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Enduring Play

Introducing Enduring Play: A Game Development Podcast

Explore game development best practices with experts who have cracked the cheat codes to shipping thriving games in Enduring Play, A Game Development Podcast.

Creative director, game designer, and author of The Game Development Strategy Guide Cheryl Platz hosts this engaging look behind the scenes at what it takes to make video games that transcend the test of time. Enduring Play features in-depth conversations with industry veterans exploring deep topics intended to get listeners thinking about how to pull the video game industry out of the doldrums and into a more sustainable, more playful future.

Enduring Play Season 1 consists of 10 of the interviews that inspired Cheryl’s book, The Game Development Strategy Guide: Crafting Modern Video Games that Thrive. Season 2 is expected in 2026.

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Season 1: Conversations with the Players of the Game Development Strategy Guide

#GuestRoleTitleDateTopics
1Celia Hodent, PhDIndependent UX StrategistUsing UX Strategy to Put Players FirstAugust 19, 2025User experience design and research, ethics of video game monetization, psychology of gaming, engageability
2Carlos FigueiredoDirector of Player Trust and Safety, MojangSafe and Thriving Gaming CommunitiesAugust 26, 2025Player Dynamics, Thriving in Games Group, Prosocial Gaming
3Amy KalsonExecutive Design Producer, MetaCreative Strategy for Thriving TeamsSeptember 2, 2025Game Production, Game Design, Pitching, Localization and Culture, AI in gaming
4David VenturaCreative Director, Ichigoichie GamesThe Global Heartbeat of Music GamesSeptember 9, 2025Rhythm and music games, Japanese and European gaming, indie games, AI in gaming
5Whitney BeltránIndependent Narrative DesignerLudonarrative Harmony for Narrative DesignersSeptember 16, 2025Narrative design, narrative design tools, ludonarrative
6Eric KabischVP of Design, VRChatDesign and Curation for User-Generated WorldsSeptember 23, 2025User-generated content, Design leadership for games, virtual reality
7Caerie HouchinsCTO, Wicked Fox GamesEngineering for Scalable, Sustainable GamesSeptember 30, 2025Engineering, live-service multiplayer game launches, AI, Indie Games
8Joe “joemag” MagdalenaSystems DesignerThe Methodical Magic of Systems DesignOctober 7, 2025Game design, systems design
9Tamara KnossSenior Technical UI Artist Doing More with Less for Video Game Art and UI/UXOctober 14, 2025Animation, art, user interfaces, user experience, immersion, handheld gaming consoles
10Yesenia CisnerosFormer Lead Producer, Brass Lion EntertainmentPeople, Process, and Players: Human-Centered ProductionOctober 21, 2025Game Production, Localization, Leadership

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