Episode 11 - Brad Merritt: Director of Game Design at Cartoon Network Games

Creator Forge Podcast

As Director of Game Design for Cartoon Network, Brad Merritt has designed and directed dozens of games for CartoonNetwork.com and AdultSwim.com. While working in the web design industry, Brad started creating Flash games in 1999. He lives in Atlanta, where he is the organizer of the Atlanta Game Developer Meetup and has served as a guest instructor at the Art Institute of Atlanta. Brad also develops games independently. His games have been featured on top gaming websites such as Shockwave, Miniclip, BigFish and Kongregate. * Brad's Blog: bit.ly/2qR6TW5 * Cartoon Network: bit.ly/2qHj1ge * Atlanta Game Dev Meetup: bit.ly/2qHb76x * GGDA Presentation: bit.ly/2pUWlbB Mentioned TV Shows: * The Amazing World of Gumball: amzn.to/2p8E62Z * Adventure Time: amzn.to/2qNvRGX * Batman: The Animated Series: amzn.to/2pUJzcT * The Powerpuff Girls: amzn.to/2pSmurv * Steven Universe: http://amzn.to/2q5EEnx * Teen Titans Go: amzn.to/2pRcP42 Mentioned Games: * Snipper Clips: amzn.to/2qNzCvU * Banjo-Kazooie: bit.ly/2p92NMI * Yooka-Laylee: amzn.to/2qNv9cJ * Battle Party: bit.ly/2qceMsY * Card King (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/card-king-dragon-wars/id919375665?mt=8 * Card King (GooglePlay): bit.ly/2pSr88L * Card Wars - Adventure Time (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/card-wars-adventure-time-card-game/id791341471?mt=8&at=1010lwvG * Card Wars - Adventure Time (GooglePlay): bit.ly/2pl4PEN * Card Wars - Adventure Time (Amazon): amzn.to/2pbgomE * Card Wars 2 - Adventure Time (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/card-wars-kingdom-adventure-time/id1084805156?mt=8&at=1010lwvG * Card Wars 2 - Adventure Time (GooglePlay): bit.ly/2qEY1X9 * Flipped Out - Powerpuff Girls (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipped-out-powerpuff-girls-match-3-puzzle-fighting/id997878440?mt=8&at=1010lwvG * Flipped Out - Powerpuff Girls (GooglePlay): bit.ly/2pUMiD8 * Flipped Out - Powerpuff Girls (Amazon): amzn.to/2pUXMGI * Attack The Light - Steven Universe RPG (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/attack-the-light-steven-universe-light-rpg/id941380906?mt=8&at=1010lwvG * Attack The Light - Steven Universe RPG (GooglePlay): bit.ly/2pV44q2 * Attack The Light - Steven Universe RPG (Amazon): amzn.to/2pb5zkB * Glitch Fixers - The Powerpuff Girls (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glitch-fixers-the-powerpuff-girls/id1116215882?mt=8&at=1010lwvG * Glitch Fixers - The Powerpuff Girls (GooglePlay): bit.ly/2pREjXj * Glitch Fixers - The Powerpuff Girls (Amazon): amzn.to/2pWhDmV * Robot Turtles (board game): amzn.to/2qcfKWi * Uncharted 4: amzn.to/2qNRqqO Mentioned Books: * "Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely: amzn.to/2qci9Ag * "You Are Not So Smart" by David McRaney: amzn.to/2qcf5Ec * "Teach Yourself HTML" (most recent edition): amzn.to/2pmn7X0 Mentioned Studios: * Cryptozoic: bit.ly/2pOpW5G * Kung Fu Factory: bit.ly/2phYU3g * Grumpyface Studios: bit.ly/2pOt9SN * Krome Studios: bit.ly/2pisOUZ * Pet Tomato: bit.ly/2pSGEkU Mentioned Software: * Adobe Flash: adobe.ly/2p8tHoa * Adobe Director: adobe.ly/2pOKzip * Unity 3D: bit.ly/2qP9m3k * Spine 2D: bit.ly/2pTxxhX Other Mentions: * Penny Arcade Expo (PAX): bit.ly/2qOMd11 * The Varsity: bit.ly/2pinZuP * WebGL: bit.ly/2pms4iy * Steve Stamatiadis (artist/designer): bit.ly/2pSzD3H Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/creatorforge **Disclosure:** Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means that if you click on them and buy a product you will not pay more for the item, but we get a small commission. We will use the proceeds to support making more podcasts like this one. Thanks for your support! --- **Opinions expressed by guests are their own, and not necessarily endorsed by their employer, past present or future, nor by Creator Forge LLC.**