BBBB516. Meeting Adam Porter. AKA Adam in Wales, game designer and video producer.
Channel: Stuff by Bez
Date: 18/01/2022

Today - meeting a game designer, and producer of many videos aimed at designers. ADAM PORTER!

www.adamportergames.com   
youtube.com/adamsboardgamewales   

Adam has pursued a career in dentistry since 1996, but always wanted to be an actor. After battling cancer, Adam decided that it was important to pursue all passions. From 2006 to 2012, Adam worked part-time in the theatre, at which point dental teaching work became too time consuming. After that, Adam started to be inspired by boardgames - first reviewing games, later on designing their own and passing on design insights to others. 

The first games were released in 2017: Big Bazar and Doodle Rush. Followed by Pikoko, Thrown, Qwuzzle, Zooligans, and Kompromat. (Qwuzzle and Kompromat co-designed with Rob Fisher.) 

Adam married Iris in 2019. They have three dogs, Tedi, Fawn, and Bella, who form a little family. Adam is currently busier than ever with dental work. Adam runs a training scheme for dental therapists, sits on many committees and advisory panels, lectures in communication skills, conflict resolution, safeguarding adults, and several dental topics, as well as working in dental practice. 

Adam still uses actors for teaching. And board game design (and Youtube) is the stress release valve.