Humans of Gaming Podcast
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsA show about video and board games that features open and honest conversations about games, life, and belief. A part of the Love Thy Nerd Podcast Network.
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Episodes
Episode 53 | Jay Tholen of Dropsy on Getting Close to God
September 10, 2015 16:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBThis week, Humans of Gaming editors Richard Clark and Drew Dixon talk to the mastermind behind Dropsy, Jay Tholen, who opens up about his deeply held religious faith, his relationship with his church, and his predictions for what Dropsy's critical reception will be, including predicting his own Metascore! To find out if he's right, you'll have to tune in.
Episode 22 | Edmund McMillen of The Binding of Isaac on Feeling Like a Monster
December 12, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBOriginally released in December of 2014, we revisit this interview with Edmund McMillen, the developer behind indie hits Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac. He joined Drew and former managing editor Richard Clark for a talk about his motivation behind creating a gross game with Christian elements, his varied spiritual relationship with his family, and how he finds solace in creating.
Episode 10 | Ken Levine of 'Bioshock' on religion, 'Bioshock', and religion in 'Bioshock'
September 19, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week, we talk to Ken Levine about his thoughts on religion, the reason religion plays such a large role in the Bioshock games, and the pros and cons of how religion is portrayed in Bioshock Infinite.
Episode 9 | Critic Brendan Keogh on subversive games and his developing political mindset
September 12, 2014 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week, we talk to game critic Brendan Keogh, author of Killing is Harmless, about his developing political mindset and the nature of subversive games like Spec Ops: The Line, Hotline Miami, and Far Cry 3.
Episode 7 | Critic Patrick Stafford on the State of Christian Videogames
August 29, 2014 16:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week, we talk to videogame journalist for Polygon, The Atlantic, Edge, Kotaku, Eurogamer (and the author of this definitive piece, Higher calling: The new gospel of Christian games) about his experience as a Christian doing game journalism, as well as the ongoing state of Christian videogame development.
Episode 6 | Hyper Light Drifter's Teddy Diefenbach on being trapped in the comments and journying from Catholicism to humanism
August 22, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week Teddy Diefenbach, a game designer currently working on Hyper Light Drifter and Kyoto Wild, talks about his journey from Catholicism to Presbyterianism to humanism, as well as his struggle with comments and the general self-doubt that comes with the act of creating something.
Episode 5 | Gone Home's Steve Gaynor on explaining mystery with science, Rogue Legacy, and the lessening of Japanese game development
August 15, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week, Gone Home’s lead developer Steve Gaynor joins us to discuss what Jesus would love about Gone Home, explaining mystery with science (or not explaining it), the pros and cons of Rogue Legacy, and the dwindling impact of Japanese games.
Episode 4 | Cara Ellison on the Art of Losing, Attack of the Game Snatchers, and Game Addiction
August 08, 2014 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week, Cara Ellison takes some time out from her embedded journalism to talk about the value of asking hard questions about God, what we’re to gain and lose from losing games, whether the feminists are ruining our games (hint: no), and videogame addiction among parents.
Episode 3 | Five Out of Ten's Alan Williamson on Mario Vs. Sonic and child like play
August 01, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week we’re joined by Alan Williamson, the Editor-in-Chief of Five out of Ten, a fantastic digital magazine about videogame culture. Alan talks with us about his own personal beliefs, the Mario/Sonic rivalry, the value of the Wii U’s brand of childlike play, and the appeal of the World Cup and FIFA’s soccer videogame.
Episode 2 | Brainy Gamer's Michael Abbott on Buddhist meditation and the Destiny beta
July 25, 2014 16:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week we’re joined by Michael Abbott, the man responsible for Brainy Gamer, one of the original blogs dedicated to thoughtful game criticism. Michael talks with us about how his Buddhist meditation practices relate to videogames, whether Vlambeer’s Nuclear Throne conveys peace or anger, and how Earthbound conveys genuine, heartbreaking childhood.
Episode 1 | Unwinnable's Stu Horvath on VR, death in the family, and The Wolf Among Us
July 18, 2014 16:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBThe Humans of Gaming podcast is dedicated to having open and honest conversations about games, life, and belief hosted by our Chief Content Nerd, Drew Dixon and Richard Clark. For our pilot episode week we are joined by Stu Horvath, the editor-in-chief of Unwinnable who talks with us about how his father’s death affected his view of God, the inability to backpedal in The Wolf Among Us, the intense nature of virtual reality, and the engrossing mythos in The Secret World. Original...