskar on Twitter. ——— • I sort of conflate European and Scandinavian names (and by extension, cultures) in the intro—but in the interview, Oskar talks a bit about those very distinctions (and overlaps), so I’ll call this a case of me sounding dumb but you being informed nonetheless. (On-brand, in other words). • “Don’t be a sucker” is a reference to this. • Here’s Oskar getting deeper into the technical side of the wonky quad grid in Townscaper. • And here he is talking about the procedural generation in Bad North, and specifically about that game’s use of wave function collapse. • Martin Kvale’s work really is wonderful. • The best summary of that research on intrinsic and extrinsic rewards is probably this episode of Game Maker’s Toolkit. • The study that I mentioned, and that Mark Brown uses as a source in that video, is this one. ——— “All The People Say (Season 3)” by Holly Hyperion. “Copenhagen” by Walter Melrose and Charlie Davis, performed by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra. “Mush Mouth” by Buddy Johnson, performed by Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra. We’re on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, PocketCasts, Overcast, Podyssey, and RadioPublic. You can also subscribe using good old-fashioned RSS. Logo by Aaron Perry-Zucker, using Icons by by Llisole, Dávid Gladiš, Atif Arshad, Daniel Nochta, Mike Rowe, Jakub Čaja, Raji Purcell and IconsGhost from the Noun Project. Left-click to play. Right-click to download.

<h3><a href="http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/etao-podcast-94-oskar-stalberg.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ETAO Podcast, Episode 94</a>.</h3> <a href="http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/etao-podcast-94-oskar-stalberg.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/etao-podcast-94-oskar-stalberg.mp3</a> Oskar Stålberg builds little town dioramas, as he puts it—or more exactly, he builds the procedural generation tools that allow him, and his algorithms, and you the player to build little town dioramas together. You could call this an extension of his work on the “megamap” in The Division, and certainly of his smaller projects such as <a href="http://www.oskarstalberg.com/game/house/Index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brick Block</a>, and of the elegant map generation in his first commercial indie game Bad North. But in some ways, Townscaper is the purest and most focused expression of his sensibility, his skill, and his aesthetical and technical preoccupations. Here Oskar talks about the allure of procedural generation, the oft-unsung joys of toys (as distinct from games or tools), and the vital emotional difference between encountering randomness and embracing wonk. You can get Townscaper on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291340/Townscaper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steam</a>. You can also follow <a href="https://twitter.com/OskStak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oskar</a> on Twitter. ——— • I sort of conflate European and Scandinavian names (and by extension, cultures) in the intro—but in the interview, Oskar talks a bit about those very distinctions (and overlaps), so I’ll call this a case of me sounding dumb but you being informed nonetheless. (On-brand, in other words). • “Don’t be a sucker” is a reference to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this</a>. • Here’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hqt8JkYRdI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oskar getting deeper into the technical side of the wonky quad grid in Townscaper</a>. • And here he is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bcZb-SsnrA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">talking about the procedural generation in Bad North</a>, and specifically about that game’s use of wave function collapse. • Martin Kvale’s work really is wonderful. • The best summary of that research on intrinsic and extrinsic rewards is probably <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ypOUn6rThM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this episode of Game Maker’s Toolkit</a>. • The study that I mentioned, and that Mark Brown uses as a source in that video, is <a href="https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1974-10497-001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this one</a>. ——— “All The People Say (Season 3)” by <a href="http://hollyhyperion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holly Hyperion</a>. “Copenhagen” by Walter Melrose and Charlie Davis, <a href="//archive.org/details/78_copenhagen_artie-shaw-and-his-orchestra-walter-melrose-charlie-davis_gbia0015196b/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">performed by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra</a>. “Mush Mouth” by Buddy Johnson, performed by <a href="https://archive.org/details/78_mush-mouth_buddy-johnson-and-his-orchestra-purvis-henson-buddy-johnson_gbia0075222b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra</a>. We’re on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/everybodys-talking-at-once/id699052673" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ldGFvLmJsb2cvY2F0ZWdvcnkvcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkLw==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/everybodys-talking-at-once-podcast/everybodys-talking-at-once" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dd4c3d64-55d2-429c-b40c-5a050c1d1c6b/Everybodys-Talking-At-Once" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7G6zxPV0fh2ukmAJ3AnzNK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/web/podcasts/index#/podcasts/show/b6bba420-5bc0-0132-d57c-5f4c86fd3263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PocketCasts</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes699052673/everybodys-talking-at-once" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a>, <a href="https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes699052673-Everybodys-Talking-At-Once" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podyssey</a>, and <a href="https://play.radiopublic.com/everybodys-talking-at-once-GZLrv6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RadioPublic</a>. You can also subscribe using <a href="https://etao.blog/category/podcast/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">good old-fashioned RSS</a>. Logo by Aaron Perry-Zucker, using Icons by by Llisole, Dávid Gladiš, Atif Arshad, Daniel Nochta, Mike Rowe, Jakub Čaja, Raji Purcell and IconsGhost from <a href="https://thenounproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Noun Project</a>. <a href="http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/etao.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/etao-podcast-94-oskar-stalberg.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Left-click to play. Right-click to download.</a>

Math and Art, with Oskar Stålberg