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The advantage of shorter games for players and developers
Why Short Games Feel So Satisfying (for Players and Developers) In this episode of the UI Buzz podcast, host Peter Witham reflects on the satisfaction of short games c...
Development exercises, game updates, hot stuff!
Peter returns after a busy summer with a catch-up episode covering two main topics: Concept driven mini projects: Instead of building full games or apps, Peter has bee...
AI usage, do users care? And thoughts on mental health and my latest game release
In this episode of UIBuzz, I reflect on a busy month away, share the release of my game MooFO on Itch.io, and discuss my take on AI declaration of use in game developm...
Apple WWDC 26 Keynote reactions
I sit down with my good buddy Leo G. Dion from the EmpowerApps show to discuss Apple's WWDC 26 developer conference. We cover the announcements and where we think this...
Blender and Anthropic: Funding and Fallout
This week, I'm diving into the recent announcement that AI company Anthropic is financially supporting Blender, the beloved open-source 3D modeling tool. Anthropic ple...
What to do when you make a feature in a game too good?
In this episode, I dive into a fascinating challenge with my hacking game, Project Hack. A developer played it, wrote a script that instantly hacked all available serv...
My Godot 3D experiences and Unity China Packages
In this episode, I share my surprisingly positive experience diving into 3D game development with Godot. Despite what I'd read online, performance has been more than a...
Back it up off site! Because you should!
I'm sharing a crucial reminder about data protection: automate your offsite backups now. I've seen too many drives fail over the years. Whether you're using GitHub, cl...
Pivot to Web-based Tech for Scripting in Project Hack
I'm pivoting my hacking game Project Hack from Unity to web technologies—React, TypeScript, and Vite. This shift lets players write JavaScript scripts to hack in-game,...
My experiences with AI-assisted Android porting of iOS apps
Hey everyone! In this episode, I'm sharing my journey of converting my iOS apps to Android using AI assistance—and honestly, I didn't expect it to work this well. What...
My thoughts on the 2025 game awards
In this episode, I share my thoughts on the 2025 Game Awards, celebrating indie developers and questioning the hype around AAA game trailers with distant release dates...
Game balancing is hard
Game Development Challenges and Innovations I've been busy with my game project, Project Hack, making significant UI changes and integrating new features like a leader...
AI for Unity game development, my experiences
In this episode, I share my journey of using AI tools like Claude Code and Bezi to solve real-world Unity game development problems—cloud saves, player management, and...
My experiences with Cursor for creating applications
In this UIBuzz episode, I discuss using Cursor, an AI-enhanced IDE based on Visual Studio Code, to build a React app and then a SwiftUI app. Despite some issues, Curso...
The Pros and Cons of using Prebuilt Assets
Here are some thoughts on using prebuilt assets to build your games and apps. Personally, I think it's fine to use them, but I want to offer both sides for considerati...
How Warframe got free to play right and everyone else gets it wrong
In this episode, I discuss Warframe, an amazing free-to-play game. I highlight its fair monetization, cross-platform play, and community engagement, contrasting it wit...
Project updates and my thoughts on the Bungie game studio layoffs disaster
In this episode of the UIBuzz podcast, I return after a month's break to discuss my recent projects and a concerning trend in the gaming industry. Including an update ...
Learning Blender in public and a great video resource, plus game testing advice
I talk about my experiences learning Blender in public to create some 3D assets for my games. Then I discuss testing on multiple devices to get a real feel for perform...
Everything you do has value
In this episode of the UIBuzz podcast, I delve into the important topic of valuing your time. I discuss why it's essential to recognize the worth of your time and the ...
Should you use 3rd party services or make your own for game backends?
I want to add a cross-platform leaderboard to my updated rebuild of Endless Hurdles. There are two options. 1. I build my own 2. I use a 3rd party service In this epis...