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Category Archives: podcast
Playversation Beginning Bhaloidam!
Finally putting our theory into practice, we chat with Corvus Elrod, creator of Bhaloidam, about the platform, its power and, of course, play the demo from the handbook. Featuring Corvus Elrod, Roger Travis, David Carlton, and Dan Cox. Direct Download … Continue reading
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School of Athens podcast, recorded 18 October 2012
In our discussion of the first two episodes of The Walking Dead, we are joined by Scott Juster and Jorge Albor from Experience Points. Together, we analysis — and agonize over — our decisions across the two episodes, relating how we … Continue reading
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School of Athens podcast, recorded 4 October 2012
Analyzing horror movies through the lens of “final girl“, we discuss identification with avatars and their systems. Frustration of legibility and reinforcement of identification are highlighted with examples of boss battles from Space Channel 5 and Earthbound. We end with … Continue reading
School of Athens podcast, recorded 20 September 2012
Stymied by repetitive combat, we eventually discuss game characters acting out of player control in Dragon Age 2, Final Fantasy VII and Planetfall. We then move towards talking about the possibilities of system and narration subversion in video games before … Continue reading
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School of Athens podcast, recorded 6 September 2012
Here we are, opening the conversation, in symposium, about subversion of immersive-identification that we continue to try to push forward. . . With David Carlton, Dan Cox, and Roger Travis. Edited by Dan Cox. VGHVIpodcastNS13 Subscribe on our iTunes page!
School of Athens podcast, recorded 19 July 2012: Ace of Aces
This one’s a playversation with David and Roger piloting their WW I fighters against one another and trying to decide whether there’s anything essentially digital about digital games, while Dan tries to picture what the heck they’re doing up in … Continue reading
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The School of Athens (VGHVI) Podcast, recorded 17 May 2012
In this episode, we discuss thatgamecompany’s oeuvre. If for nothing else, this is a must-listen for the sound of us trying to pronounce that mot and finally settling on “works.” So from my perspective, the “thing” in this one is … Continue reading
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The School of Athens (VGHVI) Podcast, recorded 3 May 2012
Gamespaces! What are they? On this episode: Roger Travis, David Carlton, Dan Cox, Patrick Holleman, Steve Gilham, and Eric Swain. VGHVIpodcastNS07 We have an iTunes page now, too! Dan has some wonderful de facto show notes on his blog.
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The School of Athens (VGHVI podcast) for 21 March 2012
Irrevocability was the word, and the idea, I wanted to explore in relation to the hothothot issue of Mass Effect culture. So I made everybody talk about that–never fear, though, we also cover the possibly illusive multiculturalism of the series. Zero spoilers … Continue reading
The School of Athens (VGHVI podcast) for 7 March 2012
Are you ready for the big question? Yes, we took on “What is play?” and, I thought, acquitted ourselves pretty well. For following-along purposes, the definition Roger proposes at the start is “Activity undertaken on the understanding that it does … Continue reading
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