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Episode 306: Art Direction Case Study


Episode 431


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Jason Morningstar, Jabari Weathers, Brennen Reece. 

Art Direction: From Designer to Director to Artist. A game designer, an art director, and an artist …


Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 305 : Lowering the Barrier to Entry to Trad RPGs


Episode 430


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Will Sobel, Beth Rimmels.

For better or worse, traditional RPGs have a reputation for crunch and complication that can be scary for new players. How can…


Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 304 - Pitch Perfect


Episode 429


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Curt Covert, Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Jason Walters, Isaac Vega.

How do you present a game to playtesters without biasing them, but getting what you want f…


Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 303: New Tools for Old Hands


Episode 428


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Olivia Montoya, Donna Prior, Avonelle Wing.

 

Discord. Itch. Twitch. If you blinked and suddenly your peers sound like they’re talking about new horseme…


Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

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Episode 302: Shores Not Quite Undiscovered


Episode 427


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Pamela Punzalan, Vince Smith, and Alastor Guzman.

 

Much of the dialogue relevant to the tabletop gaming industry and the communities that form around i…


Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

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Episode 301: Games, Gamefeel and Umami


Episode 426


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by James Wallis, Cat Tobin, Kieron Gillen, Jacob Jaskov.

We all know how certain games feel in play and how they make us feel, but as designers and critics…


Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

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Episode 300: Crafting Game Mechanics to Support Player Agency


Episode 425


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Jacob Segal, Justin Ford, Ian Hart.

Systems like Forged in the Dark are designed with mechanics that deliberately support player agency. When paired wi…


Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

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Episode 299: NPCs as a Design Elements


Episode 424


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Jason Pitre, Zedeck Siew, Sinta Posadas.

Non-player characters are vital to tabletop and live action roleplaying games. They provide companionship, cont…


Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

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Episode 298: Becoming Better Than Well Intentioned


Episode 423


Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online

Presented by Kitty Stryker, Spider Perry, Avonelle Wing.

We will talk about practical actions you can take to be better prepared the next time you have the chance to…


Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

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Episode 297: Accessible Core Mechanics and Horror


Episode 422


Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020

Presented by Anne Ratchat, Spider Perry, Misha Bushyager, Mids Meinberg, Pamela Punzalan.

For all the merits of the genre, it is not an exaggerated statement to say …


Published on 4 years, 4 months ago





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