The Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast by GDEX

The Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast is an hour dedicated to the humans who build the game development industry. Each week, Chris talks with a guest to learn about their perspectives and passions within a rapidly-evolving world. Presented by The GDEX, the Midwest’s premiere Game Development Conference and Expo

The Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast by GDEX is a business podcast hosted by The Sandbox.Space, with 109 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Sandbox.Space hosts The Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast by GDEX, a business show with 109 episodes published.

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  Episode #26

  Brian Crick | The Sandbox.Space Weekly #116 (August 5th, 2026)

  Aug 5, 202653 minS3

  Brian Crick shares his experience as a solo Unreal developer making a story- and puzzle-driven adventure game. We delve into environmental storytelling, studio-building, working with a publisher, and the artistic consequences of the improvements in hardware over the last couple of decades. Brian Crick owns and operates Flopsy Koala, a studio working on an adventure game called Tinselfly , which will be released soon under the Whitethorn Games publishing label. He's an Unreal developer working for a company that makes educational games about surgery. He would very much like you to support the Cleveland Game Devs scene! https://linktr.ee/clevelandgamedevs Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/260805 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

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  Episode #25

  Kent Reese | The Sandbox.Space Weekly #115 (July 29th, 2026)

  Jul 29, 20261h 16mS3

  Another Tom-hosted episode, this time with Kent Reese of OM Games, where we chat about finishing major life-consuming projects and how to move on, along with a series of recent industry headlines and topics of interest. Kent Reese has built a game called Duck and the Land of Flightless Birds over the course of the last fifteen years, ( as an indie business for over ten of them ,) and you can play it now on Steam ! Check out the Rochester Game Festival ! All links featured are listed on the episode page. Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/260729 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

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  Episode #24

  John Daly | The Sandbox.Space Weekly #114 (July 22nd, 2026)

  Jul 22, 20261h 13mS3

  Hanging out with @ViolenceInVideoGames and discussing the indie dev lifestyle and some latest games industry headlines, including XBOX, unionization, layoffs, Roblox and Meta publishing directly with AI. John Daly and his brother Jack form the inimitable Violence in Videogames, AKA VIV Games! He and his brother were fresh faces in our Independent/Student/Experimental (ISE) section at GDEX 2025, and they even made a cool devlog of their experience on their YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0unNBxqfQhI Check out VIV Games' itch.io library at https://violenceinvideogames.itch.io/ The links featured in this episode are listed on the episode page. Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/260722 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

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  Episode #23

  Sean Beeson | The Sandbox.Space Weekly #113 (July 15th, 2026)

  Jul 15, 202656 minS3

  Getting into the realities of music and sound and the economics of the game production process with Sean Beeson! Somehow, even though he composed our intro/outtro theme, we've never had Sean on the 'cast before. Sean Beeson is a talented musician and GDEX regular. Over the last 20+ years, he has contributed his music, sound, sonic branding and UX design sensibilities to everything from films, video games and VR titles, to Super Bowl and television ads. (He even composed the intro/outtro theme for the Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast!) You can check out his website at seanbeeson.com Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/260715 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

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  Episode #22

  Jarryd Huntley | The Sandbox.Space Weekly #112 (July 8th, 2026)

  Jul 8, 202657 minS3

  Chatting with local legend Jarryd Huntley about all kinds of topics, including Playstation's move to digital-only, price increases across the console world, the destructive effects of short-term profit-maximizing, and how the games industry can navigate these stormy seas by supporting one another. Jarryd Huntley is a game developer based out of Cleveland, Ohio. He co-authored the book Game Programming for Artists , was Lead Programmer for the award winning game We Are OFK , and is currently Director of DevOps at Owlchemy Labs working on Dimensional Double Shift . Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/260708 Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

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