Pixel What You Preach

Chloe's Journey into the games industry & finding a different career path to the traditional roles
About Chloe's Role
The importance of having mentor & championing you through your career
Life after a redundancy & discovering exciting new opportunities
Other socials that are not themed around drinking culture
Chloe shares a personal story about mental health & looking after ones self
Sharing resources for support
Talking about mental health, well-being & exclusivity
Chloe's unexpected personal project that took off after her redundancy
Killer advice for anyone applying for a job just starting out!

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Life After Layoff

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:53:10 GMT

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

Life after being laid off
Continued redundancies in the industry
Theories about how the Games Industry is going to change on the Dev side of development
How the Industry is impacting Juniors & Graduates
How the instability of the industry is affecting women wanting to start families
Dealing First hand with burnout and the things I took to take the next steps
Approaching job hunting differently & trying to find a studio that aligned with my values
Coping tips with the sea of layoffs & protecting your well-being
Bring present for Interviews to make a good impression
Enduring the Games Industry
Silver lining of being laid off
A nice little story to end the Podcast!

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Ghosting, Resilience, and Landing Your Next Job with a Therapist & Executive Coach

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:00:05 GMT

Global layoffs are rife at the moment and it is not slowing down fast enough, regardless of your seniority it is harder than ever to land a job. How do you deal with ghosting and stay resilient until you land that full time role?

In this episode we have Joshua Isaac Smith- Trauma Specialist & Executive coach.

Let’s Level up together and learn some ‘real actionable’ steps to make you strong, resilient and intentional to land that next job.

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

How do you deal with ghosting on job applications?
Learning about the psychology behind ghosting, what it does to your brain & what to do about this with actionable actions.
Setting healthy boundaries for applying for jobs
Raising your levels of energy to boost your productivity
Rediscovering your passions
Being energetically bankrupt and how to refill your tank
How to stay resilient in times of layoffs
Creating a healthy schedule to stay focused
Staying Curious
Homework to take away to help refocus
The 1% rule to achieve your goals

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Adam Turnbull - Principal Animator

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:00:57 GMT

Principal Animator at NetEase Games, Ex Riot games, Guerrilla, Moon Studios, Jagex, Mediatonic and the list goes on, Adam is an expert in his field! Working on League of Legends, Horizon, Surviving studio closures, moving to America from the UK then coming back to Yorkshire in the North of England. Yes people can make it that are not from the big cities! A truly inspiring story and Adam is more than happy to share his knowledge.

Grab a brew (Yorkshire Tea in particular for this episode) get comfy and enjoy!

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

Born in Yorkshire to LA to work at Riot Games!
Adams journey from the beginning of his career to Principal Animator
Flash animation to 3D & it's charm
Working at Jagex & Guerrilla games
Back to the UK to work at NetEase
Tips for finding jobs when you're not living in the big cities

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Ashley Wade- Environment Artist

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:36:46 GMT

Today we have the talented and energetic Ashley Wade, an Environment Artist currently working at ‘Brass Lion Entertainment’.

INSIDE THIS EPISODE:

We chat about the start of Ash’s career from Graduating/changing roles
Receiving some tough love and leveling up
Becoming a part of the games community
Keeping a positive mindset
Balancing work & working on her portfolio in the evening
How Ash landed her first art job
Some amazing tips for getting into games with actionable steps

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Twitter: @cordiallycontgo

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The BIG Reset In The Games Industry

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:00:24 GMT

We are back again joined by the guru of games Seb Downie-Blackwell, Partner at Remote Control Productions

At the start of my career I met Seb, he became a mentor of mine and still is. Decades of experience on me, he is honest, to the point and always entertaining. With this continued turbulence I have been trying to search for answers, so I thought hey let's jump on the Podcast!

We cover topics for making a great CV & Cover Letter, Seb has done talks on this.
Talking about the 'trend' of lay offs and how it feels like one BIG reset in the industry (Who likes to reset games?)
What to do if you don't hear back from a job application.
Interview Tips.

If you're feeling a bit lost this is a good episode for you!

Since the recording of this episode Sony announced a 8% reduction in redundancies. This has effected myself & very close friends.

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Liam Wong - Award Winning Photographer and Game Developer

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:00:52 GMT

Liam Wong is a name you have most likely heard of if you are interested in Photography. If not, you will have seen his work if you have ever looked for references of atmospheric neon at night on the streets of Tokyo. But, more than that, Liam captures atmosphere almost like a time capsule. You can palpably feel the mood of the scenes in the photos and the way they are colour graded are something you wish would be in a video game.

In fact, he is a published author with Kickstarter's best-selling book of all time, called TO:KY:OO. The book includes words and contributions from Metal Gear Solid's Hideo Kojima and Bladerunner concept artist Syd Mead. His second published book, After Dark, was also a huge success.

But have you ever wondered about the background of the award-winning photographer? Liam, originally from Scotland, actually started his journey in games! Working in UI all the way up to Creative Director at Ubisoft Montreal, and then Visual Director at the new Japanese studio Unseen founded by Ikumi Nakamura.

In this episode we jump into talking about his career, moving countries, his inspirations and hearing some amazing advice. It’s really rare to find someone who is incredibly humble and talented at this level, so to hear this kind of insight is invaluable.

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Tea Talks, Tea With Louie

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:00:28 GMT

Today we have a very good friend of mine Louie Woodhouse come on to the show, we sit down with a tea and have a little brew break.

We talk about the recent news of Disney investing 1.5 Billion into Epic games and expanding their universe into Fortnite. Also covering our thoughts on the Metaverse, the lack of risk taking in company ideas and supporting the arts through tough times.

Make sure to have a hot beverage of your choice to hand, hope you enjoy!

Also plz wish list Louie's game Luna Effect

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Happy 2024 Pixels! Or is it?

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:00:50 GMT

Happy New Year Pixels! Well it's nice to see 2023 in the past with all the lay offs, but 2024 seems to be starting off with a bit of a kicker. In fact since this episode was recorded Riot laid off 530 employees. It's hard to keep track.

In this episode we chat about what we plan on covering with the Podcast in the year to come. How to package yourself up as someone employable in this turbulent time, the value of personal projects and wrapping up the elephant in the room.

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Alex Barnes - Games Director for Horizon Call of The Mountain

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:55:51 GMT

Chatting today with Alex Barnes from Firesprite, not only did he win the 'Develop 30 Under 30 award', he was also the Games Director on the multi award winning Horizon Call of The Mountain. Humble & always thinking of his team we chat about his role and working on the VR2 project.

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Networking 101

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:26:38 GMT

In todays episode Victoria and Chris sit down to talk about the dreaded world of 'networking'! It's awkward, weird but so essential for growing a professional network. Hear about some great tips to make the most out of any networking event, various ways you can network that doesn't require to leave your house and how to mingle like a pro.

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What's Going On With Unity? Part 2

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:29:42 GMT

And we're back with Part 2! We chat about the new Unity statement to the public and what it means.

We offer some advice for developers with Seb and chat about the power of a combined community.

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What's Going On With Unity? Part 1

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:00:44 GMT

Hot off the press! Today I talk about the new proposed changes announced by Unity, what it means and how it could potentially effect developers.

Seb Downie-Blackwell is our special guest today where we talk all things Unity. Sebs background is rich with experience being in the industry over 25 years, he Head of Production and Partner at remote control products.

As things are changing rapidly this will be a two part special episode, so stay tuned for part 2!

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Kim Hu- Concept Artist

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:45 GMT

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach! A Podcast where we talk to Game Developers and various Professional Creatives. Grab a brew, get cosy and let's jump in.

In today's episode we talk to Kim Hu, she is the queen of drawing trash, skull enthusiast, Task Masters number one fan, but by profession a freelance illustrator, concept artist/designer working from Hamburg/Germany and Tokyo/Japan. We talk inspiration, her journey into games, the importance of personal projects and what the deal really is with Task Master. It's a fun episode packed with lots of good energy!

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James Marshall- Director Phi Games

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:46:33 GMT

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach! A Podcast where we talk to Game Developers and various Professional Creatives. Grab a brew, get cosy and let's jump in.

In our second interview episode we chat with James Marshall an Director at Phi Games. We talk about working on Recompile (A Metroidvarian-inspired hacking adventure) and how he broke into industry starting as a 3D generalist, animator/VFX Artist. Phi Games is a micro games studio based in Manchester.

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou Creative Director of Polygon Treehouse

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 17:07:05 GMT

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach my ALL-NEW Podcast. A Podcast talking to Game Developers and different Professional Creatives.

In our first interview episode we chat with Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou a BAFTA Breakthrough and the Creative Director of Polygon Treehouse. The award winning studio behind Röki and currently working on their new title Mythwrecked. We talk about how Alex started his career, how to pitch a game and delving deeper into their games.

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How To Break Into Games

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:31:37 GMT

Welcome to Pixel What You Preach my ALL-NEW Podcast. A Podcast talking to Game Developers and different Professional Creatives. In this first Pilot episode we talk casually on How To Break into Games.

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Pixel What You Preach- Intro

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:09:00 GMT

Introduction

Welcome to my ALL-NEW podcast, Pixel What You Preach. Having worked in the Games Industry for several years I have decided to pass on my knowledge, speak with guests and help kick start you on your journey. If you're a seasoned Game Developer or someone that has just started out there will be something for everyone. My goal is to create a positive community and have fun along the way!

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