XDS Podcast
by External Development Summit (XDS)
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XDS24 | Best Practices in Co-Development: Lessons Learned the Hard Way
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About this podcast
Interested in gaining knowledge and expertise in the games industry? This podcast explores the latest insights into external development in the areas of Art, Co-development, Audio, QA, and Localization across all platforms. Each episode features conversations with industry leaders who are shaping the future of video game development. Published monthly.
External Development Summit (XDS) is the only annual, international games industry event with a primary focus on external development for art, animation, audio, software engineering, QA, and localization.
Episodes
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- XDS24 | Best Practices in Co-Development: Lessons Learned the Hard Way · 1 h 11 min · Season 3 Episode 21In this live recording from their XDS24 presentation, Jay Arrera, Production Director at Pipeworks (Developer), and Jay Minn, Senior Technical Producer at Wizards of the Coast…
- XDS24 | People Power: How an Emphasis on Individuals Builds Stronger Collaborations · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 20In this session recorded live at XDS 2024, Nicole West, Co-Founder and Head of Operations at West Studio, shares her insights on the transformative impact of recognizing and…
- XDS 24 | Seizing Opportunities for Growth and Change in External Development · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 19Recorded live at XDS 2024, this episode brings together a powerhouse panel to explore the future of external development in gaming. The panel shares powerful insights into…
- XDS24 | Bridging Cultures: Learning from Cross-Cultural Partnerships in External Development · 57 min · Season 3 Episode 18In this episode, Juney Dijkstra, Operations Director at XDI, Electronic Arts, moderates a thought-provoking panel discussion recorded at XDS 2024. The panel dives into the…
- Paige Bailey | XDS24 Fireside Keynote · 1 h 3 min · Season 3 Episode 17Tune in to an insightful fireside chat featuring Paige Bailey, Engineering Lead for GenAI Developer Experience at Google, and host Joe Nickolls, CEO of Timbre Games Studio. Paige…
- Marc-Alexis Côté | XDS24 Fireside Keynote · 60 min · Season 3 Episode 16Tune in to this engaging executive fireside chat featuring Marc-Alexis Côté, VP & Executive Producer at Ubisoft, as he shares valuable insights on the games industry with Joe…
- SPECIAL | Women@XDS - Amplifying women’s voices in the External Development Community · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 15Welcome to this special inaugural episode of the Women@XDS, where we unite and amplify women's voices in the external development community. Join Carla Rylance, Caroline Calaway…
- XDS Ignite 2024 | Strategic Outreach: Navigating from Communication to Production in External Dev · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 14During XDS Ignite 2024, Harish Rao, Manager of Outsource Art & Concept at Sony PlayStation, led a panel discussion on the effective transition from initial communication to…
- XDS Ignite 2024 | Creating an Environment for Effective Communication · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 13At XDS Ignite 2024, Shiew Yeu Loh, Senior Outsourcing Manager at Riot Games, delivered an insightful presentation on cultivating effective communication environments…
- Lost In Transition: How Outsource Manager Turnover Impacts Devs & Vendors Alike · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 12What makes a great external development manager and why is it so important? Tune in to this podcast episode featuring Tara Phillips, Art Service Line Director at Keywords…
- 2024 XDS Insights Report | Guest Author Abigail Canavese discusses key observations · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 11Many call it the game industry's latest big disruptor, but where does Artificial Intelligence fit within the landscape of external development? Get ready to dive deeper into this…
- Resilience in Action: How External Development Companies Navigate Crisis · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 10Join us for the insightful XDS 2023 panel presentation, "Resilience in Action: How External Development Companies Navigate Crisis," moderated by Claas Grimm, CFO of Sharkmob. The…
- Unlocking the Power of External Partnerships Collaboration · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 9How do you strike a balance between keeping the artist happy and motivated while keeping the studio happy and cost efficient? This episode introduces the September XDS 2023…
- Dave Sanderson | What The Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Ext Dev Strategy · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 8Efficiency Is Everything: What The Airline Industry Can Teach Us About External Development Strategy This episode includes the XDS 2023 presentation delivered by Dave Sanderson…
- Marija Radulovic-Nastic | XDS Executive Fireside Chat · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this episode of our podcast, we provide a positive outlook and insightful commentary on the present state of the gaming industry. We then introduce our XDS 2023 Fireside chat…
- Molly Mason-Boule | XDS Executive Fireside Chat · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 6Join Chris Wren as he reflects on the successful XDS 2023 event and offers a glimpse into what's new for XDS in 2024, including XDS Spark. Exciting developments are on the way!…
- Nigel Franks | Why Growing a Studio and Innovation Are Harder Than They Should Be · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 5Innovation is a lot harder than one may think. Nigel Franks, Studio Director of Production at Snowed In Studios, shares his reflections on this topic and how the struggles of…
- Sam Carlisle | Is your team brave enough to try the Movie Method? · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 4Game Development and the Movie Method: What we'd like it to be, versus what it is and it'd take to be successful. Guest Sam Carlisle, Sr. Director, External Partner Relations…
- Dave Sanderson | Hard Pivot: Changing ExDev Strategies Post-Acquisition · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 3Dave Sanderson, Director of External Development at Phoenix Labs, talks with Chris Wren about why he loves his role and expands on the concept of whether External Development and…
- Carla Rylance | External Development Essentials: Diversifying with Confidence · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 2Chris Wren chats with Carla Rylance, Head of External Production, Behaviour Interactive, on why her presentation, Diversifying with Confidence, should be a go-to reference for…
