{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Re-release: Ratchet &amp; Clank: Rift Apart Creative Director, Marcus Smith","description":"We're back with one of our past episodes with Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart Creative Director, Marcus Smith!&amp;nbsp; Ted Price chats with his long-time colleague at Insomniac Games, Marcus Smith. Together they discuss their history at Insomniac Games; his experiences on the Resistance series and Sunset Overdrive; his thoughts on being a creative director; how to build consensus and foster collaboration on big projects; and the challenges the team faced on the newest entry in the Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank series.  Marcus Smith is a Creative Director at Insomniac Games, with his most recent title being this year's PlayStation 5 hit,&amp;nbsp;Ratchet &amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart. Previously he worked on several of Insomniac's best known titles including Marvel's Spider-Man, the Resistance series, and Sunset Overdrive.&amp;nbsp;  The Game Maker's Notebook is sponsored by Xsolla. To learn more, go to xsolla.pro\/AOIAAS.  Follow us:&amp;nbsp; Twitter Instagram ","author_name":"Game Maker's Notebook","author_url":"https:\/\/www.interactive.org\/Interviews\/the_game_makers_notebook.asp","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27610452\/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\/157006758"}