Update:
Beyond The Blox is a podcast all about the Roblox platform and game development. Whether you’re just starting out or have been developing for a while, this is the podcast for you.
Each episode focuses on a different developer from the community, exploring their motivations and their projects on the platform. The goal is to shed light on different aspects of game development, and help both new and established developers to learn and grow.
Beyond The Blox is available on many popular listening platforms:
Visualised versions are available on YouTube with closed captions (CC/subtitles).
Season 1 Episode List
#01 - Preventing Developer's Block
On this episode BanTech explores causes of developer’s block, some ways to prevent it, and discusses how to get rid of it once it’s there. Developer’s block is when you struggle to continue working due to a lack of motivation or passion for the project, or you simply run out of ideas.
Running length: 00:24:15
Audio version: Episode 1 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 1 on YouTube
#02 - Learning to Script on Roblox (AlvinBlox)
On this episode @Alvin_Blox joins BanTech to discuss how they learned to script, and to answer some of the community’s questions on the tools, tips and tricks for learning to script on Roblox. Scripting is a valuable skill and allows you to make your creations come to life by programming behaviours and interactions.
Running length: 00:50:02
Audio version: Episode 2 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 2 on YouTube
#03 - Building a Community for a Game (Charlie_RBX)
On this episode, Charlie_RBX joins BanTech to discuss the pros and cons of building a community for your Roblox game, and some advice on how to go about running a community. Charlie_RBX is the owner of Stepford County Railway - a game with 4.8M+ visits, 26,000+ group members and over 6000 Discord members.
Running length: 00:26:28
Apologies for some of the audio on this episode.
I’ve had a cold for a week now (I know, in the middle of summer!) and so my nose was a bit blocked, particularly towards the end. Also the guest’s microphone had a bit of noise that proved difficult to remove - unfortunately I don’t have much control over that.
Audio version: Episode 3 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 3 on YouTube
#04 - How to Get a Career in Video Games (spotco)
On this episode, @spotco joins BanTech to chat about the game development industry, working at Roblox, and how to make a career out of programming video games. @spotco is a former Roblox employee, creator of RoBeats (29M+ visits) and currently working at a well-known AAA game studio.
Running length: 00:59:58
Audio version: Episode 4 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 4 on YouTube
#05 - Changes to Beyond The Blox
On this special episode, BanTech speaks alone about the evolution of the podcast over the first four episodes, and outlines the latest vision for the podcast, identifying some key changes that are to be in effect from episode 6 onwards to allow many more developers to apply to become a guest on the series, and to enable audience participation.
Summary of the changes (if you don’t have chance to listen) are listed on this post.
Running length: 00:10:19
Audio version: Episode 5 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 5 on YouTube
#06 - Common Mistakes That Cause Games to Fail (iGottic)
On this episode, @iGottic joins BanTech to discuss common mistakes that Roblox developers make which limit their game from reaching its full potential. @iGottic is the creator of No-Scope Sniping, One Shot Insanity and Infinite Autocorrect, and shares his advice on allowing your game to flourish.
Running length: 00:33:46
Audio version: Episode 6 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 6 on YouTube
#07 Wingboy0 - Character Animator and Aspiring Developer
On this episode, @Wingboy0 joins BanTech for a discussion about his work on Roblox and the motivation behind it. @Wingboy0 has several test games and technical demonstrations such as ParkourSystem, Lag Compensation and Defenders of the Realm.
Running length: 00:36:11
Audio version: Episode 7 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 7 on YouTube
#08 Jexpler - 3D GFX Artist
On this episode, @Jexpler joins BanTech for a chat about 3D GFX, Roblox Fame (group) and transitioning into building and scripting. @Jexpler has a few speed arts and some speed builds on his YouTube channel, as well as a never-ending hallway demo SCP-970 based on the anomalous urban fantasy tale.
Running length: 00:25:49
Audio version: Episode 8 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 8 on YouTube
#09 TwentyTwoPilots - Ultimate Driving Creator
On this episode, @TwentyTwoPilots joins BanTech for a chat about the Ultimate Driving universe and its future, as well as TTP’s civil engineering career and the crossovers with Roblox game development. And of course, BanTech gets all the details about TTP’s real-life blue cars courtesy of DevEx income.
Running length: 00:24:29
Audio version: Episode 9 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 9 on YouTube
#10 boatbomber - Lua Learning Creator
On this episode, @boatbomber joins @Alvin_Blox (guest host) to talk about his journey from first joining Roblox through to creating Lua Learning. boatbomber has created numerous open source projects to help other developers on the platform.
Running length: 00:45:04
Audio version: Episode 10 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 10 on YouTube
#11 SteadyOn - Clueless Developer
On this episode, @SteadyOn joins @Alvin_Blox (guest host) to chat about early life on Roblox, how the platform has evolved, and how the evolution has influenced the style of games. SteadyOn goes into detail about his new service RTrack to provide realtime in-depth analytics of games and advertisements on Roblox.
Running length: 00:52:20
Audio version: Episode 11 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 11 on YouTube
#12 evaera - Adopt Me! Systems Engineer
On this episode, @evaera joins BanTech to discuss what it’s like to work in a large team at Dreamcraft on the record-breaking Adopt Me! game, whilst maintaining one of the most widely-used Roblox Discord bots, RoVer. evaera also talks about the motivations behind her open source libraries and the Scripting Helpers website.
Running length: 00:43:38
Audio version: Episode 12 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 12 on YouTube
#13 EgoMoose - Open Source Developer
On this episode, Bloxy nominee @EgoMoose discusses the Roblox Wiki, open source projects and his epic uses of tech! EgoMoose describes a career of enabling other developers through extremely helpful articles and free-to-take tools and demos.
See his work on Twitter and Roblox, as well as articles, modules and tools on Github.
Running length: 00:30:08
Audio version: Episode 13 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 13 on YouTube
#14 GeorgeTheDev - Roblox Accelerator Intern
On this episode, Accelerator Intern @GeorgeTheDev speaks about racing, old projects and making connections with other developers on the platform. George also talks about what it’s like to apply and get accepted into the Roblox Accelerator program.
See his work on Roblox and Twitter.
Running length: 00:42:44
Audio version: Episode 14 on Anchor
YouTube: Episode 14 on YouTube
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