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Back to SearchEpisode 326: How to Pitch Yourself Confidently
Episode 451
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Emily Escovar, Anne Ratchat.
You've got a great game and you're looking to sell it, or maybe you're looking to get a position working for somebody else …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Episode 325: Let Kids Break Your Game
Episode 450
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Kathleen Mercury and Julie Ahern.
Any adult who's worked closely with kids as a teacher, caretaker, or mentor has a cache of stories about times they le…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Epsiode 324: Building Better Character Connections
Episode 449
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Cat Tobin, Becky Annison, Sharang Biswas.
How to Design !More! !Drama! into your RPG! Some of the most satisfying role playing experiences come from the…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 323: A New Designer’s Toolkit
Episode 448
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Kyle Ott & Riley Parks.
This panel will focus on tips targeted to those who are beginning their design careers. The presentation will include advice on…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 322: Biracial Game Design
Episode 447
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Whitney Delaglio, Camdon Wright, Avraham Yosef Baez.
People are told to tell their own stories when making games, but biracial folk are often forced int…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 321: The Care and Feeding of your Creative Self
Episode 446
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Roberta Taylor, Paul Saxberg, Kimberley Lam, Shoshana Kessock.
How do you keep a creative spark alive when everything is coming to pieces around you? T…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 320: Resonant Theming for Greater Emotional Impact in Board Game Design
Episode 445
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Sarah Shipp, Kathleen Mercury, Eric Slauson.
How do designers get their themes to reverberate across the hobby? By adding depth, shape, and clarity to t…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 319: Feminist Worldbuilding
Episode 444
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Misha Bushyager, Elsa Sjunneson, Kristen Roberts
Explicitly feminist world-building will consider all the ways that traditionally domestic tasks and arts enric…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 318: Transformative Larping
Episode 443
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Chance Feldstein, Erika Skirpan, Jessica Comstock, Jon Cole.
Generally, "transformative" games teach skills, facilitate personal insights or shadow wor…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 317: Different Traditions of Indie Publishing
Episode 442
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Pitre, Fiona Geist, Darren Watts, Viditya Voleti.
Indie game publishing is a strange craft and the design communities approach the process differ…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago