“Schrödinger’s Animal Crossing.” Influences; Repetition

This week is Stephen's first turn as roundtable host, Mark teaches us about film and Martha sells her soul for three Destiny 2 faction tokens.

Mark and Stephen and friends made it through Ludum Dare! Check out their game called Widget Satchel.

[0:02:49] Influences

“What Is Blackout Poetry? These Fascinating Poems Are Created From Existing Art” - E. Ce Miller, Bustle
That action/puzzle game Stephen was trying to remember was Meteos.
We talked about Star Wars Episode 1 Racing in our episode on racing games.
“The Secret of Mario's Jump (and other Versatile Verbs)” - Mark Brown, Game Maker's Toolkit
“The Norwood Suite Is A Very Different Kind Of Music Game” - Ethan Gach, Kotaku

[0:46:44] Repetition

“The Unexpected Joy Of Repetition In Video Games” - Heather Alexander, Kotaku
“Desert Bus comes to VR at long last” - Owen S. Good, Polygon
“Stuck on repeat: why we love repetition in music” - Tom Service, The Guardian
Saying the same word over again until it means nothing is called semantic satiation.
“Loops” episode of Radiolab

This week is Stephen’s first turn as roundtable host, Mark teaches us about film and Martha sells her soul for three Destiny 2 faction tokens.

Mark and Stephen and friends made it through Ludum Dare! Check out their game called Widget Satchel.

[0:02:49] Influences

“What Is Blackout Poetry? These Fascinating Poems Are Created From Existing Art” – E. Ce Miller, Bustle
That action/puzzle game Stephen was trying to remember was Meteos.
We talked about Star Wars Episode 1 Racing in our episode on racing games.
“The Secret of Mario’s Jump (and other Versatile Verbs)” – Mark Brown, Game Maker’s Toolkit
“The Norwood Suite Is A Very Different Kind Of Music Game” – Ethan Gach, Kotaku

[0:46:44] Repetition

“The Unexpected Joy Of Repetition In Video Games” – Heather Alexander, Kotaku
“Desert Bus comes to VR at long last” – Owen S. Good, Polygon
“Stuck on repeat: why we love repetition in music” – Tom Service, The Guardian
Saying the same word over again until it means nothing is called semantic satiation.
“Loops” episode of Radiolab