
One Cool Thing
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Podcast Overview
<p>One Cool Thing is a podcast speaking with people in and around videogames about One Cool Thing not from games which is really fascinating them at the moment. One of the founding principles of Die Gute Fabrik is interdisciplinarity - collaborating with people from other art forms to bring fresh ideas to video games. And that’s also what’s at the heart of this podcast series: what not from games is shaping how people think about making games right now?<br><br>As host, each week DGF Studio Lead Hannah Nicklin will introduce the exciting guest and their practice to you before getting into a deep dive into what their One Cool Thing is, how it’s shaping their thoughts at the moment and what they hope it could offer others.<br><br></p><p>This a chance to hear more about the practices of cool folks working in games, and hopefully somewhere where we can all reflect on how we think about how we make things together.<br><br><b>One Cool Thing Production Credits:</b><br><br></p><p>One Cool Thing is hosted by Die Gute Fabrik's Studio Lead Hannah Nicklin and is produced, edited and sound designed by Tom Whalley. Additional production and research by Úna-Minh Kavanagh and our theme music by Nick Ellis who can be found on Bandcamp as <a href="https://tenby.bandcamp.com/album/vivid-soundz-vol-2-the-resort">tenby</a>.</p>
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Publishing Since
4/19/2023
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Recent Episodes

November 29, 2023
Jill Murray on Skating
On this episode, we meet Jill Murray who chats to Hannah Nicklin about skating.Jill Murray is a Canadian creative director, coming fresh from the launch of Invincible Presents: Atom Eve. She is a writer for indie and AAA games, best known for her work as Lead Writer on Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and a bunch of the Assassin's Creed games but other highlights of her credits include Moon Hunters, été, and Subnautica: Below Zero. After starting out by studying theatre, she’s also worked in w...

September 12, 2023
Wren Brier on Eki Stamps & Goshuin
On this episode we meet Wren Brier who chats to Hannah Nicklin about Eki Stamps & Goshuin.Wren is a Brisbane-based game artist and creative director with a particular talent for and interest in pixel art. She’s curated a whole pixel art exhibit with the Brisbane Powerhouse as well as running workshops alongside other outreach work with Women in Games Brisbane. Wren has been working in games for about a decade as a freelance and in-house artist before most recently undertaking a major coll...

September 5, 2023
Char Putney on "Negative Space" by BR Yeager
On episode 20 we meet Char Putney who chats to Hannah Nicklin about "Negative Space" by BR Yeager.Char Putney is a multiple award-winning Irish writer from Dublin who currently lives in Copenhagen. She’s been a lot of things in her rich and varied life so far, from a yoga teacher to working production and management positions at Google and Facebook, writing for games such as Divinity Original Sin, Baldur’s Gate, NUTS and Char was also the story lead on our recently announced brand new story-d...
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- What is One Cool Thing?
<p>One Cool Thing is a podcast speaking with people in and around videogames about One Cool Thing not from games which is really fascinating them at the moment. One of the founding principles of Die Gute Fabrik is interdisciplinarity - collaborating with people from other art forms to bring fresh ideas to video games. And that’s also what’s at the heart of this podcast series: what not from games is shaping how people think about making games right now?<br><br>As host, each week DGF Studio Lead Hannah Nicklin will introduce the exciting guest and their practice to you before getting into a deep dive into what their One Cool Thing is, how it’s shaping their thoughts at the moment and what they hope it could offer others.<br><br></p><p>This a chance to hear more about the practices of cool folks working in games, and hopefully somewhere where we can all reflect on how we think about how we make things together.<br><br><b>One Cool Thing Production Credits:</b><br><br></p><p>One Cool Thing is hosted by Die Gute Fabrik's Studio Lead Hannah Nicklin and is produced, edited and sound designed by Tom Whalley. Additional production and research by Úna-Minh Kavanagh and our theme music by Nick Ellis who can be found on Bandcamp as <a href="https://tenby.bandcamp.com/album/vivid-soundz-vol-2-the-resort">tenby</a>.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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