Abby Nissenbaum hangs out to discuss her history in game development balanced with a day job, being a recording and performing music artist, and more. She's the voice of the hero in Benevolent, the debut first-person narrative exploration game in development at Skango Games.

We discuss the novelty of voicing a character while knowing no more than the player does (or less!), the rise of international teams in game development, 3-year-olds with podcasts, and more.

Abby's music is available on music streaming platforms and she posts on Instagram/Threads @AbbyNissenbaum.

Todd's book, Inside Video Game Creation is still available in the StoryBundle Greatest Hits Game Bundle with 65 other great gaming books until August 14th at StoryBundle.com.

Micah Orsie joins to discuss Wildwood Down, an award-winning hybrid 2D/3D adventure game featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome, designed after and voiced by Micah's life-long friend.

Wildwood Down launches August 7th on Steam.

Todd's podcast companion book, Inside Video Game Creation, is currently part of a 66-book Greatest Hits collection at StoryBundle. All books are available at one great price until August 14th.

Original Air Date: Aug. 24, 2024 - Todd's weird connection to the game that set the world ablaze, and what's happened since.