Podcast #12 - Console Modding w/ Ben Heck and Bacteria

[dsheinem]

Here's the link for Episode 12

Be sure to also visit the Hacks and Mods Forum to see work by fellow board members, including Bacteria.

Hope you enjoy it!

[bacteria]

Thank you so much for the honour of this interview with you - one of my modding highlights!

I hope people enjoy listening to the interview as much as I enjoyed being a part of it.

[jfe2]

The interview with Bacteria was one of the more interesting interviews that I've heard in a long time. VERY informative, and as a follower of his projects, I was happy to hear how genuinely excited he is about his work. I actually wouldn't mind seeing a part two of that interview sometime down the line!

[Le_Mons]

Podcast was great!

Was disappointed with Ben Heck's interview - he seemed distracted and the belches were quite revolting (especially when it is in your ear). Great questions though - no fault of the interviewer.

The interview with Bacteria was really awesome. Love seeing/hearing stuff from a "hobbyist" that has a healthy attitude toward gaming as a pastime. Can't wait to see more of your work!

Cheers,
Robert

[bacteria]

How many viewings did this podcast get?

[dsheinem]

How many viewings did this podcast get?

I don't have that info Bac, but Nick has some ways of tracking it (e.g. pageviews) but nothing definite. Based on page view traffic we are averaging 1000 listeners or so per show, but that number doesn't account for people that use the RSS feed to automatically download episodes, people who grab it via iTunes, etc. So I'd guess a safe estimate is 1000-2000 listeners per episode, but it is hard to know for sure. Nick is working on a better way to track things though...

[jeffro11]

I really enjoy these podcasts. Thanks a bunch for making them.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

I'm late tot he game, but I really enjoyed this. My modding abilities haven't progressed beyond controller mods yet, so Ben Heck and Bacteria are my super heroes.

[noiseredux]

I was really kind of let down by the Ben Heck interview. Ben has been a bit of a legend for some years, so I was really excited to hear from him. But I found that the burping and constant distractions were just really rude. Several times he would answer half a question and then just mid-answer he'd start talking to himself about whatever it was he was working on. And I'm sure he is of course very busy, but that's just a bad interview (on his part). It made him come off like he didn't even want to be doing it.

Bac was all class, on the other hand! And super inspiring as usual.