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Back to SearchEpisode 276: How Larp Online Community Emerged
Episode 401
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Gerrit Reininghaus, Tara Clapper, Acata Felton, and Kate Hill.
Live Action Online Games (LAOG)s, also known as online LARPs, have reached unthinkable di…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 275: How to Run Online Larps
Episode 400
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Tara Clapper, Olivia Montoya, Joie Martin.
Running a digital LARP (or LAOG - live action online game) can be a simple impromptu effort or a multi-sessio…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 274: Running a Successful Virtual Playtest Group
Episode 399
Presented at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Tam Myaing, David Gordon, Chris Backe, Kevin Dunkelberger.
When the COVID lockdowns began, the NYC Playtest Group was one of the first to move to onlin…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 273: Running Games on Roll20
Episode 398
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Chris O'Neill, Stephanie Bryant, Warren Morrison, Walt Ciechanowski.
Roll20 provides players and GMs with a popular virtual tabletop for games. How can …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 272: The Publisher Perspective for 2021
Episode 397
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Dan DiLorenzo, Frank DiLorenzo, Kira Peavley, Curt Covert, Shari Spiro, Ben Harkins.
You have a great board/card game and you're ready to start shopping…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 271: The Retail Perspective and Designing for Pandemic Sales in 2021
Episode 396
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Bryan Dalrymple, Patrick Day.
Any board or card game being published in 2021 needs to take into account the likelihood that in-person demos and shopping…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 270: Kickstarter in the Age of Covid
Episode 395
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Jonathan Ritter-Roderick, Anya Combs.
Join representatives of Kickstarter for a discussion of the state of crowdfunding projects going into 2021. Topics will …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 269: Heartwarming Gaming During the Plague Times
Episode 394
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Rach Shelkey and Jaqueline Bryk.
It's time once again to talk about happy, uplifting games! How do you make space for pastoral gaming while the world is going …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 268: Converting to Online Play
Episode 393
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Vivian Abraham and Jason Cox.
Some games are easy to play online, and some have robust platforms to support them. But what if your game involves group singing?…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Episode 267: How to Start Business
Episode 392
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Brian Dalrymple, Jessie Edwards, Hal Mangold.
Our panelists will walk you through the basics of turning your game design hobby into a business. We'll talk abou…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago