HOGmented Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:54:00 +0200 https://flyingwildhog.com en © 2026 Flying Wild Hog yes e01f7315-2991-5fe1-90af-9d337fdad6c6 Flying Wild Hog episodic false Welcome to HOGmented – a podcast for everyone curious about making games, and how we craft them here at Flying Wild Hog. We’re a game dev studio powered by global talent. Different skills. Different stories. One goal: create games players love. This is where you meet the people behind it all – talented, passionate, smart, and just the right amount of wild.
The kind of team that makes this place feel like the best spot on earth to build games.

We are proud of who we are, and we’d like to show you why.

The podcast is available on major streaming platforms.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) game development, video games, games, video game, game dev, gamedev, game publishing, game creation, making games, game production, game producer Flying Wild Hog https://storage.buzzsprout.com/aokad1nh4pizitmsz9h8s4512yaz?.jpg HOGmented https://flyingwildhog.com HOGmented Podcast Episode 1 - Brad Auty, Associate Game Director HOGmented Podcast Episode 1 - Brad Auty, Associate Game Director How do you direct a game? Brad Auty, Associate Game Director, shares his unique perspective on crafting game direction and pushing past the typical 'silos' of expertise. Get ready for a conversation about relentless drive and amazing opportunities he found at Flying Wild Hog.

HOGmented is a podcast for everyone curious about making games, and how we craft them here at Flying Wild Hog. We’re a game dev studio powered by global talent. Different skills. Different stories. One goal: create games players love. This is where you meet the people behind it all – talented, passionate, smart, and just the right amount of wild.
The kind of team that makes this place feel like the best spot on earth to build games.

We are proud of who we are, and we’d like to show you why.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
00:52 Welcome Brad Auty!
01:47 Espresso
04:49 Brad’s gamedev background
06:21 Brad on joining Hogs
07:06 Animation and feedback
10:43 Reaching outside your domain
14:50 Becoming a game director
16:57 Building the right team
20:10 Management VS remote work
25:24 Advice for beginners
27:14 Game direction and IP
30:10 Working with Tomb Raider IP
31:15 Executing the vision and sustaining it
33:35 We’re leaving preproduction, or are we?
34:53 Development stages
37:15 Conversation with the game
38:55 The myth of vertical slice
40:26 Missing the deadlines
42:11 Art and struggle of letting go
45:34 Brad’s take on present/future of Hogs
50:37 Thanks and goodbyes

]]> How do you direct a game? Brad Auty, Associate Game Director, shares his unique perspective on crafting game direction and pushing past the typical 'silos' of expertise. Get ready for a conversation about relentless drive and amazing opportunities he found at Flying Wild Hog.

HOGmented is a podcast for everyone curious about making games, and how we craft them here at Flying Wild Hog. We’re a game dev studio powered by global talent. Different skills. Different stories. One goal: create games players love. This is where you meet the people behind it all – talented, passionate, smart, and just the right amount of wild.
The kind of team that makes this place feel like the best spot on earth to build games.

We are proud of who we are, and we’d like to show you why.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro
00:52 Welcome Brad Auty!
01:47 Espresso
04:49 Brad’s gamedev background
06:21 Brad on joining Hogs
07:06 Animation and feedback
10:43 Reaching outside your domain
14:50 Becoming a game director
16:57 Building the right team
20:10 Management VS remote work
25:24 Advice for beginners
27:14 Game direction and IP
30:10 Working with Tomb Raider IP
31:15 Executing the vision and sustaining it
33:35 We’re leaving preproduction, or are we?
34:53 Development stages
37:15 Conversation with the game
38:55 The myth of vertical slice
40:26 Missing the deadlines
42:11 Art and struggle of letting go
45:34 Brad’s take on present/future of Hogs
50:37 Thanks and goodbyes

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