{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EPISODE 35: Andrejs K\u013cavi\u0146\u0161","description":"  A brand new episode for all you great murder mystery loving detectives out there is here!   This time I am joined by Andrejs K\u013cavi\u0146\u0161 from Color Gray Games. Andrejs and his brother are the creators of the Case of the Golden Idol, one of the best indie games of recent memory. We discuss making the game, how to find the right difficulty for a puzzle game and how becoming a father impacts your sleep schedule.   Furthermore, we go into detail on designing a word based game for an international audience, cut content of the game and if AI can help to create interesting puzzles.   &amp;nbsp;   Time \u2013 Topic Discussed:   0:00 - Intro   02:20 - Guest topic: Mobile games   04:50 - What is The Case of the Golden Idol?   06:15 - The starting screen   09:00&amp;nbsp; - Growing up with point and click adventure games   10:44&amp;nbsp; - Ramping difficulty   18:10 - Localization   20:50 - Testing and adding smaller features to help with difficulty   24:15 - When is something done?   26:30 - Cut content   29:15&amp;nbsp; - The prototype of The Case of the Golden Idol   31:15 - The post mortem of the game   35:25 - Using AI for the story of the next game   38:00 - Difficult aspects of game development that gamers underestimate   40:10 - Known developers that reached out to Andrej   43:15 - Latvian culture in the game   46:30 - The importance of disagreement   49:52 - Outside aspects of a game that impacts its success   54:20 - Balancing personal creative satisfaction and creating a commercially viable product   57:30 Getting a dog and a daughter   59:35 - Outro   &amp;nbsp;   Things mentioned on the show:   Slice &amp;amp; Dice &amp;nbsp;   Social Media:   Color Gray Games   Andrejs K\u013cavi\u0146\u0161 on Twitter  (@AndrejsKlavins)   Color Gray Games on Twitter  (@ColorGray7)   The Case of the Golden Idol  Homepage   &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)   Intro\/Outro by FreshMcZone   Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin) &amp;nbsp; ","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\/29497498\/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\/166369603"}