Podcast Episodes

Episode 363: Budgeting for Art

Episode 489

Recorded at Metatopia 2023

Presented by Jack Parra, Lissane Lake, Nicole Amato

Getting high-quality art is key to making a product look professional. Our panel makes with the tips and tricks to contr…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Episode 362: How to Work with Artists

Episode 488

Recorded at Metatopia 2023

Presented by Jack Parra and Lissane Lake

The panelists will touch on the process of how to find and approach artists, negotiate the contract, and then successfully work tog…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Episode 361: Crowdfunding in 2023

Episode 487

Recorded at Metatopia 2023

Presented by Nicole Amato

Join Kickstarter's Games Outreach Lead, Nicole Amato, as they discuss best practices for running a crowdfunding campaign. There will also be plen…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Episode 360: How to Run a Great Playtest

Episode 486

Recorded at Metatopia 2023

Presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry and Curt Covert.

Receiving feedback is hard. Running a successful playtest is even more complicated. Our experts will share their tools fo…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Episode 359: How to be a Great Playtester

Episode 485

Recorded at Metatopia 2023

Presented by Kat Millar and Curt Covert

Giving good feedback is a skill. Come learn more about how to provide feedback to game designers in useful, productive ways.

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Episode 358: Ethical AI Usage?

Episode 484

Presented by Jason Pitre, Ash Kreider, Vivian Young, Eric Whalen, Tristan Zimmerman

AI is a hot topic. Authors are suing over their content being used to "train" AI without their consent. Platforms …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Episode 357: Spinning Relationship Webs

Episode 483

Recorded at Metatopia 2023

Presented by Jason Pitre, Jenn Adcock, Brennan Taylor, Olivia Montoya

Larpwrights and tabletop game designers have long relied on the power of complex relationship webs to …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Episode 356: Challenges and Triumphs of Community-Based Game Publishing

Episode 482

Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021

Presented by Jon Cole, Oscar Biffi, Katherine Shane, Misha B, Olivia Montoya, Chiara Locatelli.

Some small game projects are created by an auteur, who controls every…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Episode 355: Math Essentials for Designers

Episode 481

Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021

Presented by Jason Pitre, BJ Recio, Mags Maenad.

Math is often a barrier for analog game designers of all disciplines. This panel is meant to help lower that barrier…

Published on 2 years ago

Episode 354: Spirituality Check: Spiritual Growth, Exploration and Healing Through RPGs

Episode 480

Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021

Presented by Menachem Cohen, Ryan Cagle.

Because of the fictional distance between player and character, TTRPGs, even D&D, can be designed and used to facilitate spi…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago