Episode 28 - The Independent Mindset of Braids Jonathan Blow @thefourthcurtain
Episode 28 - The Independent Mindset of Braids Jonathan Blow  @thefourthcurtain
Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
IGF Design Award winner Jonathan Blow has made legendary games like Braid and The Witness by taking risks and making the hard decisions. Currently making a new game with a homemade game engine (!) using a homemade programming language (!!), he tells tales of perseverance and putting in the reps for when opportunity knocks.

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Episode 28 - The Independent Mindset of Braid's Jonathan Blow

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