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Walkabout Talkabouts

Walkabout Talkabouts

by Mighty Coconut

Hobbies Video Games Technology

Season 1

🎥 Talkabout 28: Through the Valley with Cole Medeiros #stardewvalley #walkaboutminigolf

Join Walkabout Mini Golf Creator Lucas Martell and Technical Lead John Pistella as they play a round with Concerned Ape LLC's Cole Medeiros of Stardew Valley fame, where they discuss what makes an addictive, ongoing game! ⛳

🎥 Talkabout 27: Reality by Design - Shaping Virtual Worlds with Dr. Ruth Diaz

On this episode of Walkabout Talkabouts, Senior Art Director Don Carson takes hosting duties to chat with colleague and friend Dr. Ruth Diaz of BridgeMakers.World about the craft that goes into environmental design in virtual worlds! ⛳

🎥 Talkabout 26: Good Game Devs are Rare (with James Thomas)

Walkabout Mini Golf creator Lucas Martell and Lead Tech Artist Chase Shields are joined by James Thomas (Assoc. Tech Director of Rare), where they discuss live service game development, the success of Sea of Thieves and the power of community perception! ⛳

🎥 Talkabout 25: Fore-Handed Thinking with Playin Games

🎥 Talkabout 24: Putting even more Awe in Mini G(awe)lf — Part 2

In part 2 of our conversation with Michael Frederickson, Principal Technical Artist at Pixar Animation Studios (Coco, Inside Out, Up, Luca, Cars 2) and Walkabout Mini Golf superfan, he and senior art director Don Carson continue climbing the tree and mantle in Holiday Hideaway. In this episode, they talk about riffing in environmental design, intent documents, staying playful as a world builder, designing for the emotion of awe, the multi-dimensional magic of collaboration, Walkabout's 7-8 week cadence, "The Pixar Classic", The Lego Movie, the color brown at Disneyland's Splash Mountain, and Meow Wolf's Numina.

🎥 Talkabout 23: Putting the Awe in Mini G(awe)lf — Part 1

For this special two-part Walkabout Talkabout, Lucas Martell and senior art director Don Carson are joined by Michael Frederickson, Principal Technical Artist at Pixar Animation Studios and Walkabout Mini Golf superfan. As they climb the tree in Holiday Hideaway, they talk about the Pixar production process, environmental storytelling, how VR can help put creators in the worlds they are building, and Frederickson's experience working on Coco, Inside Out, Up, Luca, Cars 2, and more!

Talkabout #22: The Red Fraggle Meets the Worm... Karen Prell!

Our 22nd episode of Walkabout Talkabouts features the puppeteer of Red Fraggle from Fraggle Rock and The Worm from Labyrinth herself... Karen Prell! Watch as she tries out the new Fraggle Rock avatars and goes back to Labyrinth to discuss Jim Henson, Muppets, and being a computer animator on Portal 2.

Talkabout #21: Crackin' Cheezy Crazy Golf with Aardman, Wallace and Gromit!

Finbar Hawkins, Creative Director of Interactive and Bram Ttwheam, Head of Post and at Aardman meet Walkabout Mini golf creator Lucas Martell at 62 West Wallaby Street to talkabout all things Wallace and Gromit, cheese, tea, contraptions, and very crazy golf. Find out how Mighty Coconut collaborated with UK's beloved animation studio to bring this dynamic duo home to life with a new adventure under their roof.

Talkabout #20: A Strong History of Playing A Round

Andrew Borman, Director of Digital Preservation and Christopher Bensch, VP for Collections at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York join David Wyatt, Mighty Coconut's head of business strategy to talk about the transformative nature of play, a museum full of toys, video game culture, and "Playful Putters: The History of Miniature Golf", their newest exhibition. Check it out then tell your friends in New York to go for a visit!

Talkabout #19: Theatrics and Immersion with Jeffrey Travis

For our 19th Walkabout Talkabout episode, join Mighty Coconut Creative Director and CEO Lucas Martell and Positron's CEO Jeffrey Travis as they putt and discuss Positron's immersive VR chair and its significance in providing the theatrical imagination of theme parks closer to you.

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