Introduction
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introduces
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Special guests from Question, Stephen Alexander ()
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Kain Shin ()
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Jordan Thomas ()
Chat with Special Guests Stephen Alexander, Kain Shin, and Jordan Thomas of Question
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The Magic Circle summary
A game about making games [source ] [source ]
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Stephen and Jordan met at Irrational Games [source ] working on Bioshock 1 and Bioshock Infinite
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Decided to form Question [source ] to work together on their own project
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Kain and Jordan worked together at Ion Storm [source ] on Thief: Deadly Shadows
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Question wanted to make something less serious
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Unity was quicker to prototype than UDK
Attractive cost of license
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The Magic Circle is a playful commentary on the game industry
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Player input influences the world
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Many possible combinations and solutions to puzzles
Alludes to game design
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Ending has a change in gameplay
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Balancing story and gameplay was a unique challenge
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enjoyed the art and wanted to see more of the story
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Demo includes the first 30 minutes of the game
Saves progress to continue in full game
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Stephen is proud of the sketch world
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liked the spoiler!
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Question risked being mysterious in the marketing
Balancing presenting game's fiction and game itself
Fictional crowdfunding webpage [source ] for game within The Magic Circle
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They always wanted to make a Linux build but did not have an install at first
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Linux users help other Linux users in community
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Linux sales of The Magic Circle is near the Mac sales
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JP LeBreton () influenced the desire for a Linux port
A character in game was made with him in mind
appeared as a guest in SteamLUG Cast s02e16
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Game released in early access in May 2015 and launched in July 2015
Linux support soon after
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Question had a very pleasant and helpful early access experience
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The Magic Circle has continued to receive updates
May get more content in the future
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Question has interest in creating a more serious game in the future
Considering making a unique horror game
The Magic Circle may come to console platforms
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There are many interesting ideas that could be implemented in the game
The challenge is choosing the correct ones
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Stephen is the artist while being well versed in many other disciplines
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Kain does engineering work
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Jordan is writer, level designer, promoter; enjoys unique concepts
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Being smaller and independent, everyone works on tasks they may be uncomfortable with
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James Urbaniak () helped humanize a character with voice over
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Leave feedback on the game in forum [source ]
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Kain likes the Dark Souls series [source ] [source ] and has recently enjoyed The Beginner's Guide [source ]
Stephen liked SOMA [source ]
Jordan crawls through Darkest Dungeon [source ]
Our Gaming
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has been playing Binding of Isaac: Rebirth [source ]
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Stephen has been playing SOMA [source ], The Forest [source ], ARK: Survival Evolved [source ]
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has been playing Assault Android Cactus [source ], Expand [source ], and ARK: Survival Evolved [source ]
SteamLUG Community Stuff
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Past Events
PULSAR: Lost Colony [source ]
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball [source ]
Skullgirls [source ]
Assault Android Cactus [source ]
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Upcoming Events
Altitude [source ]
Synergy [source ]
Headcrab Frenzy [source ]
Terraria [source ]
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talked to Expand developer Chris Johnson () [source ]
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GamingOnLinux hosting a Linux game jam [source ]
Steam/Valve News
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Steam Hardware (Steam Controller and Steam Link) preorders arriving
A udev rule is required for the controller to work properly [source ]
01:24:13
Team Fortress themed Steam Link promotional video [source ]
01:25:00
Ars Technica reviewed Alienware Steam Machine [source ]
01:26:56
Valve has been removing SteamOS icon from games which have dependencies outside of the Steam Runtime [source ]
General Gaming News
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Humble Bundle lays off employees [source ]
01:34:22
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power has a Linux beta [source ]
01:36:31
Virtual Programming has updated their site to show Overlord, Overlord 2, Saints Row 2, Saints Row 3 [source ]
01:37:44
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell showing signs of Linux support [source ]
01:38:18
A Telltale engine developer has asked Linux community to show interest in Minecraft: Story Mode port [source ]
01:41:35
Firewatch has a release date of February 9th [source ]
01:43:11
Civilization: Beyond Earth expansion Rising Tide has been released [source ]
01:45:07
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut released [source ]
Crowdfunding
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The Journey Down chapter three has been funded [source ]
01:49:59
New gameplay video released of Thimbleweed Park [source ]
01:51:42
Descent Underground now playable by alpha and beta backers [source ]
Sign-off
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