Furidashi Game Design Academy
By Nicholas Theisen
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Episodes: 160
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A podcast on gaming and video game design from both practical and academic perspectives.
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145. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E12
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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144. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E11
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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143. Death Stranding | Year of Metal Gear | S6E10
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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142. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E09
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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141. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E08
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May 29, 2026 |
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140. Video Games and Digital Preservation | S6E07
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May 01, 2026 |
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139. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E06
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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138. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E05
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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137. Metal Gear Solid (1998) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E04
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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136. Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E03
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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135. Metal Gear (1987) | Year of Metal Gear | S6E02
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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134. Hideo Kojima, Memelord | Year of Metal Gear | S6E01
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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133. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) | S5E11
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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132. Halo: Combat Evolved | S5E10
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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131. Ghost in the Shell (1995) | S5E9
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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130. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | S5E8
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May 22, 2025 |
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129. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | S5E7
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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128. Cyberpunk 2077 Redux | S5E6
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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127. Look Back (2024) | S5E5
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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126. Narrative Violence in Slay the Princess | S5E4
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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125. Tokyo Godfathers | S5E3
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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124. Dragon Age: The Veilguard | S5E2
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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123. Delicious in Dungeon Crawl | S5E1
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Where We're Headed in Season 5
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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122. Novelty and Innovation | S4E11
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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121. Playtesting | S4E10
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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120. Friction in Video Games | S4E9
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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119. The Human Toll of Gamedev | S4E8
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May 14, 2024 |
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118. The Mechanics of Pleasure | S4E7
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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117. Working in Teams, Working Alone | S4E6
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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116. From Inspiration to Game Design | S4E5
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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115. Subjectivity in Narration | S4E4
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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114. Themes and Pillars | S4E3
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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113. Encounter Design Blues | S4E2
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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112. The Game Design Nexus | S4E1
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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111. Translating Tabletop
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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110. Baldur’s Gate 3
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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109. The Three Eras of Final Fantasy
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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108. Final Fantasy: Action Man
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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107. Lauryn’s Gamedev Journey
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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106. Is Diablo 4 an RPG?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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105. Dumb AI !@#$
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May 29, 2023 |
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104. Eliza
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May 22, 2023 |
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103. Contiguity in Worldbuilding
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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102. Kingdom Hearts 2
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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101. Character Progression
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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100. The Last of Us
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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99. Augmentation and Simulation
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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98. Wordle With Friends!
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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97. Games and Mystery Plot Structure
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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96. Pentiment
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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95. Immortality - Year End Special Pt. 2
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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94. Let’s Play! - The Cave of Time
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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93. Same As It Ever Was - Year End Special Pt. 1
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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UNLOCKED! 41. Furidashi Behind the Scenes
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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92. Ludonarrative Harmony?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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91. VR Failing
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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90. Subjective Progression
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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89. Accessing Super Smash Bros.
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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88. Combat Encounters
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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87. Combat as Narrative
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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86. Learning Thru Immersion
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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85. The Immersion Spectrum
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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84. Hard and Soft World Building
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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83. World Building in Game Design
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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82. Progression Is [Not] Narrative (Teaser)
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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81. Player Narrative vs. Game Narrative
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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80. Storytelling Through Gameplay (Teaser)
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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79. The ”What” of Video Game Storytelling
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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78. Narrative vs. Progression (Teaser)
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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77. Narrative Delivery in Video Games
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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76. MDA: Games As Commodities? (Teaser)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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75. Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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74. Narrative Systems (Teaser)
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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73. System[s] Shock
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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72. Meaningful Mechanics, Meaningful Choices (Teaser)
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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71. Designing UrbanPlan
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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70. Gameplay is Narrative? w/ Ze and Nim! (Teaser)
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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69. Aesthetics & Storytelling w/ Ze and Nim!
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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68. Mechanics III: Action Economy (Teaser)
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May 30, 2022 |
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67. Adventures in Management: Backpack Hero
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May 23, 2022 |
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66. Finding Peace in 4X Games (Teaser)
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May 16, 2022 |
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65. Gameplay Loops & Emergent Narrative
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May 09, 2022 |
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64. Furidashi After Dark: The Mercenary Experience (Teaser)
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May 02, 2022 |
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63. Tabletop Design: Social Mechanics
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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62. Making Something True w/ Square Weasel Studio (Teaser)
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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61. Interview w/ Square Weasel Studio
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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60. Tabletop Design: Game Types (Teaser)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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59. Tabletop Design: Taking Turns
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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58. Mechanics II - Mechanics vs. Systems (Teaser)
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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57. Order from RNG
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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56. Mechanics I - What Are Mechanics? (Teaser)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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55. Narrative Mechanics in Disco Elysium
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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54. The Choice Matrix Reloaded (Teaser)
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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BONUS: Lesson 1 - Paper Doll Logic
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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53. Character & Social Class in Dishonored
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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52. The Choice Matrix (Teaser)
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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51. Monopolies & Platform Economies
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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50. Games And/Or Animation (Teaser)
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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49. Game Engines and Film Production
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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48. 2021 Surprises and Letdowns
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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47. Bored Game Theory (Teaser)
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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46. Cozy Game Theory
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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45. Advocacy in Video Game Production (Teaser)
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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44. AAA Impediments to Better Representation
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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43. What Games Make of Us (Teaser)
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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42. Seduced by Pac-Man w/ Russ Perkins
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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*UNLOCKED* 27. Creative Direction and Auteur Theory
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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41. Furidashi Behind the Scenes (Teaser)
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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40. Furidashi Year in Review
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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39. The Game You Want vs. The Game You Make (Teaser)
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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38. ”You Want Designers to Do Less”
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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37. The Real World of Mobile Gaming (Teaser)
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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36. Mobile Games Revolution
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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35. Designing Moral Choices (Teaser)
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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34. Eliciting Player Empathy
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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33. Social Reproduction in Game Design (Teaser)
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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32. The Core Game Design Loop
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Chillrant 11 - A Critique of the Core Gameplay Loop
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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*UNLOCKED* 31. Misogyny Makes Games Worse
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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30. How To Be a Gamedev Ally
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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29. The Liminal Space Between Indie and AAA (Teaser)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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28. Of Oreos and Call of Duty
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Chillrant 10 - No Such Thing As Indie Games? (Teaser)
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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AggressiveRant - Stadia Ruins Game Design
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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27. Creative Direction and Auteur Theory (Teaser)
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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26. Many Roads to Gamedev w/ Masao Kobayashi
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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25. We [Don't] Hate Final Fantasy X-2
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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24. Centering Writing in Final Fantasy 14
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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23. Level Design II - Revealing Mechanics (Teaser)
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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22. Level Design I - Foundations
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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21. Game as Platform (Teaser)
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May 31, 2021 |
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20. What Constitutes a Game?
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May 24, 2021 |
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19. Camera, Character, Controls (Teaser)
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May 17, 2021 |
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18. Video Game Logic
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May 10, 2021 |
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Chillrant 8 - Procedurally Generated Suffering
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May 03, 2021 |
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17. Dungeons and Railroads
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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16. Call of Duty: Breaking Dawn
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Chillrant 7 - Takeshi & Hiroshi
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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15. Persona 5 Animus
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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14. Franchise Philosophy
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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13. Rewarding Game Design
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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12. Gamification Doesn't Work
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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11. Controls, Controls! You Must Learn Controls!
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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10. Free to Role Play
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Chillrant 6 - No More Assassin's Creed
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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9. You're Not a Paper Doll
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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8. There's No Such Thing as a JRPG
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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7. YulePunk 2077
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Chillrant 5 - The Cult of Immersion
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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6. Hell is Other Games
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Chillrant 4 - Free Indirect Camera
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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5. Third Person Pluralism
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Chillrant 3 - Gripes of Tsushima
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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4. Crunchy Roles
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Chillrant 2 - Camera Aesthetics, or Final Fantasy 7 Remolded
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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3. Gaming Player Psychology
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Chillrant 1 - Granularity
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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2. The MMO Social Club
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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1. Avoiding the Apocalypse
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Sep 28, 2020 |