Toni joins us for this second Game Club episode where we discuss our experiences playing indie Metroidvania game Hollow Knight. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAO2urG23S4[/embed]

• Hollow Knight on Nintendo Switch
• Hollow Knight on Xbox One
• Hollow Knight on PS4
• Hollow Knight on Steam

A physical version is also due out in 2019. Intro/Outro music: JACKS - Runaway Fashion

In this special episode of Octal FM we're joined by two guests to talk about alternative approaches to getting into the technology industry and software development. Specifically, we discuss what the organisation Code First: Girls is doing to increase the number of women in tech.

• Code First: Girls is a not for profit social enterprise. Since 2013 they've delivered £4.2 million worth of free education to young women across the UK. Their purpose is to increase the number of women in tech.
• Amali de Alwis is CEO of Code First: Girls. You can find her on Twitter at @amali_d.
• Lizzie Cullen Davison is a full-stack developer at Pixie Labs and a volunteer Code First: Girls instructor. You can find her on Twitter at @emc_dav.

FYI Jalada also works at Pixie Labs. Intro/outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

In this episode we're joined again by Elizabeth Chesters, a user experience, accesibility, and inclusive design extraordinaire. We continue our discussion from episode 31, and talk more about what it means to design a product or service in an 'inclusive' manner, e.g. designing for people with impairments, either permanent or situational. Further reading suggestions from El:

• Mobility and Accessibility
• Cultural Accessibility
• 7 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about Accessibility

Follow El:

• @echesters on Twitter
• echesters.co.uk
• El on Medium

Intro/outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

In this episode of Octal FM we're joined by Louise Swift, a software developer & fellow nerd who recently worked on a project using the Unity game engine.

• Louise works for No Mayo Digital
• Follow Louise on the interwebs:
  • Twitter
  • Medium
  • louiseswift.com

Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion

Happy New Year everyone! In this episode we are joined again by Antonia, who last joined us to talk about Stardew Valley. This time, the three of us discuss some of the video games we're most looking forward to in 2018.

• Sefran: Far Cry 5, Into the breach, and Wargroove.
• Antonia: Monster Hunter World, Ni No Kuni 2, Kingdom Hearts III, and Bayonetta 3.
• Jalada: Sea of Thieves, Last of Us Part 2, and Age of Empires 4.

[caption id="attachment_150" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Monster Hunter World[/caption] Intro & outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion