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Back to SearchEpisode 386: Designing with Loved Ones
Episode 510
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Presented by Meguey Baker, Meri Baker
The Bakers lead this panel which will focus on how a family or close friends can share the experience of game design, for better or wo…
Published on 2 days, 3 hours ago
Episode 385: Automata Design in Games
Episode 509
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Presented by Jason Pitre
Over the last decade, board game designers have recognized the need to have additional, procedural-driven opponents for challenge the players. The …
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Episode 384: Board Game Design Fundamentals
Episode 508
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Presented by Geoff Engelstein
This session will go over the core processes and skills required for successful game design. While intended for people in the early stages of …
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Episode 383: What is Three Tier Distribution?
Episode 507
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Presented by Avonelle Wing and Nicholas Ambrose
My first question when someone tells me they're self-publishing a game is "What are your goals?" Sometimes, the answer is "I…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 382: Business Adulting 101
Episode 506
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Presented by Jason Pitre, Moth Rodriguez and Lauren
Don't crowd-fund if you don't want to run a small business. Publishing requires accounting. Filing for taxes can be mes…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 381: Law and Governance in Games
Episode 381
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Presented by Jason Pitre
Law, like game design, is fundamentally about guiding human behavior. If you don't want people to resolve their problems with axes, you create a ru…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 380 : Level Up Your Sexy Game
Episode 380
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Presented by Samphire Savage & Meguey Baker
Sexy role play has likely existed as long as we have been getting it on. So what makes a game a sex game, and why write them? We…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 379: How to Work With an Editor
Episode 505
Presented at Metatopia 2024
Hosted by Amanda Valentine, Lisa Padol
You’ve probably heard that you should hire an editor for your game project, but why? What can an editor do for you? How do you hire …
Published on 1 year ago
Episode 378: Anti-Hustle Game Design
Episode 504
Recorded at Metatopia 2024
Hosted by Jim Dagg, Misha Bushyager, Whitney Delaglio & Amanda Valentine
Game design is art. And play. And craft. So what about when you just want to hone your craft and f…
Published on 1 year ago
Episode 377: Avoiding Lonely Content
Episode 503
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Hosted by Whitney Delaglio
Hand-Holdy content means it has the support of the content its holding hands with to help inform the reader on how to play and avoi…
Published on 1 year ago