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As ''Dwarf Fortress'' grows, more and more people are becoming interested in the behind-the-scenes workings of not only the game itself, but the lives and trails of the developers. Many game websites and podcasts have '''interviewed''' [[Toady One|Toady]], and provide unique insights into the design and development of ''Dwarf Fortress''.
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As ''Dwarf Fortress'' grows, more and more people are becoming interested in the behind-the-scenes workings of not only the game itself, but the lives and trails of the developers. Many game websites and podcasts have interviewed [[Toady One|Toady]], and provide unique insights into the design and development of ''Dwarf Fortress''.
  
 
Toady sometimes attends video game and video game development conventions, for panels related to ''Dwarf Fortress'' or procedural content generation in general.
 
Toady sometimes attends video game and video game development conventions, for panels related to ''Dwarf Fortress'' or procedural content generation in general.
  
 
==Interviews==
 
==Interviews==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79J3X8ulER0 Dwarf Fortress - Talking with Putnam about what Lurks in the Code..]
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**January 15, 2023
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**BlindiRL
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9OgqWywZx4 Dwarf Fortress - Tarn and Zach Adams Talk - Workshop Support and Release Date (November 2022)]
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**November 10, 2022
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**BlindiRL
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAB93hOcsPI Dwarf Fortress - Tarn and Zach Adams Talk - New player Tutorialization (July 2022)]
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**July 15, 2022
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**BlindiRL
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgKy473SJC8 Tarn and Zach Interview - Kitfox Festival]
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**April 16, 2022
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**Kitfox Games
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-q1KNvSuTA Dwarf Fortress - Tarn and Zach Adams Talk - The Road to Release on Steam (March 2022)]
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**March 4, 2022
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**BlindiRL
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*[https://youtu.be/_vVmIJoaiig Dwarf Fortress - Tarn Adams Talk - Steam Embark Screen, World Map, Military and Tutorials (Nov 2021)]
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**November 18, 2021
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**BlindiRL
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*[https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/07/28/700000-lines-of-code-20-years-and-one-developer-how-dwarf-fortress-is-built/ 700,000 lines of code, 20 years, and one developer: How Dwarf Fortress is built]
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**July 28, 2021
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**Stack Overflow
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5c81GNBaA4 Dwarf Fortress - Tarn Adams Talk, Steam UI Design, Boats, Magic and team cow manure! (July 2021)]
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**July 16, 2021
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**BLindiRL
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKwnEJ5RD4 Dwarf Fortress - Tarn Adams Talk, How finished is the Steam Ver? Classic Update and Magic (Feb 2021)]
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**February 12, 2021
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**BLindiRL
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDgjVRqy5IA The Design of Dwarf Fortress | Tarn Adams Interview]
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**December 4, 2020
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**Game Wisdom
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-FRm78L3kc Dwarf Fortress - Tarn Adams Interview, Steam edition and Dwarven Psychology (October 2020)]
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**October 1, 2020
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**BLindiRL
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xsv9JQ3X5w Dwarf Fortress - Tarn Adams Interview, Steam, Kobolds, Oregon trail and Design. (June 2020)]
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**June 12, 2020
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**BLindiRL
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAhHkJQ3KgY Dwarf Fortress Creator Explains its Complexity & Origins]
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**June 9, 2020 (but filmed during the previous GDC, March 2019)
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**Noclip
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**Includes footage from [https://www.youtube.com/user/kruggsmash Kruggsmash's] videos.
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*[https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/343859/QA_Dissecting_the_development_of_Dwarf_Fortress_with_creator_Tarn_Adams.php Q&A: Dissecting the development of Dwarf Fortress with creator Tarn Adams]
 
*[https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/343859/QA_Dissecting_the_development_of_Dwarf_Fortress_with_creator_Tarn_Adams.php Q&A: Dissecting the development of Dwarf Fortress with creator Tarn Adams]
 
**June 3, 2019
 
**June 3, 2019
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**IndieHangover
 
**IndieHangover
  
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/meanwhile-in-dwarf-fortress-players-build-computers-powered-by-vampires/ Meanwhile, in Dwarf Fortress, players build computers powered by vampires]
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/the-pc-gamer-show-gdc-special-dwarf-fortress-creator-tarn-adams/ The PC Gamer Show GDC special: Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams]
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**April 5, 2019
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**March 22, 2018
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**PC Gamer
 
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortresss-next-big-update-will-let-you-play-its-adventure-mode-with-a-proper-rpg-party/ Dwarf Fortress's next big update will let you play its adventure mode with a proper RPG party]
 
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**April 3, 2019
 
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**PC Gamer
 
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/tutorials-and-mouse-support-could-make-dwarf-fortress-on-steam-vastly-easier-to-play/ Tutorials and mouse support could make Dwarf Fortress on Steam vastly easier to play]
 
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**April 2, 2019
 
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**PC Gamer
 
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/if-dwarf-fortress-sells-millions-on-steam-its-creators-will-give-the-money-away-as-fast-as-possible/ If Dwarf Fortress sells millions on Steam, its creators will give the money away 'as fast as possible']
 
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**March 27, 2019
 
 
**PC Gamer
 
**PC Gamer
  
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**February 28, 2019
 
**February 28, 2019
 
**Paprika!
 
**Paprika!
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/the-pc-gamer-show-gdc-special-dwarf-fortress-creator-tarn-adams/ The PC Gamer Show GDC special: Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams]
 
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**March 22, 2018
 
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**PC Gamer
 
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*[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-13-why-dwarf-fortress-started-killing-cats Why Dwarf Fortress started killing cats]
 
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**April 13, 2017
 
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**Eurogamer
 
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*[http://www.pcgamer.com/why-the-creator-of-dwarf-fortress-is-really-excited-about-boats/ Why the creator of Dwarf Fortress is really excited about boats]
 
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**March 21, 2017
 
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**PC Gamer
 
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*[http://www.pcgamer.com/the-creator-of-dwarf-fortress-doesnt-really-like-to-play-games-like-dwarf-fortress/ The creator of Dwarf Fortress doesn't really like to play games like Dwarf Fortress]
 
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**March 19, 2017
 
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**PC Gamer
 
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*[http://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-creator-tarn-adams-talks-about-simulating-the-most-complex-magic-system-ever/ Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams talks about simulating the most complex magic system ever]
 
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**March 16, 2017
 
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**PC Gamer
 
  
 
*[https://soundcloud.com/thisexists/the-creator-of-the-most/ This Exists: The Creator of the Most Complex Video Game Ever]
 
*[https://soundcloud.com/thisexists/the-creator-of-the-most/ This Exists: The Creator of the Most Complex Video Game Ever]
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**This Exists
 
**This Exists
  
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*[https://vimeo.com/215929684 Long-term Simulation Design in Dwarf Fortress]
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*[https://youtu.be/yDPb0jqRr3o Long-term Simulation Design in Dwarf Fortress]
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**(Currently no public links are available. This video appears to be lost.)
 
 
**November 12, 2016
 
**November 12, 2016
 
**NYU Game Center, PRACTICE 2016
 
**NYU Game Center, PRACTICE 2016
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==Articles==
 
==Articles==
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-has-now-racked-up-600000-copies-sold-on-steam/ Dwarf Fortress has now racked up 600,000 copies sold on Steam]
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**March 22, 2023
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**PC Gamer
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*[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race-how-dwarf-fortress-reinvented-itself-after-20-years Slow and steady wins the race: How Dwarf Fortress reinvented itself after 20 years]
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**January 26, 2023
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**GamesIndustry.biz
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/after-spending-20-years-simulating-reality-the-dwarf-fortress-devs-have-to-get-used-to-a-new-one-being-millionaires/ After spending 20 years simulating reality, the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to a new one: being millionaires]
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**December 12, 2022
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**PC Gamer
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/tons-of-game-developers-are-praising-dwarf-fortress-today-in-celebration-of-its-steam-launch/ Tons of game developers praise Dwarf Fortress in celebration of its Steam launch]
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**December 6, 2022
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**PC Gamer
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/take-a-good-long-look-at-how-accessible-dwarf-fortress-steam-edition-will-be/ Dwarf Fortress Steam Edition threatens to make it playable for just about anyone]
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**Septemper 5, 2022
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**PC Gamer
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/meanwhile-in-dwarf-fortress-players-build-computers-powered-by-vampires/ Meanwhile, in Dwarf Fortress, players build computers powered by vampires]
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**April 5, 2019
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**PC Gamer
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortresss-next-big-update-will-let-you-play-its-adventure-mode-with-a-proper-rpg-party/ Dwarf Fortress's next big update will let you play its adventure mode with a proper RPG party]
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**April 3, 2019
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**PC Gamer
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/tutorials-and-mouse-support-could-make-dwarf-fortress-on-steam-vastly-easier-to-play/ Tutorials and mouse support could make Dwarf Fortress on Steam vastly easier to play]
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**April 2, 2019
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**PC Gamer
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/if-dwarf-fortress-sells-millions-on-steam-its-creators-will-give-the-money-away-as-fast-as-possible/ If Dwarf Fortress sells millions on Steam, its creators will give the money away 'as fast as possible']
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**March 27, 2019
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**PC Gamer
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*[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-13-why-dwarf-fortress-started-killing-cats Why Dwarf Fortress started killing cats]
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**April 13, 2017
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**Eurogamer
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*[http://www.pcgamer.com/why-the-creator-of-dwarf-fortress-is-really-excited-about-boats/ Why the creator of Dwarf Fortress is really excited about boats]
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**March 21, 2017
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**PC Gamer
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*[http://www.pcgamer.com/the-creator-of-dwarf-fortress-doesnt-really-like-to-play-games-like-dwarf-fortress/ The creator of Dwarf Fortress doesn't really like to play games like Dwarf Fortress]
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**March 19, 2017
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**PC Gamer
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*[http://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-creator-tarn-adams-talks-about-simulating-the-most-complex-magic-system-ever/ Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams talks about simulating the most complex magic system ever]
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**March 16, 2017
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**PC Gamer
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*[http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/enormous-dwarf-2610456/ How Two Brothers From Silverdale Made The World’s Most Complex Video Game]
 
*[http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/enormous-dwarf-2610456/ How Two Brothers From Silverdale Made The World’s Most Complex Video Game]
 
**June 8, 2016
 
**June 8, 2016
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==Podcasts==
 
==Podcasts==
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*'''[http://bay12games.com/dwarves/df_talk.html Dwarf Fortress Talk, the official Dwarf Fortress podcast]'''
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*'''[[Dwarf Fortress Talk]], the official ''Dwarf Fortress'' podcast'''
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** August 6, 2009 - Nov 13, 2014 by Toady One, Rainseeker and Capntastic
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** August 6, 2009 - February 4, 2021 by Toady One, Rainseeker and Capntastic
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** 22 podcasts with [http://bay12games.com/media/df_talk_combined_transcript.html transcripts]
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** 28 podcasts with [http://bay12games.com/media/df_talk_combined_transcript.html transcripts]
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*[https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-and-caves-of-qud-roundtable-the-masters-of-simulation-talk-roguelikes-ai-and-making-the-infinite-compelling Dwarf Fortress & Caves of Qud roundtable: The masters of simulation talk roguelikes, AI and making the infinite compelling]
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**April 26, 2023
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**PC Gamer
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**Also features the developers of ''Caves of Qud''
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*[https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/09/21/podcast-377-you-dont-need-a-math-phd-to-play-dwarf-fortress-just-to-code-it/ Stack Overflow Podcast Episode 377: You don’t need a math PhD to play Dwarf Fortress, just to code it]
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**September 21, 2021
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**Stack Overflow Podcast
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**Has a [https://the-stack-overflow-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/you-dont-need-a-math-phd-to-play-dwarf-fortress-just-to-code-it/transcript transcript]
  
 
*[https://literate-gamer.zencast.website/episodes/172 Dwarf Fortress Looms (Villains and Steam Release)]
 
*[https://literate-gamer.zencast.website/episodes/172 Dwarf Fortress Looms (Villains and Steam Release)]
 
**March 12, 2020
 
**March 12, 2020
 
**Literate Gamer
 
**Literate Gamer
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*[https://dfroundtable.com/index.php/2020/01/12/ep-21-in-which-toady-one-and-threetoe-talk-about-the-upcoming-release/ Dwarf Fortress Roundtable Episode 21: In which Toady One and ThreeToe talk about the upcoming release]
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**January 12, 2020
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**Dwarf Fortress Roundtable
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**The second part of a two-part interview. The Adams Brothers discuss the (future) development of ''Dwarf Fortress'', and the upcoming villains release.
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*[https://dfroundtable.com/index.php/2020/01/01/ep-20in-which-the-adams-brothers-join-us-to-talk-about-some-game-they-are-making/ Dwarf Fortress Roundtable Episode 20: In Which The Adams Brothers Join Us to Talk About Some Game They Are Making]
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**January 1, 2020
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**Dwarf Fortress Roundtable
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**The first part of a two-part interview. The Adams Brothers discuss the history of ''Dwarf Fortress''.
  
 
*[https://kakebytes.com/2019/05/02/ep-25-dwarf-fortress-toady-one-returns/ Kakebytes Episode 25 - Dwarf Fortress: Toady One Returns]
 
*[https://kakebytes.com/2019/05/02/ep-25-dwarf-fortress-toady-one-returns/ Kakebytes Episode 25 - Dwarf Fortress: Toady One Returns]
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==Panels and presentations==
 
==Panels and presentations==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLN8cOcTjdo&list=PLAcQJt6sSXKAk1b7GEo4TX3xMO_oBKvL6&index=1 Let's Learn Dwarf Fortress Steam Edition - EP1]
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**Alexandra of Kitfox Games playing a preview of Premium with Tarn and Zach commentating.
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**November 10, 2022
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**Originally live streamed on Twitch.tv
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-FCtGdwMI Dwarf Fortress Steam Edition Demo with Tarn and Zach Adams - PAX West 2022 panel]
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**Septemper 14, 2022
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**PAX West 2022
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbt0PxRvpk UCSC CMPM 147 Generative Design, Tarn Adams Guest Talk November 2019]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbt0PxRvpk UCSC CMPM 147 Generative Design, Tarn Adams Guest Talk November 2019]
 
**November 19, 2019
 
**November 19, 2019
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**September 3, 2019
 
**September 3, 2019
 
**PAX West 2019
 
**PAX West 2019
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*[https://player.twitch.tv/?video=475872864&t=02h System Design, On Fire, All the Time: Controlling Chaos - PAX West 2019]
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**September 2, 2019
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**PAX West 2019
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**Toady and three other indie developers discuss system design.
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONW-EPwEwfY&feature=youtu.be&t=16814 InterPlanetary Festival 2019 Games Panel]
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**June 15, 2019
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**InterPlanetary Festival 2019
  
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-7TtPX5uhg Tarn Adams - Villains in Dwarf Fortress]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-7TtPX5uhg Tarn Adams - Villains in Dwarf Fortress]
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**May 10, 2013
 
**May 10, 2013
 
**EVE Fanfest 2013
 
**EVE Fanfest 2013
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**EVE was added, along with 13 other games, into the New York Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection, and displayed in an exhibition titled "Applied Design". Paola Antonelli, senior curator at the MoMA was joined by Adam Saltsman, designer of Cananbalt and Tarn Adams, co-creator of the cultclassic Dwarf Fortress, both of which have their games featured alongside EVE at the MoMA. The Presentations was followed by a panel on the topic moderated by Goddur, professor of design at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts.
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**EVE was added, along with 13 other games, into the New York Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection, and displayed in an exhibition titled "Applied Design". Paola Antonelli, senior curator at the MoMA was joined by Adam Saltsman, designer of Cananbalt and Tarn Adams, co-creator of the cult classic Dwarf Fortress, both of which have their games featured alongside EVE at the MoMA. The Presentations was followed by a panel on the topic moderated by Goddur, professor of design at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts.
  
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==See also==
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== See Also ==
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* [[Future of the Fortress]] Q&A with Toady
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* [[Dwarf Fortress Talk]] podcast
 
* [[Reception of Dwarf Fortress|Reception of ''Dwarf Fortress'']]
 
* [[Reception of Dwarf Fortress|Reception of ''Dwarf Fortress'']]
 
* [[Legacy of Dwarf Fortress|Legacy of ''Dwarf Fortress'']]
 
* [[Legacy of Dwarf Fortress|Legacy of ''Dwarf Fortress'']]

Latest revision as of 22:14, 26 April 2023

As Dwarf Fortress grows, more and more people are becoming interested in the behind-the-scenes workings of not only the game itself, but the lives and trails of the developers. Many game websites and podcasts have interviewed Toady, and provide unique insights into the design and development of Dwarf Fortress.

Toady sometimes attends video game and video game development conventions, for panels related to Dwarf Fortress or procedural content generation in general.

Interviews[edit]

Articles[edit]

  • Gaming Class Hero: Dwarf Fortress
    • October 11, 2011
    • A review / introduction to the game. Mentions the more well-known community forts and links to several DF resources.

Podcasts[edit]

  • Dwarf Fortress Talk, the official Dwarf Fortress podcast
    • August 6, 2009 - February 4, 2021 by Toady One, Rainseeker and Capntastic
    • 28 podcasts with transcripts
  • Red Pages Podcast, Episode 70: Overpowered Webs
    • March 5, 2016
    • Special Guest Tarn Adams returns to the Red Pages Podcast to discuss Dwarf Fortress, plus Star Wars, House of Cards, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Disgaea, King's Field, The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy III.

Panels and presentations[edit]

  • PCG Shotgun: 6 Techniques for Leveraging AI in Content Generation
    • February 28, 2017
    • GDC 2017
    • Procedural content generation has garnered more attention in recent years, both in indie games and AAA titles. Unfortunately, there is no "one algorithm to rule them all". PCG techniques are necessarily as wide and varied as their potential implementations. Using examples from the speakers' own work, this lecture presents 6 practical ways to implement AI-driven procedural content generation in games.
  • Dwarf Fortress (the first decade!)
    • September 11, 2016
    • Busan Indie Connect 2016
    • The co-creator of Dwarf Fortress will talk about the game's development. Included will be the history of Dwarf Fortress, a discussion of the online community, keeping the game freely available for ten years, as well as map generation and other mechanics
  • Procedural Generation Analysis
    • September 9, 2016
    • PAX Dev 2016
    • Tyler Coleman, Tarn Adams, Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris, Tyriq Plummer, and Zach Aikman
  • Practices in Procedural Generation
    • March 14, 2016
    • GDC 2016
    • Procedural generation changes the design approach of every system it touches, offering infinite variation. But how is it used in a concrete way, for developers actually at work on their game? Designers from Dwarf Fortress and Moon Hunters will share their tools and methods for implementing procedurally generated experiences, by live-editing their game systems during this session.
  • Designing a Procedurally Generated Game
    • August 29th, 2015
    • PAX Prime 2015
    • Indie game devs discuss design problems and joys of procedural generation. Hosted by Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games - Moon Hunters). Panelists: Kepa Auwae (Rocketcat Games - Death Road to Canada), Tyler Sigman (Red Hook Studios - Darkest Dungeon), Tarn Adams (Bay 12 Games - Dwarf Fortress), Ryan Clark (Brace Yourself Games - Crypt of the NecroDancer). At PAX Prime in Seattle, Washington.
  • Games as Art - EVE at the MoMA
    • May 10, 2013
    • EVE Fanfest 2013
    • EVE was added, along with 13 other games, into the New York Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection, and displayed in an exhibition titled "Applied Design". Paola Antonelli, senior curator at the MoMA was joined by Adam Saltsman, designer of Cananbalt and Tarn Adams, co-creator of the cult classic Dwarf Fortress, both of which have their games featured alongside EVE at the MoMA. The Presentations was followed by a panel on the topic moderated by Goddur, professor of design at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts.

See Also[edit]

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