Tadhg Kelly's guest appearances

Tadhg Kelly

Strategy Can Be Fun?

Playmakers - The Game Industry Podcast

Eric Zimmerman

Tommy Tallarico

Tim Fowers

Soren Johnson

Isaac Shalev

Rob Daviau

Jon Shafer

Elizabeth Hargrave

Carolyn Petit

Jay Powell

Justin Ma

Jason Rohrer

Raph Koster

Robin Hunicke

Mike Mika

OwlTail

Tadhg Kelly is a highly experienced consultant in augmented reality, virtual reality, and video games. He has a deep background in game design and production, as well as partner and developer relationship management. Since the early 90s, Tadhg has worked on all sorts of game projects, from board games and live-action roleplaying games to multi-million dollar PC projects. He has served as lead designer, senior producer, and a number of other roles at several companies including BSkyB, Lionhead, and Climax.We get deep on this episode with topics spanning:    The transition from game designer to consultant and the lessons he learned along the wayWhat is the “Sexy / Worthy Trap” and how do you use it to your advantage?Balancing speed-to-market against adding more featuresThe benefit of the games industry opening up to more diverse skillsets Simple mistakes made at the beginning of a project that can cost you in the long runThe value of letting your game developer do their jobResources Mentioned:  Connect with Tadhg on LinkedInWork with Tadhg at Mobile Game DoctorRead the What Games Are BlogConnect with Tadhg on Twitter

Tadhg Kelly is a highly experienced consultant in augmented reality, virtual reality, and video games. He has a deep background in game design and production, as well as partner and developer relationship management. Since the early 90s, Tadhg has worked on all sorts of game projects, from board games and live-action roleplaying games to multi-million dollar PC projects. He has served as lead designer, senior producer, and a number of other roles at several companies including BSkyB, Lionhead, and Climax. We get deep on this episode with topics spanning:     <ul><li>The transition from game designer to consultant and the lessons he learned along the way</li><li>What is the “Sexy / Worthy Trap” and how do you use it to your advantage?</li><li>Balancing speed-to-market against adding more features</li><li>The benefit of the games industry opening up to more diverse skillsets </li><li>Simple mistakes made at the beginning of a project that can cost you in the long run</li><li>The value of letting your game developer do their job</li></ul>Resources Mentioned:   <ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadhgk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Tadhg on LinkedIn</a></li><li>Work with Tadhg at <a href="https://mobilegamedoctor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mobile Game Doctor</a></li><li>Read the <a href="https://www.whatgamesare.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Games Are Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/tiedtiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Tadhg on Twitter</a></li></ul>

What Games Truly Are, with Tadhg Kelly

You probably already know Tadhg Kelly, as he’s one of game design’s most prolific writers. He writes for TechCrunch, as well as his own blog at www.whatgamesare.com. In this interview I ask him about why there has been a falling off of game design writing over the past few years, including an interesting point about …  Interview with Tadhg Kelly Read More »

You probably already know Tadhg Kelly, as he’s one of game design’s most prolific writers. He writes for TechCrunch, as well as his own blog at <a href="http://www.whatgamesare.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.whatgamesare.com</a>. In this interview I ask him about why there has been a falling off of game design writing over the past few years, including an interesting point about … <a href="http://keithburgun.net/interview-with-tadhg-kelly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Interview with Tadhg Kelly Read More »</a>

Interview with Tadhg Kelly