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Monday Jul 31, 2017
Monday Jul 31, 2017
This episode was a test and it wears that on it's poor audio sleeve. You can hear heavy breathing because Chase had his microphone gain turned way up, you can hear him fidgetting all the time and there is a pretty harsh echo going on too. There are stalls where people get hung up on the show notes and reading off the page. Also weird swears at the beginning and even weirder swears at the end (thanks Stu). There is a general lack of preparedness as unexpected things come up and thoughts get derailed or lost in the mix. A messing first attempt but one that taught us alot about what we want out of our own podcast. Give it a listen if you are interested and tell us if you feel we've made any improvements.
This Episode Covers:
Legend of Zelda for the NES
Sid Meier's Colonization for the PC
The names of books discussed in this episode are the following:
James Paul Gee: What Video Games have to Teach us about Learning and Literacy originally published in 2003, with a reprint from 2014. Chase is reading the revised edition.
Discussion on Video Games a Olympic Sports was blown out of proportion, but the original article is here. Asia as a continenet is taking gaming seriously and including it in international competition helps legitimize this practice:
http://compete.kotaku.com/esports-will-become-a-medal-event-at-the-2022-asian-gam-1794431163
Twin Perfect Video from Youtube on Legend of Zelda: Why you're WRONG about The Legend of Zelda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ySSq2d5mKE&t=668s
Shout Out Items
White Box Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jefftidball/the-white-box-a-game-design-workshop-in-a-box
SNES/Super Famicom Visual Compendium:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2146199819/the-unofficial-snes-super-famicom-a-visual-compend?ref=nav_search
Monday Jul 31, 2017
Monday Jul 31, 2017
This episode covers:
Serious Sam Series on any platforms it's on
EVE Online for the PC
That Dragon, Cancer (Follow up)
Items discussed in What we Learned this Week:
Starcraft is Free:
http://kotaku.com/you-can-now-get-starcraft-for-free-1794432700
Gaming History 101 and Gaming History X Shows on That Dragon, Cancer:
https://gaminghistory101.com/2017/05/22/ghx-ep-9-tropic-thunder/
https://gaminghistory101.com/2017/05/23/ghx-ep-9-addendum-that-dragon-cancer/
Extra Credits and the importance of Gaming Literacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNV2xtiBk5U
Shout Outs:
Robert Ring and Classic Gaming Podcast:
http://classicgamingpodcast.com/
Saturday Jul 29, 2017
Saturday Jul 29, 2017
(NOTE: this episode makes reference to an ALPHA episode, which is our test episode (E000). Episode 000, the ALPHA was just a test and is a very rough episode. For learning purposes it will be published with everything out, but at a later date)
This episode covers:
Our mission statement
Street Fighter 2 on the SNES
Sid Meier's Pirates on the PC
That Dragon, Cancer
Items discussed in what we learned this week:
Steam Store Changes
Book Name and Author Correction:
What Video Games Have to Teach us about Learning and Literacy by James Paul Gee
Video Games and Learning: Teaching and Participatory Culture in the Digital Age by Kurt Squire
For more information on Axe of the Blood God go to USGamer.net
USGamer.net Article:
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/epics-tim-sweeney-deep-learning-ai-will-open-new-frontiers-in-game-design
Shout Outs:
White Box Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jefftidball/the-white-box-a-game-design-workshop-in-a-box
Gaming History 101:
Axe of the Blood God Podcast:
http://bloodgodpod.libsyn.com/