# How People of Note Explores Heavy Subjects with Whimsy and Musical Theater

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Podcast: [Game Maker's Notebook](https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-maker-s-notebook-410178)
Published: 2026-06-08T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Jason WIshnov , CEO of Iridium Studios , about their newest title, People of Note . Together they discuss where the initial design concepts originated from; the difficulty of finding a publisher before landing with Annapurna ; friction between narrative and game design; writing from personal experience and balancing that with whimsy; and how they integrated music into the battle system. 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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