My semi-pro recording environment.

In the VO recording world, no combination of gear and room construction ever gets you to Perfect. But let me be clear: this janky setup just barely works for my purposes, which right now is ... Read more

My ridiculous multi-year plan.

The official title of the upcoming game I’m working on is “The Godkiller – Chapter 1”. Built into the title is the implication that there’s going to be more of the ... Read more

Lightly Furnishing Baldface’s Office

Ian Zimmerman sent me some new models yesterday, and I quickly put them inside my level. I was excited to see how they looked. He gave me just what I asked for: One simple, metal desk. The ... Read more

The Basics of Gameplay Explained

As I described earlier in the “My Trailer Needs Work” article, I’ve not done a great job of showing gamers what playing The Godkiller is like. They mostly yawned through ... Read more

“When Is It Time for Me?” song.

Erik Hermansen · WhenIsItTimeForMe

It’s supposed to make you cringe. But it’s short. This is the character, Billy, having a private, vulnerable moment to express how he’s been unfairly passed over in life. The ... Read more

What Do Game VO Actors Need? Scripts!

In June, I want to record all the voiceovers for the game I’m working on, a puzzle adventure game called The Godkiller. I used to run a VO studio, so I’ve got strong ideas of ... Read more

I love a good fork.

Most of the levels in The Godkiller follow a kind of “linear-plus-options” structure. There’s the main series of events that unfold as you progress through a level. And ... Read more

My trailer needs work.

Marketing stuff. It turns out that puzzle game players are super-focused on the mechanics of gameplay. My current trailer for The Godkiller, is fairly polished. I watched lots of Derek Liu ... Read more

The Walk-and-Talk

I love a good walk-and-talk, in real life, in movies/TV, and especially, in video games. Following Wheatley around in Portal 2 while he gave dubious advice was a blast. I knew that those ... Read more

Godkiller, the Musical?

I wrote a song and sent it off to Kyle Chrise, actor for Billy. I asked him to record vocals for it. Now, Kyle is an actual musician who has been in some bands (Still Rebel, Teenage ... Read more