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Ep. 16: Long Distance Bromance

Long distance relationships are enough to make anyone sad. Throw in making a game together? Even sadder! How do long distance game developers stay in the game? As hard as it is to build something together when you’re not, you know, actually together, Michael and Ben of Hydezeke are proof that with the right person (and for…Read more Ep. 16: Long Distance Bromance

Ep. 15: Grief, Game Development, and the Emotional Significance of Oatmeal

Andrea Ayres, creator of The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne, makes me feel a lot of things about hot cereal. The making of the Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne shows that oatmeal has more to do with grief and game development than you might expect. Born on the heels of grief at the loss…Read more Ep. 15: Grief, Game Development, and the Emotional Significance of Oatmeal

Ep. 14: The Violent Femmes of Women’s Rugby

There’s a lot of assumptions folks make about violence and video games, from beliefs that violence in video games cause real life violent crime, to the stereotype that violence in video games is intended only for our more dudely players. But what about the violence that happens in real life sports? Does tackling and dragging…Read more Ep. 14: The Violent Femmes of Women’s Rugby

Ep. 12: Why Are You Afraid Of Virtual Reality?

The next frontier of video game development is the virtual one, and research about the impact of violence in Virtual Realiy (VR) has started to gear up (if Dr. Chris Ferguson of Episode 10 is any indication). This week JD continues the conversation about violence in video games by chatting about violence and VR with Gijs Molsbergen,…Read more Ep. 12: Why Are You Afraid Of Virtual Reality?

Ep. 11: Why Are You So Angry?

Ian Danskin of Innuendo Studios joins JD this week to talk the WHY of violence. Specifically, why does violence matter so much to so many people who play games? Ian explores why the mission to keep violence in video games feels so personal to so many people, and why conversations about the cultural implications of violence in video games get…Read more Ep. 11: Why Are You So Angry?

Ep. 10: Moral Combat–Why the War on Violent Video Games is Wrong

In a time of nation-wide unrest and division, it's surprising to hear that politicians from both sides of the aisle are united on one thing: violent video games are bad and must be stopped. Blamed for everything from school shootings, suicide, and even rickets, video games have been shouldering the burden for our society’s ills…Read more Ep. 10: Moral Combat–Why the War on Violent Video Games is Wrong

Ep. 09: Improv Games and the Art of Failure

Tune in to witness something that some might say is impossible… the changing of one man’s heart. This week JD interviews Jeremy Moran, a filmmaker, artist, and improv actor, whose consistent failure in the gaming arena USED to mean he disliked playing them all together. In Episode 09: Improv Games and the Art of Failure with Jeremy…Read more Ep. 09: Improv Games and the Art of Failure

Ep. 08: Learning the Language of Rules vs. Creativity

Join JD and Lisa P. for Episode 08 as we unpack the question of rules when it comes to creativity, play and language learning. When are rules in games fun? When are they a real snore-fest? What's the value of rules vs. creativity in play and language-learning? Lisa P. is a full-time public school teacher for the Deaf and…Read more Ep. 08: Learning the Language of Rules vs. Creativity

Ep. 07: The Pleasures of Back-Seat Gaming

JD brings it home this week... by literally interviewing the other person who lives in her home, Nora Green, about the pleasures of back-seat gaming. Nora, JD's roommate, is an avid video game spectator. Rather than playing games, Nora prefers to spend countless hours WATCHING people play games. She spectates in a number of ways: by sharing…Read more Ep. 07: The Pleasures of Back-Seat Gaming

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