Today’s episode is hosted by Jamie Manton and they are joined on the podcast by Michal Vlod, Marketing Creative Lead at Techland, Mallikarjunaiah Arjun, Art Manager at DPS Games and Alastair Brown, Lead Narrative Content Designer at Abrakam Entertainment.
The conversation explores how creative direction in game development moves from early vision to practical execution, aligning multidisciplinary teams around a shared purpose. It examines how art, narrative and marketing functions collaborate within modern studios to translate high level ideas into cohesive player experiences.
The exchange highlights the leadership approaches and communication frameworks that help bring creative direction in game development to life across departments. Broader themes include cross functional collaboration, storytelling, visual identity and production strategy, offering insight into how studios maintain clarity and momentum throughout the video game development process.
