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The Ascent with Neon Giant's Arcade Berg & Tor Frick
The Ascent with Neon Giant's Arcade Berg & Tor Frick
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Ted Price chats with Arcade Berg and Tor Frick, Co-Founders and Creative Directors behind Neon Giant who recently released The Ascent. Together they discuss what it was like building a massive AAA title with a small team; how they balanced procedural construction with bespoke flourishes to create a rich and immersive detailed world; how constraints can be a key problem solving tool; and their advice for future game entrepreneurs. Neon Giant is a Swedish video game studio founded in 2018. The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world. Follow us on Twitter @Official_AIAS, Facebook or visit us at interactive.org.
Released:
Sep 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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