In this episode, we speak with Ingo Horn. Ingo is a games veteran, marking 27 years of activity in the German industry. He is currently the Communications Director Europe for Wargaming, the chairman of LetsPlay4Charity, and, since 2022, a jury member for DCP (German video game award). He was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for his charity efforts. We speak about the early days of the games industry, how communication has changed over the years, studio acquisitons and his charity work.

In this episode, we speak with Ieva Benecke. Ieva is a game designer and team lead at Estoty in Vilnius, Lithuania. That’s where she is from as well, and we spend a lot of time exploring the Lithuanian connection between Ieva and Florian and the game development landscape there. We also cover questions on (game) design and living as a lone wolf, and, of course, video game cocktails.

In this episode, we speak with Johanna Pirker. Johanna is a game designer and researcher, and does a million things. She tells us about her research work, moving her lectures to Twitch, and immersion into online spaces. Later, we share techniques and experiences on how to live well and effectively as a person with many interests, which at times might feel scattered.

In this episode, we speak with Marius Winter. Marius is an artist and game designer. His last title was “Say No! more”. We cover the topic of saying no, of course, and Marius’ bold ways of acquiring high profile internships - and much more!

In this episode we speak with Sebastian Stamm, Co-Founder of Black Pants Game Studio, about funding a studio during the first wave of indie games in the late 2000s. We dive into the depths of game studies in Germany, comparing different university types. As always, we also cover his career, his life and his background.

In this episode we speak with Philomena Schwab, Co-Founder of Stray Fawn Studio, about her studio and the games industry in Switzerland. We zoom in on how her studio works with regards to community building and role coverage. As always, we also cover her career, her life and her background.

In this episode, we speak with Fedor van Herpen about life. We cover his youth, favorite games, growing up with “3 moms” and an unusual internet side-hustle in the 90s. Fedor also shares his secret recipe to living a good life.

In this episode we speak with Fedor van Herpen, Co-Founder of Meet to Match, about his business and his career. We especially focus on the business of meeting people, and how that changed during COVID. Fedor gives his best practice advice on how to best connect with people via the online means available right now.

In this episode, we speak with Kristian Metzger about life. How he grew up, how much he was longing for agency and belonging, how losing weight impacted him, and what drives him to have his company be a place for friends and family.

In this episode, we speak with Kristian Metzger about his career and his company Stratosphere Games. We cover the current state of Stratosphere and the games they are developing right now, Kristian’s career and the many places it took him, and what his vision for the company looks like. We also find out some tidbits about early days of gamedev in Berlin.