Games

Design Talks

• GDC 2018 - Mobile Summit - “Mobile Game Designers Notebook”

• GDC 2017 - Mobile Summit - “Indie Mobile Game Dev Stories: Day 1”

• GDC 2016 - Education Summit - "Education Soapbox 2016"

• Keynote: Meaningful Play Conference 2014 - "Truth in Game Design Applied: Behind the Development of Hero Generations"

• Project Horseshoe Design Conference 2012 Keynote - "Videogames at the Service of Humankind"

• GDC 2012 - Games For Change Summit - "How Designing For Love Can Change The World"

Writing - Published Articles

• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/truth-in-game-design

• https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/01/06/designing-we-are-the-caretakers-out-this-week-on-xbox/

• https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-11-25-how-to-win-at-kickstarter

• https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-01-21-what-your-games-price-really-means

• https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-10-14-being-indie-a-survival-guide

• https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-five-basics-of-being-a-game-design-problem-solver

• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heartshapedgames/hero-generations/posts

Awards

Notable Press

• https://venturebeat.com/2021/04/04/we-are-the-caretakers-interview-juggling-afrofuturism-poaching-and-strategy-in-one-rpg/

• https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/03/28/afrofuturist-strategy-rpg-we-are-the-caretakers-announced/

• https://www.wired.com/story/we-are-the-caretakers-afrofuturism-game/

• https://www.theverge.com/2012/12/15/3771060/play-this-highgrounds

• https://kotaku.com/highgrounds-is-deceptively-simple-multiplayer-strategy-5968575

• https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130982/2006_igf_student_showcase_qa_.php

• https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/03/26/the-good-lives-hero-generations/

• https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/075130/brave-hand-is-a-stunningly-simple-story-based-card-game-coming-to-ios-and-android/

• https://toucharcade.com/2017/10/20/story-based-card-game-brave-hand-is-in-android-public-beta-now-releasing-next-month/

• https://igf.com/article/igf-2020-accepts-over-550-innovative-and-exciting-entries

• WTF is Hero Generations?

• Jesse Cox: The Greenlight!!! - Hero Generations

• https://jayisgames.com/review/the-beggar.php

• https://www.pcgamer.com/50-games-to-play-at-work/

• IndieCade 2011 Preview: Ten Games To Watch

• https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-aegis-wing-interns-take-flight/1100-6170807/

Podcast Appearances

• The Official Xbox Podcast (Major Nelson): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/podcast/welcome-to-2023welcome-to-2023/

• Spawn On Me: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-shaped-games-takes-on-the-topic-of-animal/id804065256?i=1000518671258

• Xbox Expansion Pass: https://youtu.be/yoqPmk2wlVI?t=4390

• Home Team GameDev: https://podtail.com/no/podcast/gamkedo-community/scott-brodie-of-heart-shaped-games/

• The Sausage Factory Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sausage-factory-332-we-are-caretakers-by-heart-shaped/id767461047?i=1000521709738

• GDC One Life Left vs Gamasutra Day 4: https://onelifeleft.libsyn.com/one-life-left-vs-gamasutra-at-gdc-day-4