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Episode 164 | Peter Brinson of "Infinite Children" on Life Extension and Control
Humans of Gaming Podcast - September 04, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsChris Gwaltney and Assignment Editor Madeline Turnipseed host developer Peter Brinson of Infinite Children as they talk about a game with an audio book as the medium. The game changes as more people play and earn achievements and explores the ideas and fears of being left behind. In the...
Episode 163 | Richard Rouse III of The Church in the Darkness Returns
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 21, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsRichard Rouse III returns to talk about life after his indie release, The Church in the Darkness. Richard talks about the life of being an indie developer and the different cycle of development, marketing, and patching that is normally separated in larger studios. Drew and Chris also as...
Episode 162 | GenCon 2019 Interviews Part 2
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 14, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDrew Dixon, our Chief Content Nerd talked to 6 more developers and designers at GenCon 2019 including Evan Derrick of “City of Angels” who spent 5 - 6 years creating this game; Robert Newton, Josh Wood, and Frank West amongst others. After a quick run down of the games they are showing ...
Episode 161 | GenCon 2019 Interviews Part 1
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 08, 2019 04:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDrew and April-Lyn were at GenCon 2019 this week to play games and interview the developers of said games. This week is part 1 of our interviews featuring some returning guests from GenCon 2018 as well as new developers. Michael Fox gives us an update on the success of Holding On: The T...
Episode 160 | Drew Dixon of Love Thy Nerd
Humans of Gaming Podcast - July 24, 2019 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDrew and Chris complete their "Getting to Know You" 2 part series where they give listeners a glimpse into the background of two co founders of Love Thy Nerd. This week Drew is in the hot seat as Chris asks Drew about his time in a "liberal" baptist church that deigned to read from the ...
Episode 159 | Teri Litorco of Renegade Games on Faith and Heritage
Humans of Gaming Podcast - July 17, 2019 03:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsTeri Litorco from Renegade Games talks with Drew and Chris about her early days on YouTube teaching the basics of painting miniatures for table top play. These videos put her on a road to Geek & Sundry during their early days and the end result of working with Renegade Games. The latter...
Episode 158 | Henry Audubon of PARKS on Spiritual Curiosity
Humans of Gaming Podcast - July 10, 2019 04:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHenry Audubon, board game designer of titles such as Space Park, Kingswood, and PARKS joins Drew and Chris to talk about his road to board game design, barely passing high school, making his own D&D campaigns, and experiencing the open ended spiritual influences of his mother.
Episode 158 | Henry Audubon of PARKS on Spiritual Curiosity
Humans of Gaming Podcast - July 10, 2019 04:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHenry Audubon, board game designer of titles such as Space Park, Kingswood, and PARKS joins Drew and Chris to talk about his road to board game design, barely passing high school, making his own D&D campaigns, and experiencing the open ended spiritual influences of his mother.
Episode 157 | Paul Shortt of Exploding Kittens
Humans of Gaming Podcast - July 04, 2019 15:44 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsPaul Shortt of Exploding Kittens joins Drew and Chris to talk about his life in Detroit area Michigan. Working as a graphic designer for health care interface design, he was brought on board to work for the popular card game. The conversation turns to his younger years, the religion of ...
Episode 156 | Origins Game Fair 2019 Interviews
Humans of Gaming Podcast - June 19, 2019 13:57 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDrew visits the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio and gets to play a plethora of new and unreleased board games as well as getting to interview their creators. Derek Funkhouser from Skybound Games, Gil Hova from Formal Ferret Games, and others talk to Drew about what they hope gamers ...
Episode 155 | Chris Gwaltney of Love Thy Nerd on being a black sheep
Humans of Gaming Podcast - June 12, 2019 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDrew and Chris have been hosting the show for a while now so we figured it was time to get to know them a bit more. This week Drew interviews Chris about his favorite games, growing up in the midwest with a culture of ignored conversation, being the black sheep of his family, and the fe...
Episode 154 | James Hudson of Skybound on Organic Passion
Humans of Gaming Podcast - June 05, 2019 15:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJames Hudson did not always start out as a board game creator. World of Warcraft dominated his life for almost 9 years until a friend convinced him to come to a board game night and he was exposed to Power Grid. Since that night James has been involved with collaboration efforts with Dr...
Episode 153 | Luke Dicken of Zynga on Artificial Intelligence
Humans of Gaming Podcast - May 22, 2019 13:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsLuke Dicken is the director of Applied AI at Zynga and joins us this week to talk about desiring the ability to build ladders in Skyrim with the hundreds of brooms one can find themselves carrying around. Luke holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence for Games and is the chair of the IGDA...
Episode 152 | Gabriel Graziani of Ubisoft
Humans of Gaming Podcast - May 15, 2019 14:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsGabriel Graziani has ben the public face for many of Ubisoft's most popular franchises including Assassins Creed among others as the Community Manager. Having served as the focal point between developers and gamers dating back to Assassins Creed II, Gabriel has many stories to tell abou...
Episode 151 | World Record Game Jammer and Dandara Writer Elie Abraham
Humans of Gaming Podcast - May 08, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsElie Abraham wears a lot of hats. They are a video game designer, model, speaker, activist, board game designer, composer, stand up comedian, writer, and escape game designer. They have participated in over 170 game jams and have world record for "most games with soundtracks designed by...
Episode 150 | Josh Heath of High Level Games
Humans of Gaming Podcast - May 01, 2019 12:42 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsUsing games to have conversations about topics is not a new concept but Josh Heath of High Level Games is looking at using a different medium: pen and paper role playing games. Using a character in a game he played for years to be something he wasn't in real life gave him the inspiratio...
Episode 149 | Kate Edwards on Playing Nice
Humans of Gaming Podcast - April 24, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsKate Edwards is an influential woman in gaming as well as a woman of faith. Forming Microsoft's Geopolitical Strategy team, her department had a hand in the Halo franchise, Age of Empires, and virtually every game and product Microsoft produced during her tenure. Additionally she has a ...
Episode 148 | Dr. Karen Schrier
Humans of Gaming Podcast - April 17, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDr. Karen Schrier is an Associate Professor of Games/Interactive Media, Director of the Play Innovation Lab, and Director of the Games and Emerging Media program at Marist College. She joins us this week to talk about her belief in how games can be more than just escapist fantasies. The...
Episode 147 | Joe Hopkins of Endangered
Humans of Gaming Podcast - April 10, 2019 04:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJoe Hopkins of the Kickstarter board game project Endangered joins us this week. Drew and Chris talk with Joe about the self appointed quarter backing player who can take over the gaming experience and create barriers for enjoyment.
Episode 146 | Eddy Webb of Pugmire on Being a Good Dog
Humans of Gaming Podcast - April 03, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEddy Webb talks to us about what it means to be a “good dog” in this week’s episode. The owner of 3 pugs, watching their personalities while applying D&D style character profiles to each of them gave him the idea of what would become Pugmire, a game that reflects on the human condition....
Episode 145 | Manny Trembley of Dice Throne
Humans of Gaming Podcast - March 27, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsManny Tremblay of hit board game Dice Throne, joins Chief Content Nerd Drew Dixon and Chief Executive Nerd Chris Gwaltney for a frank talk about everything from making children’s dishes, working for Cyan worlds, and the extreme side of conservative religion in Minnesota.
Episode 144 | Rebekah Saltsman of Overland
Humans of Gaming Podcast - March 21, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsIn the frozen tundra of Michigan, Rebekah Saltsman sits down to talk to Drew about the forthcoming game Overland.
Episode 143 | Xalavier Nelson Jr of Hypnospace Outlaw on Horrible Puns
Humans of Gaming Podcast - March 13, 2019 13:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsXalavier Nelson Jr. of Hypnospace Outlaw talks to us about the seedy alt-right underbelly of Italy, underground folk dancing rings, and how puns and horror games have more in common than people might think.
Episode 142 | Andrien Gbinigie of Ubisoft on the Power of Social Media
Humans of Gaming Podcast - March 06, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAndrien Gbinigie of Ubisoft joins us this week to talk about his dream of working on Assassin's Creed ever since he ran atop the roofs in Venice in Assassin's Creed 2. Born and raised in Nigeria till the age of 14, Andrien continued his education in London (where he became a Manchester ...
Episode 141 | Michael Vermeulen and Derek Bradley of Ashen
Humans of Gaming Podcast - February 28, 2019 18:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsMichael Vermeulen and Derek Bradley of Ashen join Drew and Chris this week to talk about their indie darling title. Hailing from South Africa, the duo talk about the development of their Souls-like game and the "take care of people" environment of the studio that they have tried to fost...
Episode 140 | Adam Davis and Adam Johns of Games to Grow
Humans of Gaming Podcast - February 20, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAdam Davis and Adam Johns of Games to Grow join Drew and Chris this week to talk about the therapeutic uses of Dungeons & Dragons. The non profit group was founded on the belief that games of all kinds have the power to improve people’s lives. The duo talk about how the company facilita...
Episode 140 | Adam Davis and Adam Johns of Games to Grow
Humans of Gaming Podcast - February 20, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAdam Davis and Adam Johns of Games to Grow join Drew and Chris this week to talk about the therapeutic uses of Dungeons & Dragons. The non profit group was founded on the belief that games of all kinds have the power to improve people’s lives. The duo talk about how the company facilitates group...
Episode 139 | Jay Tholen of Hypnospace Outlaw on Developing Games as a Christian
Humans of Gaming Podcast - February 13, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJay Tholen of Hypnospace Outlaw and Dropsy returns to the show to join Drew and Chris live from Germany! The first half of the show is a deep dive into the nostalgia of the internet from the 90's when terms like Netscape Navigator, GeoCities, Prodigy, and bad MIDI music dominated the 56...
Episode 138 | Brett Vance of Rapture Rejects on bar crawl networking
Humans of Gaming Podcast - February 06, 2019 15:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsBrett Vance, Director of Creative Content for Explosm, joins Drew and Chris to talk about some upcoming projects at Explosm including Rapture Rejects. Working for the company that produces the webcomic Cyanide & Happiness is a bit of a juxtaposition for Brett when you consider his forma...
Episode 137 | PAX South 2019 Developer Interviews Part 2
Humans of Gaming Podcast - January 30, 2019 15:57 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 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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