Aug 7, 2022
Erica and Sen talk with Dr. Tanya Pobuda about her groundbreaking research of representation in board games, the purpose of journalism, and her work in academia.
SHOW NOTES
2m01s: Emma and Gil chatted with Dr. Mary Flanagan on
Ludology 226 - Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo
Buffalo Buffalo.
7m37s: Two...
Jul 31, 2022
In GameTek Classic 275.5 - MENACE, Geoff discussed a simple machine that anyone can build that can learn how to play tic-tac-toe competitively. Here, Geoff continues the conversation, this time with modern researchers using a neural network to teach a machine to play a first-person shooter video game, and the tweak...
Jul 24, 2022
Erica and Gil discuss Erica's time so far working at Spinmaster, making mass-market games for kids and families. How is it different from making games for the hobby market?
SHOW NOTES
0m43s: We recently chatted with Sydney Engelstein of Indie Boards & Cards in Ludology 274 - Indie 500, and with Carol Mertz of Exploding...
Jul 17, 2022
In this classic GameTek, Scott tells us about the history of Agricola, which sparked new life in worker-placement games.
Jul 10, 2022
Sen and Gil have a talk with game reviewer and critic Daniel Thurot of the marvelous game review site Space-Biff! about his distinctive style of writing, the difference between review and criticism, and theming in games.
SHOW NOTES
4m48s: The
Settlers of Zarahemla
5m26s: Roger
Ebert was a movie critic; Gil remains a big...