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Horror has always been something that's inspired Mike Blackney, and through his days working mobile games, cricket titles and much more, ideas had been stewing. Finally, they culminated in Dead Static Drive, and so Mike joins Paul in this new entry of Dev Diary to talk about his game development journey, the origins of Dead Static Drive, what it's like to know nothing of Cricket, yet develop a game based upon it, presenting your game on the Xbox E3 stage and much more.Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on TwitterVisit the Player2 Website and the Player2 Youtube Channel where you can also follow his written and video exploits including reviews, feature pieces and shows such as Patched, The Insider and Gamer SchoolFind out more at https://dev-diary.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1862be for 40% off for 4 months, and support Dev Diary.

Horror has always been something that's inspired Mike Blackney, and through his days working mobile games, cricket titles and much more, ideas had been stewing. Finally, they culminated in Dead Static Drive, and so Mike joins Paul in this new entry of Dev Diary to talk about his game development journey, the origins of Dead Static Drive, what it's like to know nothing of Cricket, yet develop a game based upon it, presenting your game on the Xbox E3 stage and much more.Follow Paul and submit your ideas for future guests on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/pauljamesgames" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>Visit the <a href="https://www.player2.net.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Player2 Website</a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/player2au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Player2 Youtube Channel</a> where you can also follow his written and video exploits including reviews, feature pieces and shows such as Patched, The Insider and Gamer SchoolFind out more at <a href="https://dev-diary.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dev-diary.pinecast.co</a>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinecast</a>. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-1862be for 40% off for 4 months, and support Dev Diary.

Episode 16: Mike Blackney (Dead Static Drive)

Mike Blackney the developer of the highly anticipated road trip survival game Dead Static Drive is our guest this week. Dead Static Drive draws heavily on nostalgic classic americana, with drop of monster movie chucked in for good measure. We asked him about how it felt to leave his stable teaching job to become a full time game developer, what inspired the style of the game, and what sort of response he wanted players to have. Dead Static Drive is currently in development and you can check out our first impressions of the game at PAX Australia 2016 here. We're also talking about cheating in games, with a great video by Wrestling With Gaming about the history of the Game Shark and Game Genie cheat devices bringing back memories of cheat codes scribbled in the back of manuals. Why do people cheat in games, is it ok, and what happens when they take their cheating tendencies online?Thanks to James Morrison for jumping onto the show this week to take the hosting duties. Pixel Sift is produced by Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh &amp; Scott Quigg. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive ProducerSUPPORT PIXEL SIFT: We couldn't do what we do without your support. If you'd like to show your support on your exterior form why not head to our Merch store? You can pick up shirts, Totes and even socks! pixelsift.com.au/storeSupport the show: https://sifter.store

<a href="https://twitter.com/kurtruslfanclub" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Blackney</a> the developer of the highly anticipated road trip survival game Dead Static Drive is our guest this week. Dead Static Drive draws heavily on nostalgic classic americana, with drop of monster movie chucked in for good measure. We asked him about how it felt to leave his stable teaching job to become a full time game developer, what inspired the style of the game, and what sort of response he wanted players to have. Dead Static Drive is currently in development and you can check out our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfQ1k4eEZXc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first impressions of the game at PAX Australia 2016 here</a>. We're also talking about cheating in games, with a great video by <a href="https://youtu.be/h4vs4X66nas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wrestling With Gaming about the history of the Game Shark and Game Genie cheat devices</a> bringing back memories of cheat codes scribbled in the back of manuals. <a href="https://mindtheethos.com/2016/08/14/the-psychology-of-cheating-why-do-people-cheat-in-multiplayer-games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why do people cheat in games</a>, is it ok, and what happens when they take their cheating tendencies online? Thanks to James Morrison for jumping onto the show this week to take the hosting duties. Pixel Sift is produced by Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh &amp; Scott Quigg. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer SUPPORT PIXEL SIFT: We couldn't do what we do without your support. If you'd like to show your support on your exterior form why not head to our Merch store? You can pick up shirts, Totes and even socks! <a href="https://pixelsift.com.au/store" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pixelsift.com.au/store</a><a href="https://sifter.store" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://sifter.store</a>

Mike Blackney (Dead Static Drive) & cheating in games