Podcast #1: Games That We Play (The Primer)

In this first ever podcast we discuss the meaning of play, why it's such a big deal, and the wide variety of games that we enjoy. We also interrogate our relationship with games, and the impact that gaming has on the way in which we see and interact with the world.

Today's Games (in order of appearance):
Little Big Planet (Media Molecule)
Carcassone (Klaus-Jurgen Wrede)
Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation)
Fortnite (Rare)
Super Meat Boy (Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes)
The Binding of Isaac (Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl)
Dear Esther (The Chinese Room)
Junkworld (Jay Cormier and Sen-Foong Lim)
Overcooked (Ghost Town Games)
Nintendo Labo
Tales of the Arabian Nights (Anthony J. Gallela, Eric Goldberg, Kevin Maroney, Zev Shlasinger)
Sea of Thieves (Rare)
Maelstrom (Gunpowder Games)
Sid Meier's Pirates (Firaxis Games)
Merchants and Marauders (Kasper Aagaard, Christian Marcussen)
The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker (Nintendo)
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft)
Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios)
Final Fantasy VII (Square)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Final Fantasy All the Bravest (BitGroove)
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game (CD Projekt Red)
FarmVille (Zynga)
World of Warcraft (Blizzard)
Guild Wars 2 (ArenaNet)
Eternal (Dire Wolf Digital)
Magic: The Gathering Arena (Wizards of the Coast)
Hearthstone (Blizzard)
Cookie Clicker (Crazy Games)
Football Manager 2010 (Sports Interactive)

Big shout out to Chang, our number one (imaginary) international fan.