Episode #53: Mohawks & Martians. With Soren Johnson

 

Contact Information

Jon Shafer – @JonShaferDesign,www.JonShaferOnDesign.com, Jon.Shafer@ConiferGames.com

Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer

Soren Johnson – @SorenJohnson, www.Designer-Notes.com, www.MohawkGames.com

 

Episode Outline

• 0:01:00 – The story behind Mohawk

• 0:08:12 – ‘Core’ strategy games

• 0:14:50 – Kickstarter & Steam Early Access

• 0:35:44 – Mohawk’s first game: ‘Mars’

• 0:48:40 – The ups and downs of economic competition

• 0:54:22 – Real-time VS turn-based

• 1:02:48 – M.U.L.E.

• 1:14:50 – The tech behind strategy games

• 1:22:20 – Past lessons applied

• 1:27:05 – The first game to make Soren cry