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
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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
Ep. 06: Crying in a Closet
This week JD goes solo, interviewing Bailey Morrison as part of a new series of interviews about video games with people who don't like playing video games. Inspired by Brie Code and a panel from SXSW (titled "Video Games for People Who Don't Like Video Games"), JD delves deep into the reasons Bailey finds video…Read more Ep. 06: Crying in a Closet