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Back to SearchEpisode 126 - Ground Truth
Episode 251
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Jason Morningstar, Jay Sylvano, Benjamin Morrow.
Games can obviously be political and create empathy, but can they be journalism? Can they create change, spur …
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 125 - The Iceberg Method
Episode 250
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Kenneth Hite.
In this year's iteration of "Ken Rambles About Stuff", Ken argues for the 'Iceberg Method' of game research. He is also likely to touch on how (a…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 124 - The CMU Playtesting Study
Episode 249
Recorded at Metatopia 2016.
Presented by Judeth Oden Choi, Jessica Hammer.
Presentation of our findings from a two-year long study of playtesting practices and education. As we build and refine our g…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 123 - Designing for Retail
Episode 248
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Cat Tobin, Matt Fantastic, Zev Shlasinger.
Have you ever played (or made!) a fantastic game, and then wonder why no one has it? Ever wond…
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago
Episode 122 - Kickstarter 2016
Episode 247
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Christopher Badell, Jason Walters, Marie Poole.
Planning and running a Kickstarter campaign can be like designing and playing another game. Will you hack an ex…
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago
Episode 121 – Historical Larp Design
Season 1 Episode 124
Historical Larp Design
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Moyra Turkington, Kimberley Lam, Shoshana Kessock, Elsa Henry, Rachel E.S. Walton, and moderated by Alex Roberts
This panel is all abo…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 120 – Game Master Mechanics
Episode 125
Game Master Mechanics
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Vincent Baker and and Jason Pitre.
Role playing games have a long history of providing detailed rules on how players may act in the ficti…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 119 – Powered by the Apocalypse
Episode 126
Powered by the Apocalypse: Using Apocalypse World to Outline and Draft Your Own RPG
Special episode, recorded online.
Presented by Meguey Baker, Vincent Baker, and Jason Pitre.
Apocalypse World offe…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 118 – Breaking into Board Games
Season 1 Episode 127
Breaking into Board Games
Recorded at Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Pam Walls, Tim Brown, Eric Lang, Sen-Foong Lim, and moderated by Daryl Andrews.
Want to design a board game? Have no idea how to g…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 117 – What’s up in Tabletop Games?
Episode 128
What’s Up in Tabletop Games?
Recorded at Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Michelle Lyons-McFarland, Jonathan Gilmour, Robin D. Laws, Eric Lang, and moderator Jonathan Lavallee.
Bombard our panelists wi…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago