Expansion Pack: Brendan McCaskell's Turn (Open Owl Studios)

Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

Another expansion pack is upon us and this time JP & Davey grab their cups of tea and sit down with Brendan McCaskell from Open Owl Studios (formally OOMM Games) to talk all about his entry into the industry, how he got started with game design and a chat about their upcoming crowdfund project Stonesaga, a stoneage survival, crafting & exploration in a persistent world.
GUEST PLAYER: Brendan McCaskell from Open Owl Studios
THE PLAYERS: JP & Davey
OVERVIEW
In this Expansion Pack episode JP & Davey sit down with board game designer Brendan McCaskell who has previously designed Stars of Akarios & Mythwind with Open Owl Studios.
In this episode you'll learn:
- How Brendan got into the industry through the rise in popularity with battle royale games (PUBG / Fortnite)
- the important process in game design about capturing that feeling you want out of a play experience
- about the growing trend of becoming less tutorial dependant in gaming
- more about Open Owl Studios latest project "Stonesaga" which is live on Kickstarter right now!!!
- more about Brendan's niche number 1 answers (Hint: be careful if you play Game of Thrones with Brendan)
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Check out more on Brendan & Open Owl Studios below
- Website - https://oommgames.com/
- Stonesaga Kickstarter Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/stonesaga
You can learn more about Brendan on his socials:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brendanmccaskell/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrendanMcCask
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
0:51 - TURN 2 - Introducing Brendan McCaskell
2:34 - How did you get into the hobby?
7:14 - What games is Brendan enjoying right now?
9:03 - What's Brendan's favourite games?
16:33 - TURN 3 - Main Interview - How did you get into the hobby?
19:11 - The comparison with modern boardgames to couch video games
21:23 - The importance of capturing that "moment" in game design
22:38 - How did OOMM Games start and how did you get involved?
27:12 - Lessons learned on Stars of Akarios and applying them to Mythwind
31:52 - The growing trend where tutorials are becoming phased out
35:13 - How this trend applies to their new game Stonesaga
37:01 - Exploring the next level crafting system in Stonesaga
39:30 - T

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