# Ben Starr on Acting and the State of the Games Industry

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Published: 2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Actor Ben Starr . Together they discuss his role in the multi-D.I.C.E. Award winning game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ; balancing authenticity and restraint in the public sphere; voice acting in a game filled with intimacy in Date Everything! ; and his observations on the difficulties many developers face today. This episode is supported by Xsolla iam8bit Episode Host: Alexa Ray Corriea Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a rating and review . Follow us: linktr.ee/AIAS Please consider supporting game dev students with: AIAS Foundation

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