Podcast Episodes

Episode 87: Sanity Points

Episode 159

Sanity Points

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by Elsa S. Henry, Will Hindmarch, Kelly Osborne & Craig Page.

The worst thing that can happen to you in a horror game is either that you die, or tha…

Published on 9 years, 4 months ago

Episode 86: GMing Outside your Comfort Zone

Episode 160

GMing Outside Your Comfort Zone

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes, Sarah Richardson and Elsa S. Henry

We all have games that we love to play and GM, but what happens when y…

Published on 9 years, 5 months ago

Episode 85: Repurposing Mechanics

Episode 161

Recycle! Using Material From Other Games Ethically and Effectively

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by Justin Jacobson, Cam Banks, Jeff Tidball & Andre La Roche.

At one time or another, every de…

Published on 9 years, 5 months ago

Episode 84: Patterns and Shapes in Larp Design

Season 1 Episode 162

Patterns and Shapes in Larp Design

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by  J Li and Jason Morningstar

From spatial layout to information management, this workshop lays out some of the architectural…

Published on 9 years, 5 months ago

Episode 83 – Give and Receive Critique

Episode 163

How to Give and Receive Critique

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by  Joshua A.C. Newman, Hannah Shaffer & Rachel E.S. Walton.

Planning and running a Kickstarter campaign for your game can be li…

Published on 9 years, 6 months ago

Episode 82 – Kickstarter 101 (2015)

Episode 164

Kickstarter 101 (2015)

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by JR Honeycutt, Joshua A.C. Newman & Chris O’Neill

Planning and running a Kickstarter campaign for your game can be like designing and pl…

Published on 9 years, 6 months ago

Episode 81 – Cinematic Plays

Episode 165

Cinematic Plays

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by Will Hindmarch

What are cinematic game mechanics? What makes a game cinematic and what do we call it when a game is not cinematic? In this pre…

Published on 9 years, 6 months ago

Episode 80 – Game Distribution

Episode 166

Game Distribution

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by Brian Dalrymple and Darren Watts

An overview of the 3-tier system (Publisher to Distributor to Retailer), following the course of a game aft…

Published on 9 years, 7 months ago

Episode 79 – Agile Design and Publishing

Season 1 Episode 167

Agile Design and Publishing

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by Rob Donoghue and Emily Dresner

Join our panelists for a discussion of how nerdy business concepts such as Agile software developm…

Published on 9 years, 7 months ago

Episode 78 – Creativity In Business

Episode 168

Creativity In Business: Pixar’s Success and Lessons For Tabletop Publishing

Recorded at Metatopia 2015

Presented by Jeff Tidball, Cam Banks

Managing a company of creative people can be challenging.…

Published on 9 years, 8 months ago