https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/16-week-game-podcast--3301755enVideo GamesCopyright Greghttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/20b951621aa5078dc34644d2372bb72a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/16-week-game-podcast--3301755Sun, 02 Apr 2023 23:39:20 +0000GregGregfeeds@spreaker.comTwo non-traditional grad students chronicle their game development in one 16 week semester from conception to publishing, and discuss various game industry examples and Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-16-take-me-home-country-code-part-2--20667615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20667615Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:48:42 +0000GregFurther discussion on gaming and game company prospects for WV.2034business,company,games,programming,virginia,westfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-15-gamer-mama-part-1--20666959https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20666959Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:24:03 +0000GregWest Virginia: next game company Mecca? How do we do it?1980business,games,programming,virginia,westfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-14-your-mind-reality-is-real-part-2--20666735https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20666735Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:56:26 +0000GregLeaving behind Jesse Schell's book, we venture into philosophical territory regarding motivation for game design.3274games,motivation,programmingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-13-we-are-transitioning-part-1--20665346https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20665346Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:53:49 +0000GregTransformational Game Design. Discussion of Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."3120design,games,jesse,programming,schellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-12-we-re-doing-it-live--20664355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20664355Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:50:10 +0000GregAre we just the Bobby Koticks of the world, or are we more? Client, Pitch, Profit. Discussion of Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."2560games,jesse,marketing,programming,schellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-11-but-myself-i-can-t-deceive--20663342https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20663342Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:54:02 +0000GregAesthetics, Community, Teamwork. What do these things have in common? They are cohesive. How do we make people coalesce? They must believe, even in the make believe. Discussion on Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."3572asthetics,games,programming,teamworkfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-10-give-me-some-space-brah--19823970https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19823970Sat, 02 Nov 2019 19:48:37 +0000GregSpace in games (where the game takes place) and asthetics (the cohesive feel of a game) takes our discussion into Falling Water, and "Cel-da". Discussion of Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."1886asthetics,game-design,jesse,programming,schell,zeldafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-9-in-like-huckleberry-finn--17477562https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17477562Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:27:10 +0000GregWorlds, have characters, that interact with players, that have freewill. Or do they? Discussion on Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."1795characters,freewill,games,programming,worldsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-8-interface-or-in-your-face--17477486https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17477486Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:24:51 +0000GregInterfaces, Interest Curves, and Story. Discussion on Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."1793games,interfaces,nintendo,programming,writingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-7-spoiler-alert-game-stuff-3-2--17387242https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17387242Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:51:28 +0000GregContinued from last podcast, we talk about how our designs impact the player, for better or worse. Discussion on chapters 10-12 of Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."1801design,games,marvel,programmingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-6-gurl-you-ve-got-skill-curves-2-2--17387203https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17387203Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:49:04 +0000GregFurther discussion on Chapters 10-12 of Jesse Schell's book. We talk about skill curves and everything else.1801design,games,programming,skillsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-5-mechanical-aspects-1-2--17077718https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17077718Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:37:49 +0000GregGames employ various mechanisms for conveying the game to the player. Space and time collide, skill trees blossom, and the dice fall in this episode. Discussion on chapters 10-12 of Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."1665game-design,games,skill-treefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-4-pete-and-repeat--17076539https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17076539Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:11:18 +0000GregHow do you iterate towards success? You do it again, but better. Making incremental changes with feedback produces results. This and more in our next (incrementally better) episode. Discussion on chapters 7-9 of Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."1126disney,game-design,games,iterationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-3-go-right-young-man--17036115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17036115Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:49:39 +0000GregWhat is a game, exactly? How do we make a game that appeals to our sense of play? Do we surprise, or does the player simply march on toward destiny? Discussion on chapters 4-6 of Jesse Schell's "The Art of Game Design."1200games,play,programmingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-2-art-can-kill-you--16897004https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16897004Thu, 31 Jan 2019 20:46:03 +0000GregDiscussing the first three chapters of Jesse Schell's book, the Art of Game Design. Warhol and Patton make an appearance, and Pete tells us how he really feels.1200game-design,games,jesse,schellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/week-1-a-tale-of-two-gamers--16753318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16753318Sat, 19 Jan 2019 04:03:17 +0000GregPete and Greg discuss the childhood experiences that introduced them to gaming, and how that fit into their families, and their desires to make That One Game™a reality.1183family,game-design,gaming,nintendo,pc,retrofalsefull