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A podcast on gaming and video game design from both practical and academic perspectives.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
The best combo-breaker in the gamedev podcast scene, Lauryn and Nicholas, discuss that interplay of mechanics we all the "action economy" and ask the most important question: do you even read, bro?
Unlock the full episode (and more!) for $5 a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Lauryn and Nicholas continue their discussion of "management" style mechanics and how gameplay normally associated with strategy games can enhance more "adventure" oriented ones, with specific refence to the recent indie game Backpack Hero.
Episode where we critique ludonarrative harmony/dissonance
Our behind-the-scenes Patreon episode
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Lauryn and Nicholas discuss the fundamental appeal of so-called 4X games (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) and the pleasures of gameplay focused on control and management.
Unlock the full episode (and more!) for $5 a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
We do a deep dive into 2021's Loop Hero to talk about what games look like when they're less focused on combat and action and more on planning and control. What kinds of narratives emerge when you're not being force fed a story?
Chillrant 11: A Critique of the Core Gameplay Loop
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Pour yourself a drink and strap in for some real talk about our stellar production values, the joy of doing things out of spite, and the oddly mercenary nature of working in gamedev or teaching in the academy.
Unlock the full episode (and more!) for $5 a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
In our ongoing series on tabletop game design, we delve into the social aspects of gaming in meatspace and the fundamental differences between it and gaming online. Also: Tabletop Simulator PUGs?
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
We delve into what it means to make a game that is more about expression and evoking a mood than about making a finely tuned product. Also: four introverts walk into a podcast...
Chronicles of Tal'dun: The Remainder
Unlock the full episode (and more!) for $5 a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Square Weasel Studio: https://twitter.com/remaindervn
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
This week we sat down with Ze and Nim, the devs behind Square Weasel Studio, to talk about their new game, Chronicles of Tal'dun: The Remainder, visual novels, and their unusual path to indie dev. Also: MANY CATS!!!
Chronicles of Tal'dun: The Remainder on Itch.io
Square Weasel: https://twitter.com/remaindervn
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
We discuss three primary tabletop games times--board games, pen and paper, and card games--as well as the major design distinctions between the three. Also: capitalism is... good?
Unlock the full episode (and more!) for $5 a month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Lauryn and Nicholas begin a series of discussions concerning tabletop game design by delving into the ethical implications of one of the oldest systems in the millennia-long history of playing games: taking turns. Also on the docket: new haircuts?
Our Patreon episode on turns and games mechanics
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furidashi
Twitter: https://twitter.com/furidashipod
Lauryn: https://twitter.com/thelaurynash
Nicholas: https://twitter.com/academicality