#309 Industry and Loose Leaf with Tanya X. Short
Design TalkSeries
Dirk and David are joined by Tanya X. Short, Captain of Kitfox Games. They discuss the balance between appealing to market sensibilities and following one’s own interests, and how to make them work together. They also discuss the difficulty in funding projects with non-normative themes, barriers toward funding indie games, and the unique problems and solutions created while making Loose Leaf.
Episode Outline
0:00 Beginning of Show
0:00 Beginning of Show
1:05 End of Intro
1:51 What’s Going on at Kitfox Games
5:47 Choosing What to Make
11:54 Aligning Personal Interests with the Market
19:22 Getting Designers on Board
29:39 “Feminine” Elements in Games
33:40 Funding Unique Projects
41:48 Is Steam too Big?
43:04 About Loose Leaf
51:21 Advice for Listeners
53:59 Outro
55:06 End of Show
In this Episode
Tanya X. Short - @tanyaxshort
David V. Heron - @davidvheron
Dirk Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer
