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This week Jess sits down with the amazing Natalie Asport - former Avalanche hard surface and weapons artist and current senior prop artist making badass Mortal Kombat assets at NetherRealm Studios! She's also an adjunct professor at NYU Game Center teaching the next generation of 3D artists.
They chat about predatory puzzle game ads on Instagram, having the discipline to actually hone your craft when you just wanna *play* games, plus the thrill (and stress!) of working on iconic characters.
Then they play a Stupid Little Game that asks the question, "What if Freddie Kruegger was in a movie with Chun Li?"
Follow Natalie! IG: @guitartist93, @natalieasportmusic; LinkedIn, or Bluesky: guitarist.bsky.social
Follow Jess! Bluesky: @caketease.bsky.social; IG: @cake_tease, LinkedIn
Shout out to today's sponsor:
Bean Sidhe: the new narrative walking sim from Sealbee Games. Available now as pay-what-you-want on Itch.io with all proceeds going to trans and Palestinian mutual aid.
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Stupid Little Games is a podcast all about gaming from the inside out!
Each week, I (Jess Pardue) sit down with an insider from various parts of the gaming industry, from indie to AAA. We talk about our current gaming obsessions, tell stories from projects past and present, and then play a Stupid Little Game I write especially for each guest.
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