CREWcasts

Variety streamer Mop Garden joins Div in the CREWcasts studio. In this teaser: twelve years on Twitch, the first raid she banned because she thought it was an attack, and the line every streamer knows but nobody says: you're surrounded by 10, 50, 200 viewers and it feels like a room full of people, and at the end of the day you're home alone.Full episode coming soon on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow Mop Garden: instagram.com/mopgarden

Award-winning Sydney cosplayer Cinohrui (@cinohrui) joins Div in the CREWcasts studio dressed as Sciel from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, hand-built scythe included. Cinohrui has been cosplaying in Australia since her first SMASH! in 2008 and now judges the competitions she used to enter.In this episode: how a build goes from 500 screenshots to a Gantt chart, why Australian cosplayers are the scrappiest in the world, the Zhuque Mercy and Kubo builds she is proudest of, the Alhaitham that never got finished, what judging taught her about her own craft, foam work versus sewing versus makeup, what a costume really costs, the dream armour build, a Bombo Quarry shoot she will not forget, her cat Toffee's contribution to every costume, comfort games, and practical advice for anyone starting cosplay for the first time: just do it.Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:41 Today's cosplay: Sciel from Expedition 33 01:15 How it started: SMASH! 2008 02:23 Japan, and keeping cosplay a hobby 04:09 From design to build: research, materials, Gantt charts 06:34 Influences and top three cosplayers 09:37 The Australian cosplay scene 12:44 Favourite builds and the hardest ones 17:12 The mirror moment, and why Mercy matters 19:59 Good cosplay, great cosplay, and judging 24:22 Foam, sewing, makeup, budgets and dream builds 28:56 Best and worst memories, advice for beginners 33:19 Toffee, three loves and three gripes 38:22 Comfort games 39:12 Assassin's Creed and what's next 41:19 OutroFollow Cinohrui: instagram.com/cinohrui Follow CREWcasts: instagram.com/crewcasts and tiktok.com/@crewcasts Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.comCREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, produced by Skdiv.Studios, a Syd & Hyd based software and studio company.

Season 2 of CREWcasts is coming.We built a studio in Sydney for the people building things in the Australian gaming and creator scene.Streamers, cosplayers, editors, the ones doing it at 2am with no crew and no budget.Hosted by Divyansh Shekhar. No script, no five minute promo, just the conversation.Follow the show so the first one lands in your feed.Instagram & TikTok: @crewcastsWant to come on the show, or hire the studio?crewcasts@skdiv.com

Matty Wendo has hyped the crowd at Australia's biggest gaming events, from Blizzard's Warcraft 30th Anniversary world tour to PlayStation and EA game launches, ESL esports tournaments and the Fortress esports arena in Sydney. In episode one of CREWcasts, the professional MC and event host tells Div how he went from ten years in IT to hosting for 10,000 viewers at the ESL AUNZ Championship, and what it takes to win over a live crowd.We get into how volunteering as a tech at a Counter-Strike tournament opened the door to esports hosting, the night a video game launch nearly fell apart and how he saved it, why humility is the secret to winning back a hostile crowd, how much of live hosting is scripted versus improvised, and why the Australian indie game dev scene is the lifeblood of gaming in this country.Plus: the Aussie gaming scene versus America, hosting Blizzard's Warcraft 30th Anniversary in front of 500 people at Fortress Sydney, the Diablo IV launch, BlizzCon memories, building the ANZ Creators community, Battlefield 6, GTA 6, The Witcher 3, Dark Souls, The Last of Us, and why the Nintendo 64 is still the greatest console ever made.Whether you're a streamer, content creator, esports fan or event host looking to break into the gaming industry, this conversation is full of stories and advice you won't hear anywhere else.Follow Matty: @mattywendo64 on Instagram, TikTok and YouTubeCREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, Australia, hosted by Divyansh Shekhar and made by SKDIV. New episodes with streamers, creators, cosplayers, DJs and artists every week on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Chapters:00:00:00 Welcome & Cold Open 00:01:00 From IT to the Stage00:05:38 Winning Back a Cold Crowd00:07:57 Scripted vs Improvised00:11:57 The Launch That Nearly Failed00:13:56 The Aussie Gaming Scene & Fortress00:19:40 Why He Keeps Hosting00:24:14 Nerd Corner: N64 & Ocarina00:28:04 GTA 6 & The Last of Us00:36:38 BlizzCon & What's Next00:42:30 Wrap Up#gaming #esports #podcast #australia #contentcreator