Tana Tanoi

Games, Longboarding, Swing Dancing
Director @ Dead Teapot

Things I've Talked About


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Creativity in Puzzle Games

October 2025

Parallels - Melbourne Town Hall

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What do leaderboards cultivate?

April 2024

Play by Play - Discussions on leaderboards in the modern context.

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Indie Game Lunch Hour

July 2023

A live podcast chat about mini games and more!

Podcast
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The Game Design Round Table

May 2023

Mini-games and a light exploration into games in society.

Podcast
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Expanding the Miniverse

March 2023

GDC - Independent Games Summit

Vault Video
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The design philosphy of: Tana's S.H.A.P.E.

August 2022

GDOW - A design recap & post-mortem of S.H.A.P.E.

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The Adaptive Toolkit

August 2021

NZGDC - A tour of Mini Motorways' tools.

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The Design of Tana's S.H.A.P.E. from Start to Finish

July 2021

Game Developers of Wellington - all about S.H.A.P.E.

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The Design Philosphy behind Tana's S.H.A.P.E.

June 2021

Game Developers of Wellington Micro Talks 2021

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Life in Three Dimensions

April 2021

Play by Play - A talk about spaces in games.

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Lessons Learned Shipping Mini Motorways: A bumpy Road To Success

October 2020

A GCAP dive into how we shipped Mini Motorways

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Should you do a demo?

April 2019

Play by Play - A showcase of neat video game demos

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Echo Chambers & Filter Bubbles

2017

A white paper on software ethics.

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VRRoom

2017

CAVE/VR Driving simulator to test peripheral vision.

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