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List of Dwarf Fortress developer interviews
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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 websites now have interviews with Toady, providing unique insights into the design and development of the Dwarf Fortress game.
Interviews
- Languidiir/A Madman interview
- 4 hours long
- Gamasutra: The Making of Dwarf Fortress
- February 27, 2008 - by John Harris
- Ten pages long!
- GeekNights interview - Talk radio interview
- January 15, 2008 - Rym and Scott
- Download link for mp3
- Roleplaying Public Radio Audio Interview
- First comment is at may 20, 2008 - by Ross Payton
- Links to synopsis of interview and a link to the podcast.
- Approximately 1 hr 30 min
- DarkDiamond 60 minutes interview
- April 15, 2009 - By Raphael 'Dasuraga' Gaschignard
- Podcast link seems broken
- Short
- Dwarf Fortress developer interview
- August 9, 2011 - PC Gamer
- (Taken from the forums)
- Short
- Game conference speech: "The Wonderful Power of Storytelling"
- Cannot find date - by Bruce Sterling
- Plain text
- An Interview with Tarn Adams
- December 22, 2010 by Elijah Meeks
- 1 Youtube video, 1 screenshot, 1 fancomic image (Bronzemurder)
- Nullpointer Dwarf Fortress Interview
- Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 - Tom Betts
- The blog seems to focus on game design. The interviewer is doing a PHD on "The Sublime in Digital Games", and is a head coder at Big Robot.
- Images
- The Adams Brothers Stop By For A Talk (Part 1 Direct Link) (Part 2 Direct Link)
- Recorded by Richard Hofmeier for an article in PORK Magazine - February 2011
- (Taken from the forums)
- 1 hour 45 minutes long
Articles
- Dwarf Fortress diary: How seven drunks opened a portal to Hell
- August 9th 2011
- Shamelessly yanked from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=90749.0)
- Has pictures!
- Where Do Dwarf-Eating Carp Come From?
- July 24th 2011
- (Taken from http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=89414.0)
- Gaming Class Hero: Dwarf Fortress
- October 11th 201
- A review / introduction to the game. Mentions the more well-known community forts and links to several DF resources.