Game designer and wandering Kiwi Lauren McManamon talks about applying discursive analysis to the gaming table, roleplaying desire, and the strange birds that help us get through it all. We also discuss Lauren’s academic work on the treatment of sexual assault complainants in the legal system, so please take care if and when you decide to listen.
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Writer and designer Becky Annison joins us to talk gaming in the UK, werewolf romance, and an essential source of game design inspiration: reality television.
Bite Me! on Kickstarter
Becky Annison on Twitter
Black Armada (Becky’s publishing company, with Josh Fox)
Black Armada on Twitter
Seven Wonders: a Story Games Anthology
Kai Poh, games journalist and co-runner (with his partner Elisha) of the Role Over Play Dead blog, chats with Alex about tabletop and live-action gaming in Malaysia.
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In honour of the show’s third anniversary, producer Alex Sisk interviews the creator and host of Backstory. Learn about the process behind the show, how she prepares for and conducts interviews, and her plans for the future – in podcasting and beyond. Thanks for sticking with us, friends. It’s been a wonderful time.
James Mendez Hodes is a Filipino-American writer, game designer, cultural consultant, and martial artist who knows which kind of sword Alex should use. If you’re curious about Heian or Sengoku period Japan, or about playing other cultures or historical periods in general, listen in!
Consider this a companion piece to an upcoming episode of ONE SHOT in which Alex will be running Kagematsu!
Mendez’s website
Mendez on Twitter
Support the hip hop translation of Homer’s Iliad!
Thousand Arrows
An extremely useful post on best practices for historical gameplay
Fist City
Kagematsu
Game designer and artist Albert Kong joins us for a talk about parkour, the art of gathering, and other ways to open the potential for play in the world around you.
Albert’s website
Albert on Twitter
Albert’s Inbox Zine
Mt. Caz
The We-Ness
A Pattern Language
Tom Sachs
The Dispossessed
Game designer and co-creator of She’s a Super Geek, Senda Linaugh, talks gaming, creativity, and community connection. Content note for discussion of abusive relationships.
Senda on Twitter
She’s a Super Geek
Pandas Talking Games
Love & Justice
We Can Once More Ascend
Senda on Gnome Stew
Award-winning larp designer Jeff Dieterle joins us for a talk about music, magic, stupid games, and kiss jail.
Design strategist Andrea Morales Coto is bringing the magic of live-action game design to new avenues, from distribution methods to cryptoeconomic systems and beyond. Learn along with Alex!
Podcaster and Unofficial Larpwright of the Olive Garden chain of restaurants Jeff Stormer joins us for a nice chat about professional wrestling, karaoke, and other roleplaying games.
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