Deep Dive: Making a cozy, therapeutic experience in Coffee Talk

[Gamasutra Daily](#) [Breaking news, in-depth analysis, industry jobs, and more] March 26, 2020 — JUMP TO — [From Our Sponsors](#sponsors) | [Featured Blogs](#blogs) | [Top Job Postings](#job) | [Resource Center](#resources) [TOP STORIES] [Deep Dive: Making a cozy, therapeutic experience in Coffee Talk]( The developers behind Coffee Talk go deep on explaining the cozy, welcoming ambience of their "heart-to-heart talking simulator." [ALT.CTRL.GDC Showcase: Pat Pat Please!]( Pat Pat Please! gives players a plush puppy to care for, asking them to love, pat, and talk to it to earn its affection. [Epic signs Playdead, Remedy, and genDesign to new publishing label]( Epic Games has formed a new multi-platform publishing label and signed deals with The Last Guardian developer genDesign, Limbo creator PlayDead, ... [Develop: Brighton moved to November due to COVID-19 pandemic]( UK game dev conference Develop: Brighton has been postponed until November 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Report: The Nintendo Switch has now outsold the Wii in Japan]( Nintendo's latest system looks to have eclipsed the sales of the company's previous popular home console in Japan, at least according to data gathered by Game ... [More Stories »]( [FROM OUR SPONSORS] [Sponsored: Beyond game design - 5 absolutely vital jobs in game development]( It can take anywhere from a few to hundreds of people to make a game, but when talking about careers in game development people often think that the only path is open to designers, producers, and QA Testers. [FIND OUT MORE]( [FEATURED BLOGS] [Learn to Code with Pico-8 Games]( Building games is one of the most fun ways to learn to code. It's especially true if you learn to code with Pico-8 games because its easy to get started. [LUNA The Shadow Dust developer Beidi Guo on how lore and environmental storytelling increase replayability in puzzle games]( Beidi Guo of Lantern Studio discusses the team's debut title LUNA The Shadow Dust: gaming conventions; running a Kickstarter campaign; puzzle design and difficu... [Game Discoverability: The Steam & Epic Stores, Circa Early 2020]( And we’re back, as the world gets a little bit odder every day, with some notable game discoverability updates for the month of March, particularly looking... [Game Devs, The World Needs You Right Now]( The world changed in the course of a week. As we lock down in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, game developers have a new role in all this: to provide... [Video Game Deep Cuts: Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing, DOOM]( The latest 'best article/video' highlights include plenty of Animal Crossing neatness, plus DOOM Eternal, Roundgard, death loops, Tony Hawk & conspiracy theorie... [More Blogs »]( WEBINAR: How to Plan for Performance and Scale for Multiplayer Games [REGISTER NOW]( [JOBS LISTINGS FOR TODAY] Iridium Studios: United States [3-D Character Artist]( Hipster Whale: Australia [Server Engineer (Senior)]( Heart Machine: United States [Level Designer]( Health Scholars: United States [Technical Artist]( Airship Syndicate: United States [Senior UX Designer]( Industrial Toys @ EA: United States [Senior Software Engineer - Game Tech (C++)]( [RESOURCES] [GDC State of the Industry: Nearly half of game makers still work over 40 hours/week]( Many work more, with some GDC 2020 State of the Industry survey respondents saying they worked as much as 80+ hours in a given week -- but self-pressure was the most common reason given. [Sponsored: How to increase your pre-order pipeline and why pre-order sales are critical]( Pre-orders are an underutilized lifeline for game developers. Learn how to prepare, market, and launch your pre-order campaign with this free guide from Xsolla. [More Resources »]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [YouTube]( Gamasutra c/o Informa Tech Game Network 303 Second Street, South Tower, 9th floor, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94107 You have subscribed as: EmailAddress. You have received this email because you have previously expressed interest in receiving E-Mail Newsletters from Gamasutra.com. © Informa Tech 2020. All Rights Reserved. [Privacy Policy]( [Informa Tech](