#016: From Worldbuilding to Immersion: Crafting Universes in Games

In the 19th episode of AnsweRED Podcast, our hosts Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza are joined by Alyssa Zarate, Art Director & Environment Supervisor, and Albert Szostkiewicz, VFX Supervisor. They talked about the craft, creativity, and complexity behind visual effects — both in games and film.

In our special The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10th anniversary episode of AnsweRED Podcast, our hosts Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza are joined by Marcin Iwiński, co-founder of CD PROJEKT RED and Adam Badowski, Joint CEO and long-time creative force behind our games. On a sentimental journey back to the Continent, they discuss the most challenging aspects of production, how The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt inspired future projects, the make-or-break moments, what makes Adam and Marcin proud 10 years after the premiere, and much more!

In the 17th episode of AnsweRED Podcast, our hosts, Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza, are joined by Alena Dubrovina, Art Director at Larian Studios and Émilie Beauchamp, Associate Art Director at WB Games Montréal. Not only did we hear about their professional experience working on projects like Baldur’s Gate 3 or Gotham Knights, but also about the role of an Art Director in the game dev industry.

In the 16th episode of the AnsweRED Podcast, our hosts Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza are joined by our Environment Art Director, Michał Janiszewski and Engineering Production Manager (Acting), Jan Hermanowicz. They will take you behind the scenes of what it really takes to create immersive, believable game worlds.

The 15th episode of AnsweRED Podcast is dedicated to the collaboration between CDPR and Platige Image on the making of The Witcher 4 trailer. Our hosts Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza are joined by guests from Platige — Producer Magdalena Rudnicka and Writer/Director Tomek Suwalski. In this episode, we dive into the inspiration behind The Witcher 4 trailer, how the collaboration between the studios worked, our guests’ favorite moments, and much more!

Dive into the latest episode of the AnsweRED Podcast! Another episode from Promised Land Art Festival, where Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza hosted Björn Hurri, freelance Concept Artist/Art Director and Grzegorz Rutkowski, freelance Illustrator. Both artists shared their professional experience, opinions on using AI in the art industry, and advice for those developing their own style.

Dive into the latest episode of the AnsweRED Podcast! This one comes from Promised Land Art Festival, where Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza hosted a special guest, Polish-Canadian 2D animator Tina Nawrocki. Best known for her stunning work on “Cuphead”, Tina is a passionate advocate for 2D animation in a world where 3D rules. Not only has she lent her work to video games, but she is also currently working on her very first short film — all about Warsaw’s iconic mermaid. Learn all about that and more in this episode!

The 11th episode of the AnsweRED Podcast just dropped! This time, we met again at Promised Land Art Festival with our unstoppable hosts, Sebastian Kalemba and Paweł Burza, who were joined by Concept Artist Karla Ortiz and Concept Artist/Illustrator Even Amundsen. Not only did we hear about their professional experience working on projects like Marvel movies or tabletop games, but also about the perks of freelancing versus working in-house and much more.

The AnsweRED podcast moved to Łódź for the one and only Promised Land Art Festival! We’ve lined up a special series of episodes to spotlight the incredible talents attending this event. But what better way to kick things off than by chatting with the visionaries who brought this festival to life? Welcome to the 10th episode, featuring our Festival Directors — Paweł Mielniczuk, Małgorzata Sawnor, and Sebastian Kalemba, who’s both our guest and host this time! They all sat down with Paweł Burza to dive into the inspiring