02-10-2018, 06:00 AM
Video: Tales of a video game drag queen – Making Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/video-tales-of-a-video-game-drag-queen-making-kitty-powers-matchmaker.png" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>What’s involved in the making of a charming, inclusive, and remarkably funny dating sim?</p>
<p>Magic Notion founder Richard Franke explained just that at GDC 2015 when he took the stage to chart the development of the company’s drag queen-hosted mobile dating sim <em>Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker.</em></p>
<p><em>Matchmaker </em>was his first indie project after almost 20 years making “big” console games, and in a very personal story, Franke (a “close personal friend” of Kitty Powers herself!) covered how he dealt with inclusiveness, making comedy work in a game, designing a compelling dating game, and how to keep your wig on when all around are losing theirs.</p>
<p>It was a fabulous talk that touched on subjects rarely covered in these sorts of postmortem presentations, so if you missed it back in 2015 don’t miss out on your chance to now <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB0vUMKkmuI">watch Franke’s talk completely free via the official GDC YouTube channel</a>!</p>
<p>In addition to this presentation, the <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/">GDC Vault</a> and its accompanying <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JB7TSe49lg56u6qH8y_MQ/feed">YouTube channel</a> offers numerous other free videos, audio recordings, and slides from many of the recent <a href="http://www.gdconf.com/">Game Developers Conference events</a>, and the service offers even more members-only content for GDC Vault subscribers.</p>
<p>Those who purchased All Access passes to recent events like GDC or VRDC already have full access to GDC Vault, and interested parties can apply for the individual subscription via <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/inquiry/">a GDC Vault subscription page</a>. Group subscriptions are also available: game-related schools and development studios who sign up for GDC Vault Studio Subscriptions can receive access for their entire office or company by contacting staff via the <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/demo/">GDC Vault group subscription page</a>. Finally, current subscribers with access issues can <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/contact_us.php">contact GDC Vault technical support</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>Gamasutra and GDC are sibling organizations under parent UBM Americas.</em></strong></p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/video-tales-of-a-video-game-drag-queen-making-kitty-powers-matchmaker.png" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>What’s involved in the making of a charming, inclusive, and remarkably funny dating sim?</p>
<p>Magic Notion founder Richard Franke explained just that at GDC 2015 when he took the stage to chart the development of the company’s drag queen-hosted mobile dating sim <em>Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker.</em></p>
<p><em>Matchmaker </em>was his first indie project after almost 20 years making “big” console games, and in a very personal story, Franke (a “close personal friend” of Kitty Powers herself!) covered how he dealt with inclusiveness, making comedy work in a game, designing a compelling dating game, and how to keep your wig on when all around are losing theirs.</p>
<p>It was a fabulous talk that touched on subjects rarely covered in these sorts of postmortem presentations, so if you missed it back in 2015 don’t miss out on your chance to now <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB0vUMKkmuI">watch Franke’s talk completely free via the official GDC YouTube channel</a>!</p>
<p>In addition to this presentation, the <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/">GDC Vault</a> and its accompanying <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0JB7TSe49lg56u6qH8y_MQ/feed">YouTube channel</a> offers numerous other free videos, audio recordings, and slides from many of the recent <a href="http://www.gdconf.com/">Game Developers Conference events</a>, and the service offers even more members-only content for GDC Vault subscribers.</p>
<p>Those who purchased All Access passes to recent events like GDC or VRDC already have full access to GDC Vault, and interested parties can apply for the individual subscription via <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/inquiry/">a GDC Vault subscription page</a>. Group subscriptions are also available: game-related schools and development studios who sign up for GDC Vault Studio Subscriptions can receive access for their entire office or company by contacting staff via the <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/demo/">GDC Vault group subscription page</a>. Finally, current subscribers with access issues can <a href="http://www.gdcvault.com/contact_us.php">contact GDC Vault technical support</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>Gamasutra and GDC are sibling organizations under parent UBM Americas.</em></strong></p>
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