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Word on The Street, with Greg Street & Scott Johnson

Word on The Street 03: Story and World Building in Ghost

We get to have a great guest with us today, Shanti Blees, the VP of IP in the studio, talking all about the challenges and fun of creating an MMO story and lore from the ground up, and how that process works.

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  • Word on The Street 13: Biomes and Playtests

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    Greg and Scott are back to talk about the ever-growing playtests of Ghost, and all the latest from said test, and a BIG discussion today on choosing biomes in the game and the processes involved. And a LOT more!
  • Word on The Street 12: Play-Testing!

    51:51|
    Today it’s all about play testing here on the podcast! Joining Scott and Greg we have the return of Kristina Swanenburg, VP of product on Ghost! What does it take to pull of the play-tests this early? Who’s playing? What did they see? We have all the answers!
  • Word on The Street 11: Milestones

    58:57|
    Time for a one-on-one with Greg and Scott, as they discuss core philosophies and the state of Ghost’s development. Play tests and all! Lots of your questions answered today as well.
  • Word on The Street 10: Community!

    58:00|
    Let's get down and deep into what community means to the MMO market, and specifically what Fantastic Pixel Castle is doing differently in 2024 with such an open development approach. Join Greg, Faye, and Scott on this one!
  • WORD on THE STREET 09: Art Direction

    58:23|
    Let's talk about art direction in Ghost, and MMO's in general. How does one get started? How does a team like this stay unified on the look and feel of a game in the long term? Stylization vs realism? So much more! Shanti and David join us for today's discussion.
  • WORD on THE STREET 08: The User Experience

    59:37|
    Greg and Scott are back for June's episode, and with us is Ed Altorfer, user experience director at FPC! He has some really great perspectives on what's coming in Ghost, and how the user experience is going thus far!
  • WORD on THE STREET 07: You've Questions, We've Answers

    59:52|
    A nice big juicy Q & A with Greg and John! Your questions, their answers, and lots of other stuff in-between. Enjoy!
  • WORD on THE STREET 06: Combat with Holinka

    01:09:44|
    Brian Holinka joins the show and goes deep on combat and pvp plans in Ghost. Holinka is a legend in the MMO world, and you're going to want to hear his plans with the team.
  • Word on The Street 05: Ghost Under The Hood

    56:22|
    Let's talk tech! What's under the hood of this MMO, including all the challenges and advantages! The company engineering leads Cam and James join Scott and Greg this month!