Play Well - 6: Sticking it Out w/ Roll7 (OlliOlli, Not A Hero) — Simon Bennett discusses the making of OlliOlli

@alexcartaz Both the podcast and my company PlayWell are a direct response to the trouble I've had finding a good way to get into games. I'm a designer (have a studio of my own) but have always wanted to make games. I love the process and thinking in games. I spend a ton of my free time thinking about them, writing about them, etc. Doing the podcast is a natural extension of discussions I already love to have. Getting into games is tough but definitely starts with just diving in as much as possible. Doing a game jam is a great entry point. We're actually going to be putting together a game jam early next year with PlayWell, but there are already a few out there that are perfect ways to dive in and get some experience.

@collin_cummings @alexcartaz That's really awesome. What would you say are the best tools for newcomers to game development? I downloaded Unity a while back and went through several tutorials I found online. It was a lot of fun.