90: Escape (not escape room!) and word games, anticipation, and more (guest: Tim Fowers)

Going Analog Podcast

English - June 09, 2022 06:30 - 53 minutes - 38.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
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Tim Fowers, indie designer and publisher at Fowers Games, intrigues Christina and Shoe with the concept of "anticipation" and how it plays into dopamine-filled play. And because Tim is such a marketing mastermind, he drops a Fugitive 2 tease about...46 minutes into this episode.

Christina talks to Tim about Paperback and Hardback, Fowers Games's two popular word/spelling games...and listen for a shocking revelation from Tim!

Topics in this episode:

Tim (guest): Anticipation in games (15:12) Shoe (producer): Escape (not escape room!) games (25:44) Christina (host): Our favorite word (spelling) games (39:40)