GDC 2024 with Alexa Ray Corriea - Ep. 358

GDC 2024 with Alexa Ray Corriea - Ep. 358

Author: What's Good Games March 22, 2024 Duration: 32:57
Watch Ad-Free on Supercast: http://whatsgoodgames.supercast.com Andrea sat down with WGG Alum and Writer Alexa Ray Corriea at the 2024 Game Developers Conference. They chatted about the GDC Talk Alexa gave, some of the cool narrative tools she saw on the show floor, and so much more. Andrea also got the chance to chat with Abubakar Salim, the Creative Director at Surgent Studios about his game Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Follow Alexa Ray on X: http://www.twitter.com/alexarayc Thank you to this month's Super Producers: Bored Ape Gamer’s Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied -WGG is recorded on a Rodecaster Pro 2. Use our affiliate link to build your creator setup: https://brandstore.rode.com/whatsgoodgames Time stamps: 00:00:00 - On the Floor from Game Developers Conference 2024 00:01:58 - Ideas for Talks at GDC 00:03:45 - New Tools for Narrative Systems 00:05:31 - Amy Hennig's Exciting Project 00:07:35 - Excitement for 1943: Rise of Hydra from Skydance New Media 00:09:32 - Unreal Engine's Powerful Tools for Game Development 00:11:28 - Supporting Developers in a Tough Industry 00:13:19 - GDC and Connecting with the Dev Community 00:15:14 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU Interview with Abubakar Salim 00:17:12 - Learning the Language of Game Development 00:19:04 - The Rewarding Moments of Creation 00:20:52 - A Personal and Connective Gaming Experience 00:22:47 - Following Your Passion in Game Development 00:24:34 - GDC Talks: Writing Authentic Characters in Apex Legends 00:28:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilercast Tease Want audio only? http://whatsgoodgames.com/podcast/ Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/store Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com -------- Follow the crew ------- Andrea: http://www.twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_ http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene Britt: http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd Riana: http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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