Ben Kanelos – @bkgamedesign Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Leslie Loy – leslie.loy@westcoastmegagames.com, westcoastmegagames.com Episode Outline – 00:22 What is a megagame? – 01:20 What is the upper limit of the number or players? – 03:28 What about the
#196 Admired Designers, Unlikely Games Enjoyed and Listener Questions
Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Kathryn Hymes – @chicalashaw, thornygames.com Episode Outline – 00:07 Welcome! – 01:50 Admired designers – 01:55 Brenda Romero, previously known as Brenda Brathwaite – 02:57 Avery Alder – 06:50
#195 Game Designer Alex Roberts
Alex Roberts – @muscularpikachu, helloalexroberts.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com Episode Outline – 00:19 A little information about Alex Roberts – 01:19 How did Alex’s Kickstarter work out? – 01:27 Information about Alex’s project;
#194 Kickstarter Results and Listener Questions
David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline – 00:14 Fireball Island Kickstarter campaign update – 03:44 What does the success of the Kickstarter campaign mean for Restoration Games? – 06:00 What
#193 Game Designer Kellee Santiago
Kellee Santiago – instagram.com/kelleesan/, kelleesantiago.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Episode Outline – 00:19 Kellee’s background in game design – 07:27 What are some games that influenced Cloud? – 12:18 More information about Kellee and her collaborations with
#192 Engineering Game Design with Aljernon Bolden
Aljernon Bolden – @AljernonBolden, harebrained-schemes.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Harrison Pink – @gilespink, harrisonpink@gmail.com Episode Outline – 00:06 Introductions – 00:18 About Aljernon – 01:10 Aljernon describes a recent night of gaming that turned out to be a
#191 Fireball Island
David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline – 00:14 Game Design Roundtable After dark. – 00:35 What has everyone been up to? – 01:06 David explains to Rob, how vacations work.
#190 Listener Questions – Cons, Kids, Games and Names
Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com David Heron – @DavidVHeron Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Episode Outline 00:06 Introductions 01:01 What types of conventions does the TGDRT crew go to and why? 15:51 Creating and testing games for kids. 20:49
#189 Gaming the Past with Jeremiah McCall
Description In this episode, Dirk and Cole have a conversation with Jeremiah McCall who uses games in the classroom to help in teaching history. Jeremiah McCall – @gamingthepast, gamingthepast.net, jmc.hst@gmail.com Cole Wehrle – @colewehrle, cole@leadergames.com Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com,
#188 Listener Question – You Don’t Blind Test a Painting
Description In this episode, Dirk, Kathryn and Rob get together to answer listener questions around playtesting and professional backgrounds in design. Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer, artana.com, dirk@artana.com Kathryn Hymes – @chicalashaw, thornygames.com Rob Daviau – @robdaviau Episode Outline 00:40 Blind