Apr 11, 2025

In Sync with the Future: James Karras on Innovating with Dead as Disco and Live Aware

In Sync with the Future: James Karras on Innovating with Dead as Disco and Live Aware

In Sync with the Future: James Karras on Innovating with Dead as Disco and Live Aware

In Sync with the Future: James Karras on Innovating with Dead as Disco and Live Aware

Sean Vesce

Sean Vesce

Sean Vesce

Sean Vesce

CEO

CEO

CEO

CEO

In this exclusive conversation, Live Aware CEO Sean Vesce sits down with James Karras, Head of Development at Brain Jar Games, to talk about the creative process behind Dead as Disco and how the studio’s feedback culture evolved thanks to Live Aware. From accelerating bug reporting to capturing those elusive “wow” moments, James shares how real-time insights have reshaped how the team builds, tests, and tunes every beat-synced battle.

Whether you’re a game developer, UX strategist, or just a fan of what’s next in interactive entertainment, this is a must-watch.

Read more about Brain Jar's success with Live Aware in our recent case study: The Rhythm of Feedback: How Brain Jar Games Perfects "Dead as Disco"