I've been making games professionally as a design director, lead designer, producer, creative lead, and programmer for the past 22 years. This site captures the games, game design articles, and talks I've worked on in one place. I'm currently the Design Director at Bend Studio (PlayStation). I'm reachable on Twitter here. You can contact me about my work at scott@heartshapedgames.com or LinkedIn.
Games
Snoopy Flying Ace
Aqua
Lazy Raiders
Aegis Wing
Xbox Avatar Launch Games (Bomberman Live, Hardwood Hearts & Spades, Small Arms)
GEL: Set & Match
Galactic Civilizations II
The Sandbox
(Cancelled XBLA Action Adventure)
Ballistic
(IGF Student Showcase Selection)
Design Talks
GDC 2018 - Mobile Summit - “Mobile Game Designers Notebook”
GDC 2017 - Mobile Summit - “Indie Mobile Game Dev Stories: Day 1”
GDC 2016 - Education Summit - "Education Soapbox 2016"
Keynote: Meaningful Play Conference 2014 - "Truth in Game Design Applied: Behind the Development of Hero Generations"
Project Horseshoe Design Conference 2012 Keynote - "Videogames at the Service of Humankind"
GDC 2012 - Games For Change Summit - "How Designing For Love Can Change The World"
Writing - Published Articles
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/01/06/designing-we-are-the-caretakers-out-this-week-on-xbox/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-11-25-how-to-win-at-kickstarter
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-01-21-what-your-games-price-really-means
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-10-14-being-indie-a-survival-guide
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-five-basics-of-being-a-game-design-problem-solver
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/heartshapedgames/hero-generations/posts
Awards
We Are The Caretakers
Unity Awards Finalist (2021)
EGX Leftfield Collection (2021)
Smithsonian American Art Museum "SAAM Arcade" Selection (2019)
Indie MEGABOOTH Selection (2020)
WordPlay Selection (2020)
Hero Generations
IndieCade Finalist 2011
The MIX Selection 2015
Brave Hand
Google Play IGF Finalist (2017)
Indie Prize USA Finalist (2018)
Other
IGF Student Showcase Selection - Ballistic (2006)
Notable Press
https://www.wired.com/story/we-are-the-caretakers-afrofuturism-game/
https://www.theverge.com/2012/12/15/3771060/play-this-highgrounds
https://kotaku.com/highgrounds-is-deceptively-simple-multiplayer-strategy-5968575
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/130982/2006_igf_student_showcase_qa_.php
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/03/26/the-good-lives-hero-generations/
https://igf.com/article/igf-2020-accepts-over-550-innovative-and-exciting-entries
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-aegis-wing-interns-take-flight/1100-6170807/
Podcast Appearances
The Official Xbox Podcast (Major Nelson): https://news.xbox.com/en-us/podcast/welcome-to-2023welcome-to-2023/
Spawn On Me: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heart-shaped-games-takes-on-the-topic-of-animal/id804065256?i=1000518671258
Xbox Expansion Pass: https://youtu.be/yoqPmk2wlVI?t=4390
Home Team GameDev: https://podtail.com/no/podcast/gamkedo-community/scott-brodie-of-heart-shaped-games/
The Sausage Factory Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sausage-factory-332-we-are-caretakers-by-heart-shaped/id767461047?i=1000521709738
GDC One Life Left vs Gamasutra Day 4: https://onelifeleft.libsyn.com/one-life-left-vs-gamasutra-at-gdc-day-4