{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EPISODE 32: Aj Grand-Scrutton","description":"Haha! (imagine this being said in a Micky Mouse voice) This episode I am joined by AJ, who is the founder and CEO of Dlala Studios. We discuss their upcoming title called Disney Illusion Island and what it is like to run a 35 people studio. Furthermore, we get into the design decisions behind making great coop games, what keeps AJ up at night and with AJ being a Disney expert I had to ask about Goofy wearing pants while Pluto isn't. &amp;nbsp; Time \u2013 Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 03:08 - Guest topic: Being blessed by a pug 06:10 - Guest topic: Bringing the band back together 08:30 - Revealing Disney Illusion Island on D23 12:22&amp;nbsp; - Interacting with Disney on the game 20:25&amp;nbsp; - Hard lessons learned during Battletoads 24:31 - Learning how to run a studio 29:30 - Dealing with responsibility&amp;nbsp; 32:00 - Winning UK\u2019s Best Boss and Best Places to Work in 2022 from gamesindustry.biz 36:08 - How problems can arise in running a studio 44:50&amp;nbsp; - Feeding the beast 50:03 - Point and Click Adventures 52:30 - Disney Goes Classical 54:12 - Surviving the loss of a 3 million dollar deal 01:01:28 - The golden rules of great co-op 01:05:04 - Looking at reviews 01:07:30 - Lessons learned 01:19:29 - Outro &amp;nbsp; Things mentioned on the show: Parsec Disney Illusion Island - World Premiere Trailer  The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger  Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull  That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by Marc Randolph The Double Fine Documentary Noclip - Video Game Documentaries  Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner Immerse by Lifeformed (Music of the Double Fine Documentary) Disney Goes Classical  How Dlala survived the loss of a $3m Disney deal by James Batchelor &amp;nbsp; Social Media: Dlala Studios Dlala Studios on&amp;nbsp;Twitter (@dlalastudios) Homepage of Dlala Studios &amp;nbsp; AJ Grand-Scrutton AJ Grand-Scrutton on Twitter (@dnost)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry) Intro\/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin) ","author_name":"YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY","author_url":"http:\/\/youmeindustry.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24695820\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/138379290"}