028 - Spark Thomas

This week we talk all things Project Spark with Thomas Gratz aka Spark Thomas, the community manager of Team Dakota; and a major announcement from Tarragon.

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Hosts:

• Brandon Fream aka "Freamwhole" - TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Tarragon Allen aka "zzUrbanSpaceman" - TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Randy aka "Crandy" - TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Damien aka "Spazpol" - TrueAchievements - Xbox

Guest:

• Thomas Gratz aka “Spark Thomas” of Team Dakota

0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:15 - Recap

0:31:58 - Listener Feedback

1:13:51 - News

1:39:34 - Talking with Spark Thomas of Team Dakota

2:56:27 - Knobs & Discos

2:58:45 - Shovelware Cemetery

3:23:21 - Game Delays, Backward Compatibility, Zombie News and Wrapping up

Referenced during the show:

• Project Spark Conker Reaction Video
• Project Spark Developers GameJam
• Top 150 Project Spark Worlds
• • DGJ Orbit 32 - Resilience
  • DGJ One Time Hero
• Kodu Game Labs
• Bot Framework
• Elite Dangerous Lost Stars Expedition
• CronusMAX

All audio production and podcast backend support provided by Tarragon Allen.

Songs and sounds that have been used in the show:

• "Jive Bot", “Tally Screen” (x2), “Dalmation Station (It Gets Better Mix)” by Jake Kaufman from the games Mighty Switch Force! 1 and 2, developed and published by WayForward Technologies
• Epic Voice Announcements by RJBANKSWA
• crickets by rucisko
• Solo Zombie 1 by Slave2theLight
• Murder by Shovel by JenniferSJF
• Shovel digging into dry dirt (SFX) by MorneDelport
• FP_Burial_In_Wooden_Coffin by cmusounddesign

Glossary of Xbox Gamerscore and achievement jargon and terms