Who What Why? Bonus #2: Why I Love Racing Games
Jul 31, 2020
This is the second month with a bonus episode. Tonight I tackled my loved for racing games. I focused pretty heavily on a few titles (Formula D, Rallyman GT, Flamme Rouge, and Lewis & Clark) to illustrate what about this genre makes it something I wanted to talk about. Feel free to tell me why you like (or dislike)...
Who, What, Why? S23.E04 :: Does What Happens in Game Stay in Game?
Jul 20, 2020
Isaac Shalev and Greg Loring-Albright join me to talk about the Magic Circle, a concept originally mentioned by Huizinga in Homo Ludens and defined by Eric Zimmerman and Katie Salen. We try to break down what the concept means both academically and in practice. There are a lot of great resources in the show notes (blog...
Who, What, Why? S23.E03 :: THIS GAME ISN'T FAIR! *RAGE QUIT!*
Jul 17, 2020
John Vallerand, Jeff Warrender, and Jonny Pac joined me to talk about "Fairness" in a game, either on the designer or player end. We wanted to explore this concept since it is important to how a game "feels," which can ultimately make or break a game for players. This discussion was an excellent exploration of...
Who, What, Why? S23.E02 :: A True Family Affair
Jul 15, 2020
Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim, co-designers of Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, joined me to talk about their new game. We talked about the game design and how important it was to stay true to its cultural underpinnings to make a Chinese-themed game that feels genuine rather than appropriated. This was an incredibly...
Who, What, Why? S23.E01 :: For Your Next Assignment...
Jul 13, 2020
Joe Slack, a designer and game educator, joined me to talk about teaching game design. We explored how he got into teaching and how he has evolved to create his own online course in game design.
Joe currently has a Kickstarter running for his game Relics of Rajavihara, a solo game about collecting relics in a jungle...