Shakka And Pals

This week Machen endures a giant Shakka Rant about the new game Dauntless! Lol, but seriously, Dauntless is an interesting combination of things that seems to hit a sweets spot for streaming and building communities. Let's talk about it!

Silverion joins us again to share & explain his 7 Rules for Streaming! This set of guidelines serves as an excellent manual for up and coming streamers and veterans alike to keep themselves on top of the challenging and often difficult landscape of content creation. We're very excited to share this episode with you all, lots of great insights from our friend Silver!   Check out Silverion online: https://mixer.com/Silverion https://twitter.com/SilverionX1

VikTheViking85 joins us this week to talk about making professional streams straight from console! He's created a community over a thousand strong and puts on a damn fine show, join us today for a download straight from the Viking on how he did it! Tools tips and tricks for up and coming streamers who only have access to stream straight from console. Enjoy!   Check out VikTheViking85: https://mixer.com/VikTheViking85 https://twitter.com/VikTheViking85

This week we talk about the recent controversy around game difficulty & accessibility kicked off by Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. We discuss the history of the SoulsBorne series regarding their difficulty, artistic vision and accessibility as well as the evolving landscape of these topics today. This was a fascinating topic we've been looking forward to discussing, machen is a huge SoulsBorne fan and has been dying to weigh in on this subject. Enjoy! Sources & interesting articles: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/05/sekiro-accessibility-in-games-is-about-far-more-than-difficulty https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/03/28/sekiro-shadows-dies-twice-needs-to-respect-its-players-and-add-an-easy-mode/#4ce5650f1639 https://twitter.com/MattThorson/status/1113534763564826624

In this special episode we share audio from a recent livestream panel ShakkaPanda hosted at SacAnime in Sacramento California! In this panel he talks about some basics of streaming then turns to the more philosophical side of things discussing things less commonly spoken about at length. We're very excited to share this with you all! Enjoy ;)

This week we catch up with Mixer streamer Silverion and get the download on how he got started gaming and content creating! Very interesting guy with lots of wisdom to share. Thanks for stopping by Silver! Find Silverion online: https://mixer.com/silverion https://twitter.com/SilverionX1

This week we discuss tips tricks & best practices for growing your Discord community! Shakka & Machen share tips, tricks & best practices for growing your Discord server & community! We cover getting started with your Discord, growing your Discord, picking Discord mods & more! Join the Shakka And Pals Discord community here: https://discord.gg/u396jhm Today's song is...   Adventures by A Himitsu Available on ccmusic.co https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for CC BY-SA 3.0

This week we interview partnered Mixer streamer MonsterousRage! Rage offers some great advice and perspective for up and coming content creators. We discuss the power of networking, building a great community and more!   Visit Rage here: https://mixer.com/MonsterousRage https://twitter.com/MonsterousRageG   Today's song is... Flavors by Cormak Available on ccmusic.co https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for CC BY-SA 3.0

This week the Ian and Jason, the AW Rebels, join us for a deep dive into the philosophy of streaming, the mindset of a good streamer and tons of other excellent advice for content creators. Thanks for stopping by Rebs! Check out the AW Rebels here: https://mixer.com/awrebels https://twitter.com/awrebels https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW_F7iOac1onjtBEgKn8jKg Today's song is... Candy-Coloured Sky by Catmosphere available on ccmusic.co https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for CC BY-SA 3.0

This week PieRatKing joins us again for a discussion of Hype Hate in the content creation community. Many streamers struggle with frustration and envy around the most popular games and the creators who make content around those games. We discuss the toxicity of this thinking and how to move past it. Thanks for joining us again PieRat!   Check out PieRatKing here: https://mixer.com/PieRatKing Today's song is... Nostalgia by SirensCeol available on ccmusic.co https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for CC BY-SA 3.0

This week we interview Dan of Fourth Room Brewing, a partnered streamer on mixer, and get some excellent advice about running such a unique stream! Dan brews beer live on stream for epic 9 hour stream days, pretty amazing. Dan gives us great advice about passion, purpose and the challenge of content creation. Thanks Dan!   Find Fourth Room Brewing on the web here: https://mixer.com/fourthroombrewing https://twitter.com/FourthRoomBrew https://www.instagram.com/fourthroombrewing   Today's song is... Disco Funk Breakdown by Dream Logic available on ccmusic.co https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for CC BY-SA 3.0

This week we interview the multi skilled Ben Burnes & get some excellent advice for every creative. Ben is a music producer, video game developer, YouTuber, Streamer and more. Ben's advice this week covers lots of topics and will surely provide lots of help to all us creatives out there! Links mentioned in the episode: Pat Pattison on Composer Quest: http://www.charliemccarron.com/2014/01/songwriting-theory-with-pat-pattison/   Agile Trello Dashboard: https://trello.com/b/nrKGFiB7/agile-dashboard   The Agile Composer: http://www.videogamemusicacademy.com/agile-composer-project-management-game-audio   Color Jumper on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/594810/Color_Jumper/    Abstraction Music on Spotify: https://t.co/jPNDQv9lOF   Creationism Album: https://abstractionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/creationism   Find Ben Burnes on the web here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ben_burnes   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ben_burnes   Mixer: https://mixer.com/ben_burnes   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ben_bur

This week we interview partnered Mixer streamer PieRatKing! We discussed lots of interesting topics but our deep dive into consistency was particularly illuminating. Consistency in stream schedule is only one side of being a consistent content creator, great insights PieRat!   You can find PieRatKing mapping uncharted waters here: https://mixer.com/PieRatKing https://twitter.com/PieRatKing   Today's music is... Today's song was Alive by From The Dust, available on ccmusic.co

This week we interview Mixer's fatherly streamer, murfGUY, who gives us tons of great insight! We discuss balancing streaming and family & fatherhood, finding your true purpose and get some great advice along the way! Thanks Murf!   You can find murfGuy being awesome here: https://mixer.com/murfguy https://twitter.com/murfguy   Murf's MixMingler alpha: http://alpha.mixmingler.com/   Today's music is... Today's song was A Night Of Dizzy Spells by Eric Skiff, available on ccmusic.co  

This week ShakkaPanda and SuperMachen interview AttackBurger, partnered streamer over on Mixer.com! He gives some great advice and insight on how to look at your streaming stats, how to games to stream, becoming a mixer partner and more! You can find Burger streaming and otherwise getting into trouble here: https://mixer.com/AttackBurger https://twitter.com/attackburger https://www.youtube.com/user/AttackBurger   Today's music is... Today's song was Kosmiche Slop by Anenon, available on ccmusic.co

This week we interview Logan Shepard, a character artist working at EA! We discuss art as a carreer, some realities of the videogame industry and even some philosophy! You can find his work here: https://www.artstation.com/lshepard https://www.instagram.com/loganashepard/   Today's music is... Today's song was Shallow by Syntact, available on ccmusic.co

This week we interview partnered Mixer streamer Nibbles and pick his brain on all things streaming as well as discuss mentorship in the content creation community. You can find Nibbles at... https://mixer.com/Nibbles https://twitter.com/nibbl0lz   Today's music is... Today's song was Embers and Ashes by Anenon, available on ccmusic.co

Welcome to the first episode of the Shakka And Pals podcast! This week Machen and Shakka discuss their formative early gaming memories and build a bridge to the content creators they are today. Join us in a trip down memory lane!