Destin Asks Questions At A Big Video Game Convention (PAX West) - Smarter Every Day 291B

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[@SmarterEveryDay2]

Try Fish Game on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1372150/Fish_Game/ This was a lot of fun! I had no idea game designers thought so deeply about this.

[@Liam_Patton]

Hey Destin. I really hope you see this. I'm an aspiring game developer and I named something in my games after you. It's related to faster than light travel.

[@theusaftechguy]

I wanted to try out your game, but I'm hesitant to do so. Firstly, it seems like your developers aggressively respond to negative reviews and disable comments, which I find distasteful. Even on positive reviews, they seem to attack any criticism about the game. Additionally, I feel that $25 is too much to pay for a game that is still in Early Beta with limited content and options. I want to support your channel, but I felt the need to highlight these issues with the people you are working with. With that said, I do appreciate this video and an awesome look into the PAX environment for those of us who can't attend.

[@motogeee510]

U should check out the game simulators. For flight an etc the rigs they use an how they built them I am sure you enjoy the experience.

[@jasonshere]

You should pin this comment?

[@smartereveryday]

@@Liam_Pattonoh wow!

[@shell_jump]

Inpulse dev here. Thank you Destin for the awesome interview! I'll be back again at PAX this year! I'm glad to be able to bring this genre to more people

[@Jrakula10]

Love to see your passion for games, learning and inspiring people to take a leap. I'll be sure to check out inpulse very cool concept!

[@CrazyLikeChris]

Wishlisted your game. Dude I'm waiting for it to come out!

[@Loki-]

I loved your passion and intelligence. Hearing people nerd out about the nitty gritty always gets me motivated to learning too.

[@timd7709]

as a guy that infodumps, you give me amazing infodumps vibes.... love the passion...

[@wobblysauce]

You did great with the interview when you had to step back and break it down for Dustin. It is a lot of new terminology and concepts to convey and express.

[@josantosp77]

That Impulse developer is an amazing dude, and you did a great job at making him communicate better and feel comfortable on the spot!

[@bucurionutrusu3260]

really good stuff

[@alanwelch9216]

That was an amazing interview

[@SmarterEveryDay2]

I-N-Pulse. Interviewing Nate was a blast. Here's the game on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2346760/Inpulse/

[@mathenion6065]

He’s awesome, he had so much great knowledge he was instantly ready to share, on the spot, in the middle of a convention. Very cool, its been 12 years since I’ve taken linear algebra and want to take a math class from him now. Lol. (Side note, why don’t they teach linear algebra near the beginning, it makes basic algebra sooooo easy.)

[@wobblysauce]

Inpulse was great.

[@EpicWolverine]

Wait til Destin discovers Kerbal Space Program

[@rafox66]

Man, he should check out the RO/RP1 mod. And if by chance he were to see this, make sure you check out the original kerbal space program and not KSP 2, because the second game's developer team was laid off which has left the game abandoned with empty promises. The first game has more to it, except for the graphics.

[@Keggrr]

In a way "Kerbal Space Program" help me discover my love for physics, and seeking knowledge from people like Destin!

[@laladieladada]

the channel will become only kerbal gameplay. =P

[@cyh4031]

That would be cool!!!

[@jackinthebox301]

He talked about it (on social media at least) years and years ago. I asked him one time on Twitter if he had made it to Mun yet and he replied with a "yes!".

[@Spo8]

Hearing Destin ask questions about roguelikes the exact same way he asks questions about submarine propulsion makes me really happy.

[@ItsBugtronic]

He truly is a person who has respect for everyone and their passions. He really does live the concept of becoming smarter everyday!

[@FuitGummy]

I'm a game developer. It's so cool to see people that aren't game developers trying to learn about game development. It reminds me of my early days getting into it, everything feels so magical. I imagine this is the same with any job you do out of passion, even though you love it, you lose a bit of that magic over time, so its nice to see others get excited about it to remind you, that magic still exists in the people that use what you make.

[@SmarterEveryDay2]

Thank you for this insightful comment. I really enjoyed asking simple questions to try to understand why people maks the decisions they make in game dev!

[@FuitGummy]

@@SmarterEveryDay2 what I've learned from a lot of your videos, is that simple questions are usually the best ones. Even if the answer seems obvious. You can get some really interesting and unexpected answers.

[@motogeee510]

​@SmarterEveryDay2 u really do . An I appreciate the things they said their information their ideas an their reasons. Unfortunately I think I am they guy she was mad at for the chat bubbles in the game. Yet I wouldn't ask her to change it just for me.

[@hoguemr]

I have no intent to become a game developer but it's so interesting to learn about. Especially what goes into the design of mechanics, levels, UI, sounds, everything. I love watching GameMakersToolkit and seeing so many things that I've just never even considered

[@peterwatkins671]

I love the way he just casually clips microphones to people 😅

[@MrModTwelveFoot]

Especially at 24:40, just casually reposition the mic he clipped to the guy while the guy doesn't miss a beat.

[@Zeuskabob1]

56:35 "It's cool to talk to an engineer" What a legend. It's going to be hard to wait for his next game.

[@vil3n80]

Nate is the most passionate person i have seen in a long while.

[@SmarterEveryDay2]

I loved talking to him.

[@1PROFITPROPHET1]

Inpulse dev is a very good friend of mine. Hes very passionate and its always so amazing to see him actually making his dreams come true. I think no matter what the circumstances he would be making games like this, but thanks to the mario and indie community he has tons of support.

[@Enn-]

The Venn diagram of my life is largely covered in this video. I love that Destin meets Keith Baker, a well known designer in the tabletop gaming world, and has no idea who he is.

[@FlesHBoX]

lol, referring to Gabe and Tycho as "popular dudes". I love it. Penny Arcade started life as a web comic in 1998. In the almost 26 years since they have grown a web comic about a couple of dudes who like video games and make crude jokes into a gaming media empire. PAX was originally a tiny get together of fans, and turned into essentially one of the primary gaming conventions in the world. Also, they are huge nerds. The "Tycho" character is directly named after Tycho Brahe, the Danish astronomer. They have also helped raise tens of millions of dollars for children's hospitals through their charitable foundation, Child's Play.

[@motogeee510]

This should have been in the video ! ❤

[@tom.m]

As someone who was reading PA in 1998, it was wild when I learned that many (maybe most) people don't know what PAX stands for. Even if they attend! Amazing how silly jokes about Laura Croft and John Romero can turn in to such a massive and positive thing that completely eclipses its origin.

[@laladieladada]

can you please go to pax more often? these are some of the best developer interviews i've seen in a long while. not just about their game but all these other thoughts they have about gaming itself. really amazing video! thanks.

[@E4S65]

For real. I went last year on the last day and had no idea you were there earlier. Would be cool to say hi, love the channel 😁

[@gfhrtshergheghegewgewgew1730]

oh no, he sold destin on roguelikes, it's over

[@k1ngjulien_]

he'll never have time to make videos again 😭😂

[@kentslocum]

1:26:50 As an avid board gamer, I almost died when Destin asked "What is a Meeple?" 😂 It's one of those questions that has an easy answer, but is incredibly difficult to explain.

[@dexlovesgames_dlg]

“Board game piece that represents a unit whether that unit be one guy or a group of guys. Depends on the game.”

[@tylorbohlman]

Almost clicked away when seeing the length, but I have trust in Destin. What a wonderful video, thank you!

[@thomasr730]

one of these videos that I was wondering if it was worth my time. But when it ended I was annoyed that it much wasn't longer!

[@Texas_Swift]

Trust the process.

[@Greg_Buckingham]

Destin is so sweet lol. I love how nice he was to the guy with the speed running game. The guy glossed over what speed running was so fast and Destin just held on haha

[@riuphane]

Ok, I'm sorry, you just casually shook hands with Keith Baker and brushed right on my?! That man is incredible and has done so many projects that i LOVE. So cool!

[@polaska_tyu]

As someone who is studying to have an associates degree in game development, Ive been following fish game for a while, and seeing someone of your caliber intellectually enjoying, learning and asking questions about a field I'm so passionate about makes me, incredibly, supremely, amazingly, heart-exploding happy :)

[@moritzgerweler3590]

I feel like Destin would absolutly love Outer Wilds. Space Physics based game where the only way to progress through a time loop is by learning things about the world

[@GerardSchenk]

Oh yeah, i'd love to see him do a let's play on that

[@eakmadashma]

This would easily be one of the greatest playthoughs ever. I can already hear him asking so many questions with excitement as he starts to unravel how stuff works

[@Loki-]

Seeing the deep questions you asked the developers and hearing them share their passion in this video motivated me to pick my game back up to finish it...

[@Akira42]

As a gamer since 1981, listening to the answers you got out of these passionate and dedicated people taught me exactly how much I don't know! I love this video, and I love the sensitive way you questioned these people, who, like you said to the Inpulse guy, were way further down the rabbithole than you or I, and got answers that more than filled in the gaps in your knowledge. Mine too, thanks man.

[@Choconillaaa]

Destin recognizing bad apple made me feel very strange

[@Kram1032]

Destin, I love so much how, just, *genuinely* interested and curious you are about anything. You probably asked a lot of questions that are very rare for game developers to encounter simply coming from a place of somebody who rarely interacts with games and pure joy of learning, and it made for great unusual and interesting interviews.

[@RC-1290]

1:11:47 He managed to exit VIM, what a legend.

[@redjr242]

😂

[@rcjbvermilion]

I was joking with another developer the other day - they aren't commands, they are incantations. (Shift colon, escape, q, exclamation mark, enter to save and quit, if I'm remembering correctly).

[@LevaniaMeyano]

@@rcjbvermilion escape first. to exit your current mode. colon to enter a command string. q to quit. And exclamation to force the command.

[@RustyShackleford42069]

My dream of being a fish inside of a plexiglass prison can now be complete. Thanks Destin and Team.

[@aquual1462]

Free food, free shelter, no taxes what else do you want? KEKW

[@theusaftechguy]

I wanted to try out your game, but I'm hesitant to do so. Firstly, it seems like your developers aggressively respond to negative reviews and disable comments, which I find distasteful. Even on positive reviews, they seem to attack any criticism about the game. Additionally, I feel that $25 is too much to pay for a game that is still in Early Beta with limited content and options. I want to support your channel, but I felt the need to highlight these issues with the people you are working with. With that said, I do appreciate this video and an awesome look into the PAX environment for those of us who can't attend.

[@rafox66]

Another very cool thing that comes to mind when talking about Universe Sandbox is Space Engine, Universe Sandbox is the one you go to when you want to mess around with things and Space Engine is the one you go to for observing things. Space engine really gave me the realization of how small we actually are and how big the universe truly is, after travelling from the Earth to the Sun at light speed knowing how fast the speed of light is and it taking around 8 minutes to get to the Sun just like in real life really put that concept into perspective for me. Especially when you consider that doing the same thing but going to Proxima Centauri instead (the nearest star to us) would take more than 4 years to do it, or the Andromeda galaxy which would take more than 2.5 million years at the speed of light. I already knew these things beforehand but when you actually get a realistic visual representation it really blows your mind.

[@ClayMann]

I've got to admit that going into this video it was a little touch and go. I thought here we have a none gamer who doesn't get it. He won't be able to cover this in a way that will either satisfy gamers or outsiders looking in at what all the fuss is about. BUT of course we have a very clever guy here who understands exactly what he's doing. Not only did he come to understand gaming at a very deep level that some people I feel may never actually grasp. Game = good or bad is as far as it goes for some. But also we started to get a real sense of what the mechanics in games are actually for. What are they achieving. What itch at they scratching. And it was actually quite amazing. I have never seen a video about gaming covered like this. It reminds me a little bit of that talk he gave about going back to the Moon. That started out a little touch and go too. You weren't exactly sure where it was going and whether anyone wanted him to go there haha. But of course it also turned out to be one of the best videos I've ever seen about space, period. I'm sorry I doubted you, I should have known to just hang in there and go with it.

[@Wrong_dongle]

This was a video that scratched an itch, I love the approach you took in advocating for both positivity and negativity with views from each Dev's perspective. Inpulse's dev made me more passionate about just how/why I've played and grown up with wild and creative new explorations of what games share. Thanks, Destin! I know you're a big noob but you did justice for exploring the passions of others.

[@heyjustj]

After listening to everyone it’s clear people want out of video games the same things they want out of life. The common threads I heard were: 1) Growth. Either as a person or in the game. Done through challenges giving you a sense of accomplishment. 2) To feel something. And not necessarily always needing to be positive emotions. Just make me feel something. I always cringe when I hear people talk about games being a “waste of time”. It’s often from people that view video games as a toy and not an art form. Certainly not ALL video games are of equal caliber, but you can say the same for music, books, movies, photos, paintings, etc. Yet somehow there are people that throw all video games into the same boat. It would be silly to say “music is a waste of time” just because one song is terrible and lacks artistry. Some of the best stories and art are now in video games as opposed to books and movies. I wish they got the credit they deserve, but unfortunately there are predatory purposefully addictive games that prey on the dopamine rush in a bad way impacting lives in negative ways and that’s what many people will focus on. But man, there are AMAZING games that can impact and enrich your life just as much as a good book, movie, song, or other work of art.

[@boomfiziks]

I’m an assistant advisor to “Girls Who Code”. This is a great video to help inspire so many youngsters into the world of programming. Great job!

[@scottcher]

Destin, it’s hugely important to game developers who publish through Steam for you to encourage your viewers to add games the saw and like to their wishlist on Steam. This has a measurable affect on the Steam game recommendation algorithm and can help push their game higher on the list that Steam pushes to its users. Thank you for this video - you brought to this subject the same thoughtfulness that you bring to every subject and I have made respect for you.

[@donaldwert7137]

I felt that "trying to get rid of as many as possible" about the lanyards. I've helped run technical events and there are times when you BEG people to take stuff so you don't have to pack and store it.

[@IndustrialQueue]

I’ve watched tons of game expo videos from gaming creators and this is one of the very best that I’ve seen. Part of that is the baseline of knowledge that Destin brings to something new, but the other part is just the patient interest that he brings to each interview, really pulling out the core of what people believe and value in their games. There’s also a really earnest permission that Destin offers to each pitch to advocate for each game while talking and sharing what the devs love about their games. I’m deeply familiar with this “field” and the way he advocates for understanding here ads value to everything else he’s put out looking at other fields.

[@Darkknight512]

One of my favourite places to learn things is from the presentations recorded from Game Developer Conference. What you can learn from game devs is quite a lot. They need to solve a massive problem, realtime simulation, physics, numerical stability, multithreading, tooling and much much more. They have a unique problem of needing to simplify simulations but still preserve the behavior even when they are sacrificing accuracy for speed.

[@peabnuts123]

It's so lovely to see you, Destin, completely out of your depth, full of 1000 questions, ranging from completely basic, to very insightful, stripping the topic right to its core

[@CraftMine1000]

Seeing destin so out of water and so quickly aclimating in a field I've interacted with my whole life is so wholesome in a strange way, not afraid to ask those basic questions and I love it!

[@EpicWolverine]

I've played many roguelikes but this is the first time I've actually seen Rogue! And I've never heard Oregon Trail described as a roguelike but it has the major elements of randomly generated encounters and permadeath.

[@Bobbias]

Yeah I'd never thought about it, but it kinda fits the bill.

[@RJFerret]

Destin might be interested in the psychological concept of "Flow". See Wikipedia, it's a concept of understanding "joy", and one of the key elements is challenge matching reward to lose sense of time, which is key for games, and the responses of folks touch on that.

[@dawsonsmith793]

WYRMWOOD CAMEO 🤣🤣🤣

[@motogeee510]

I can nurd out on this stuff all day. Unfortunately I only have a phone to play on atm. Thank you for showing it to us. An thanks to all the people who do this for a Hobbie an for a living.

[@ayanbaqur571]

I think Dan was talking about Vim. I can totally understand why he said it makes no sense especially if he was taught to curse via `HJKL`, but it's probably my favorite text editor (well, NeoVim anyway). It's got a steep learning curve, and a lot of depth just like a lot of games.

[@tybertimus]

Video games are an amazing blend of artists and technicians. Seeing video game concept art from the games I played in high school is what started me on my path to become an illustrator and concept artist! I'm not working in the industry just yet but I've come a LONG way from that small high school in Alaska with my copy paper and #2 pencils. I never thought I'd see you go to a convention but I'm so glad you did!

[@Madison-ur2qn]

41:38 Reminds me of a story I read about an art teacher encouraging a student to make artistic choices the teacher, personally, hated… because art needs to be specific and personal to be effective. You have to understand why people don’t like an aspect- because it’s poorly executed? Because they don’t like that thing? Because of a secret, third reason? It’s like how you need to narrow your scope when making a game. Make it something fun for YOU. Be unique and specific! That will include some people strongly disliking your choices… but that’s art baybeeeeeee!!!!

[@CarlGorn]

I have Farming Simulator '17. I love how GIANTS have kept the series independent since 2008, through several iterations, only licensing to big platforms like Nintendo instead of selling out. If only I had the money to keep up with the latest versions. Such a delightfully chill, yet informative game. ♥

[@Systox25]

This video was a great introduction into computer games. But there are truly mind blowing games and communities out there. The amount of games released every day is crazy. Market is over saturated. I need to quit my job and clone myself 3 times to play the games I liked to experience.

[@iLLadelph267]

I loved the different answers everyone gave for what a game makes them feel, shows just how expansive and impactful gaming has become for so many millions of players. I especially resonated with that feeling of escapism and immersion. games take folks to new worlds they could only ever have dreamed, and makes those experiences a reality found nowhere else. thanks for this awesome video Destin!

[@sultanmutschi]

its realy nice to see over the course of the video, how destin develops an apreciation for games and game development the more the talks with the devs about it and he sees their pation in it

[@Ramius117]

@49:16 "He's in the zone!" Dude in the zone: Oops. Oops. Oops. Oops. Oops. Oops. Oops.

[@nurmr]

Fan moment at 3:30 was so cute.

[@LagiacrusHunter]

Crypt of the Necrodancer and Cobalt Core are fantastic games with AMAZING soundtracks. It was so cool getting to see you interview Ryan!

[@dustinsinn6688]

As a life long gamer, a "hardcore" gamer so to speak, I really enjoyed this video. Love all of the SED videos but was genuinely awesome to see video games from the prospective of a non gamer. A non gamer, or casual gamer im assumig, who loves and appreciates the science, engineering, and passion that goes into these games. I honestly feel like you could have made a whole video an hour or 2 long just talking to Inpulse Dev, sorry terrible with names, and everyone would have watched. Listening to someone whos super passionatectalking about their field of work and their project is always great.

[@chrispy104k]

Hahahaha, "Throwing food around the screen". As a kid I reckon that would be a hoot. The time that these guys have been developing those games is just mind boggling. 15 years for that astronomy simulation and 7 years for that game where you just throw food around the place. I'm laughing but I can see the level of commitment and joy that these guys experience. I'm not a game person but this video has been an eye opener into the world of how games are constructed and what the purpose is and the objective in making it immersive and challenging for the user. Thanks Destin. I keep editing this post. TJ is a laugh. "Setting your food on fire". OMG that is hysterical. I can just imagine kids playing this and rolling on the floor laughing. Such a lot of fun.

[@CrazyLikeChris]

Im gonna keep an eye on Inpulse. Fantastic. Thanks Destin. Also will be purchasing Fish game!

[@Appl_Jax]

I feel like Destin would be the kind who would like Factorio... but I could be wrong. Kerbal Space Program for sure.

[@Systox25]

Ah yes, the factory must grow. This game blows everyones mind. How does it run so good?!!! Factorio 2.0 hype is real.

[@speakr419]

this video is full of some of the most weapons grade autism in the most beautiful way. i love watching all these creators light up when asked questions its so wholesome

[@neddreadmaynard]

Great video Destin. That game dev really knows his onions! Amazing!

[@Watchdog_McCoy_5.7x28]

Inpulse guy: we want people to get in the zone like the guy playing it right here... Guy: repeatedly dies over and over and over...😂

[@Demasx]

Real pleasure to watch Destin learn something I already know about and see how he's learning and curious

[@angorRainerNagel]

Hi Destin, my favorite answer to your question "what makes a great game" was "meeting the expectations of the player" rather than "exactly this" or "exactly that". this answer acknowledges that there are a lot of types of players out there Ciao

[@Texas_Swift]

Nate is a craftsman/tradesman who is passionately sharing his craft/trade. Love to see it.

[@Zeuskabob1]

16:00 on: While I agree with the basic concept, Rogue is a terrible example for the benefit of knowledge. Rogue has a ton of esoteric, obscure mechanics for which the learning process inevitably involves trial and error. This is an artificial difficulty, not an inherent challenge. Most modern roguelikes have inherent challenges, which are more useful in daily life, I suspect.

[@ExplosiveDisregard]

I just love Destin being so ready to learn and letting these people talk about their passion.

[@wormjuice7772]

Fulltime Hobbyist gamedev here, and i watch a lot of devlogs and dev related videos, but this! This has been the most interestng one in years, with all the right questions coming from a truly passionate mind. And the devs answers reflecting also for me, why im so happy being a part of this global open club of tallented individuals.

[@TonyOnekaNobY]

I feel like I remember hearing about the fish game a good while back but, if it's finished now, we'll have to check it out! Very cool!

[@drunkducky2292]

No joke, one of the most insighful videos about gamedevelopment on youtube. Great questions, great interviews, as always

[@a51mj12]

The Chris Rock dude trying to shove you as many lanyards as he can😂

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Kaizo games are just really hard. It's cool that someone is trying to make them more accessible.

[@lambdaprog]

Not into gaming at all, but I like how Destin makes a good video about it.

[@Real28]

The science now around how beneficial video games are for developing a myriad of skills is undeniable now. It teaches all sorts of important skills. Many of which are critical life skills.

[@nicolaspeters5980]

This was fun to see someone completely outside the industry view an industry im very familiar with

[@devinmorse3607]

I love being a game developer. It is by far the most satisfying thing to create something and then share it with others.

[@dr_fish]

Destin, for many reasons, I think it would be worth your time to look up Jim Sachs and line up an interview with him. Tell him drfish sent you.

[@seanehle8323]

Rogue was such a guilty pleasure of mine back in the mid 90's. I loved it, but it was so primitive, graphically, that I never told any of my friends about it. I played it for hours and hours and I never beat it. Not once. Years later when Rogue-like games started to gain popularity, I was thinking... this reminds of that old ASCII game I played back in high school... What was it called, again? Google search later, Oh lol. It was called Rogue. That's awesome.

[@MetalRenard]

Really interesting to see game development through Destin's eyes. The questions he asks are different to the typical ones so he got novel answers. Amazing

[@oliverfalco7060]

Getting to see Destin learn about stuff I already know is pretty fun hehe, that guy explained really well roguelikes btw

[@riuphane]

As someone who did game design and play testing on the side for quite a while and love the topic, so this was a blast

[@kagesong]

1:14:00 I have a Whirlwind FX keyboard which was sold as coming with all the pro features of Signal RGB. And it is all SUPER cool. But you should know, they don't make those keyboards anymore, and if you get one, you will only have access to the free features. Fortunately, the screen mirroring they're doing is a free feature on all supported devices, and it's really good. You could do this with your 90+ RGB keyboards you have laying around, basically any brand as far as I can tell, and not have to pay for SignalRGB (unless they have a device number limit on the free tier... idk). Overall, I wouldn't pay for the monthly, but if you want something to get a few good effects, and screen mirroring across multiple devices with one UI, download it. Idk, that just seemed like something worth noting.

[@ryanquinn1257]

Games are the ultimate media platform. You’re live rendering a world you’ve created top to bottom. You get to control everything a user experiences and it can include haptic feedback, sound, visual, and experiences not possible out of a book, video, music. On top of that you’re often pushing engineering boundaries to provide some best in class experience but also just because that’s what you need to make make computers do cool things haha. I just love everything that has to come together to actually get a game to a user. I didn’t do game programming but I’ve been toying with firing up some side project again after this.

[@peepopalaber]

Inpulse is everything i expect from indie developers, i love it. Nate is such a cool dude. Would love to work with someone like him.

[@christopherbouget1169]

Smarter Every Day and Wymwood in the same video, awesome stuff.

[@a13Banger]

omgomgomg 1 1/2 hours of Smart Every Day!!!! YES!!!!

[@9709Nick]

I'd love to see Dustin have a gaming channel and seeing him lose his mind on dark souls lol

[@maverickbna]

I wish I could have met you while I was there working. Hope you enjoyed Seattle, and come back for another PAX!

[@DarkBlue81]

Dustin thank you very much for this contribution. I am not a developer but have been an avid gamer for various platforms for over 30 years. As others have described, I'm glad to see this energy and how "game development" works in the indie space. Simply wonderful - thank you!

[@NickCombs]

"What makes a good video game?" is a hard question because a video game's goal is to make people happy. "What makes people happy?" is hard because human psychology is complex, weird, and very sensitive to minute changes.

[@c97f]

I love when passionate people talk about what they love.

[@OrojinMusic]

Currently making a game myself. Anything and everything you have to share, I'm here for it.

[@mxg75]

PAX Prime is on Labor Day Weekend, which will tell you how long this one was in the edit. I remember when the whole event fit in the Convention Center. East still does, but it's a bigger convention center.

[@Lando_P1]

They haven’t released any new Super Nintendo games in a while. I’ll get back into video games when the next one comes out.

[@Spolt_main]

There are actually some people who make games that work on the older consoles. Recently there was one that raised like $50,000 on kickstarter.

[@Lando_P1]

@@Spolt_main You ruined my joke but that’s pretty neat to know. I’m going to have to look into those.

[@kelb0y9o20]

I too was going to ruin the joke and inform you of this lol

[@lynnstillwell2]

The Signalrgb thing was so cool, the pictures on the keyboards! -- The whole video is fascinating.

[@TjinDeDjen]

That moment when he just learned what a rogue like is and then a dev introduces his game with "you know what kaizo is?" XD. It's like you want to know more about space and just learned about other planets, but then someone comes along and asks you "what do you know about dark matter?". It's so fun to see a complete outsiders perspective; especially from someone who is willing to learn more about the ins-and-outs. Kinda wish this was on the main channel tbh.

[@scottmUTCS]

Destin and video games! Love it.

[@ScottMilamscottenglishphoto]

Passion is so infectious! Gosh, I love hearing people talk about what they are passionate about! So fun!

[@enormhi]

Really cool to see the outsider perspective on videogames!

[@beachboardfan9544]

Cool the universe sandbox guy!

[@totlyepic]

Did NOT expect the Keith Baker cameo.

[@ROPname]

good to see you dip your whole foot into this side of media, full of potential growth. It's just like a fish-tank :) full of possibilities

[@pclare2716]

it would be *so* interesting to have you interview Nate about those matrix affine transformations/concepts à la numberphile or 3blue1brown. so interesting.