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Nov 2012
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#2: Memory, Innovation and Being an Indi...

DIRK KNEMEYER & DAVID V. HERON
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Risk: Legacy designer and newly-minted indie game design company owner Rob Daviau joins Dirk and Jon to talk about a wide-range of topics including memory and persistence in games, innovation, and starting your own game company. Spelunky, Stone Age, Lords of Waterdeep, Civilization and other games are discussed.

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