Latest Love thy nerd Podcast Episodes
Episode 136 | PAX South 2019 Developer Interviews Part 1
Humans of Gaming Podcast - January 23, 2019 17:18 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsLove Thy Nerd was on hand at PAX South 2019 for some developer interviews of games of all kinds. Chief Content Nerd Drew Dixon and Managing Editor April-Lyn Caouette walked the floor and talked to various members of the industry to share thoughts on why they make games and what the deve...
Episode 135 | Greg Lobanov of Wandersong on Shared Adversity and Community
Humans of Gaming Podcast - January 16, 2019 15:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsGreg Lobanov of the hit indie title Wandersong talks with the crew about his 6 month trek across the United States on his bicycle that taught him about shared adversity and community. Starting in the North East, Greg and a small team made it all the way to Miami, FL before everyone back...
Episode 134 | Heidi McDonald on Penny Farthings and Romance
Humans of Gaming Podcast - January 09, 2019 16:46 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsHeidi McDonald joins Drew this week to talk about various topics including a public confession of not knowing how to ride a bicycle, asset comparisons between herself and her avatar in Dragon Age, the great "Squee!" incident of 2013, and learning how to be bold from her boss riding into...
Episode 133 | PAX Unplugged 2018 Interviews Part 2
Humans of Gaming Podcast - December 19, 2018 17:21 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDrew completes his visit to PAX Unplugged 2018 by walking the floor and interviewing board game developers who are making experiences that push the medium into new areas. Can a board game make laugh so hard you cry or tell a harrowing story of sadness? Drew interviews 8 developers who a...
Episode 132 | PAX Unplugged 2018 Interviews
Humans of Gaming Podcast - December 12, 2018 15:27 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsDrew visits PAX Unplugged to walk the floor and interview board game developers who are developing experiences that push the medium into new areas. Can a board game make laugh so hard you cry or tell a harrowing story of sadness? Drew interviews 5 developers who are exploring these poss...
Episode 131 | Rachel Kowert, PhD on Stereotypes and Parenting
Humans of Gaming Podcast - December 05, 2018 17:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsAs one of the first career researchers into the video game culture, Dr. Kowert began her studies by looking at the perceived stereotypes of gamers at the time the MMO universe exploded with the arrival of World of Warcraft. Some of the questions she wanted to tackle included, "Did the ...
Episode 130 | Jamey Stegmaier of Scythe on Kickstarter and Questioning Your Beliefs
Humans of Gaming Podcast - November 28, 2018 16:11 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJamey Stegmaier joins us this week to talk about Kickstarter, Scythe and growing up in the Catholic Church.
Episode 129 | Jamie Madigan on Parenting and Relationships in Gaming
Humans of Gaming Podcast - November 21, 2018 15:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJamie Madigan has a PhD in Psychology, loves video games, and the nerds that play them so we obviously wanted to have him on the show. The conversation touches on digital vs. real life relationships, how to be a parent that engages, how not to be a completionist (like the podcast producer), and ...
Episode 129 | Jamie Madigan on Parenting and Relationships in Gaming
Humans of Gaming Podcast - November 21, 2018 15:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsJamie Madigan has a PhD in Psychology, loves video games, and the nerds that play them so we obviously wanted to have him on the show. The conversation touches on digital vs. real life relationships, how to be a parent that engages, how not to be a completionist (like the podcast produc...
Episode 128 |Katya Szewczuk of Miscat Squad on Community and New Jersey
Humans of Gaming Podcast - November 14, 2018 15:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsYouTube personality Katya Szewczuk is our guest this week to talk a little about having a fast growing YouTube channel and the challenges that comes with having such a large community. Starting out as a manga reviewer Katya ended up gaining a following with a focus on games with strong ...
Episode 127 | Toiya Kristen Finley on Narrative Design and Gaming's #metoo Moment
Humans of Gaming Podcast - November 07, 2018 16:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsToiya Kristen Finley guests this week to talk about her passion for fiction writing and good narrative design. The demise of Telltale games and the warning signs both to the gamer and the industry insider started to show several years before its sudden closure. Both aspects are discusse...
Episode 126 | Shane Neville of Bunker Punks on Compulsion Loops and Parenting
Humans of Gaming Podcast - October 31, 2018 15:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsShane Neville of Buster Punks joins Drew and Chris this week to talk about his gaming career and a little bit about his current projects. The conversation turns to compulsion loops found in gaming that lead to addictive behavior as seen with Fortnite. The trio talk about the stumbling b...
Episode 125 | Michael Fox of "Holding On" on God Sprinkles and Pagan Chips
Humans of Gaming Podcast - October 24, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsMichael Fox, co-creator of the board game Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr joins Drew and Chris this week to talk about a game in which there is no real way to win, but how to loose in the best way possible. This premise sets the discussion for how board games are becoming me...
Episode 125 | Michael Fox of "Holding On" on God Sprinkles and Pagan Chips
Humans of Gaming Podcast - October 24, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsMichael Fox, co-creator of the board game Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr joins Drew and Chris this week to talk about a game in which there is no real way to win, but how to loose in the best way possible. This premise sets the discussion for how board games are becoming mediums for...
Episode 124 | Mike Sellers of "Sims 2" on Community and Real Life Faith
Humans of Gaming Podcast - October 17, 2018 04:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsMike Sellers has a "career swamp" that flows through nearly every game genre. Starting off with a desire to be a neurosurgeon, Mike's career path would instead lead him to be a software engineer and interface designer. In the 90's he founded, along with his brother, Archetype Interactiv...
Episode 123 | Osama Dorias of For Honor on Muslim Representation
Humans of Gaming Podcast - October 10, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsOsama Dorias, Senior Game Designer at WB Montreal, joins Drew Dixon to talk about his history in game design including a musing on the fluidity of the designer and artist role in gaming. Dorias also talks about the vulnerability experienced when a designer takes their pitch "upstairs" t...
Episode 122 | Matthew Rhoades of The Banner Saga on Empathy and Being Good People
Humans of Gaming Podcast - October 03, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsMatthew Rhoades, the lead designer on The Banner Saga, joins Drew and Chris this week. With credits including the much beloved Spider Man 2 from Treyarch (before they only made Call of Duty), Matthew talks about his admiration for the new Spider-Man from Insomniac, how he feels games ca...
Episode 121 | Stu Maxwell of Shape of Your World on Loving People
Humans of Gaming Podcast - September 26, 2018 16:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsStu Maxwell, the lead VFX artist at The Coalition joins Drew and Chris this week to talk about his personal game, Shape of the World. “Why must first person games be shooters?” and other questions are tackled by the group as they discuss the emerging areas of the video game industry and...
Episode 120 | Nicholas Kole of Spyro on Faith as a Story
Humans of Gaming Podcast - September 19, 2018 14:27 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsNicholas Kole, freelance artist extraordinaire, joined Drew and Chris to talk about his latest work on The Wingfeather Saga and Spyro: The Reignited Trilogy. The trio talk about Nichola's prior work on Kingdoms of Amalur, his desire to redraw VeggieTales Bob the Tomato as a black mage f...
Episode 119 | Scott Rogers of Pantone and Loving The Player
Humans of Gaming Podcast - September 12, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsScott Rodgers of Pantone joins Drew and Chris this week. Scott has worked for over 25 years in AAA game development with credits dating back to the 16-bit era to the original God of War, writing the book "Level Up: The Guide to Great Video Game Design", and now is in the business of mak...
Episode 118 | Ben Esposito of Donut County on Questioning Childhood Faith
Humans of Gaming Podcast - September 05, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsBen Esposito, developer of Donut County, joins Drew this week to talk a bit about the first game about a hole in the ground. Ben also has credits on titles such as, What Remains of Edith Finch and The Unfinished Swan. The conversation turns to Ben's Jewish heritage and upbringing and th...
Episode 117 | GenCon 2018 Designer Interviews Part 3
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 29, 2018 10:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsWe wrap up our GenCon 2018 game designer interviews this week with part 3. Drew interviews another batch of new and veteran board game designers about their latest offerings as well as why they make the games they do, and what they hope players take away from their time. We hope you enj...
Episode 116 | GenCon 2018 Designer Interviews Part 2
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 22, 2018 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThis week Drew is revisiting his trip in Indy for GenCon 2018 to experience new board games and interview some of the designers behind the innovative titles. Hoby Chou of My Little Scythe James Wilson of Everdell Tim Heerema of Archmage Justic Jacobson of Restoration Games Flo...
Episode 115 | Kacper Szymczak of Phantom Doctrine on the Responsibility of Video Games
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 15, 2018 16:08 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week, Kacper Szymczak from Phantom Doctrine joins Drew to talk about this extremely ambitious tactical game based in the cold war era. The discussion turns to Kacper's time growing up in Poland, his...
Episode 114 | GenCon 2018 Designer Interviews Part 1
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 08, 2018 04:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThis week Drew is in Indy for GenCon 2018 to experience new board games and interview some of the designers behind the innovative titles. Catherine Stippell of Nychtophobia - Pandasaurus Games Scott Rodgers of Pantone - Cryptozoic Entertainment Tim Fowers of Now Boarding / Burgle ...
Episode 113 | Carrie Patel of 'Pillars of Eternity 2' on Crowd Funding, performative religion, and asking the hard questions.
Humans of Gaming Podcast - August 01, 2018 12:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEvery week we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week, Carrie Patel from Pillars of Eternity 2 speaks to Drew and Chris about narrative design and flying by the seat of your pants. The conversation turns to Carrie's formative years as a Southern B...
Episode 112 | Shane Liesegang of 'Skyrim' on civil disagreements, the original social justice, and becoming a Jesuit Scholastic
Humans of Gaming Podcast - July 19, 2018 17:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEvery episode we invite a special guest to talk with us about games, life, and belief. This week we talk to Shane Liesegang of multiple games including Skyrim, Fallout 4, and God of War (2018). Leaving the world of active game design for a religious life as a Jesuit Scholastic Drew and ...
Episode 111 | John Warner of 'The Fall' on Christian Atheism, civility, and gaming addiction
Humans of Gaming Podcast - July 07, 2018 01:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEvery episode we invite a special guest to talk with us about games, life, and belief. This week we talk to game developer of The Fall and The Fall Part 2: Unbound, John Warner. Identifying as a “Christian atheist” living in a Christian culture, John talks about the influence Christiani...
Episode 110 | Dominik Johann of 'Minit' on Church Vocabulary and Time Vs. Money
Humans of Gaming Podcast - June 20, 2018 04:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEvery episode we invite a special guest to talk with us about games, life, and belief. This week we talk to game developer of Crows Crows Crows, Dominik Johann. Raised in a small town in Germany, Dominik made his mark taking part in Game Jams which put him in touch with the team that wo...
Episode 109 | Bendik Stang of 'Earthlock' on Peaceful Norway and Just Being Nice
Humans of Gaming Podcast - June 06, 2018 13:32 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsEvery episode we invite a special guest to talk with us about life, games, and belief. This week we talk to game developer and co-founder of Snowcastle Games, Bendik Stang. Cutting his teeth on Ultima Online in the late 90's, the influence of gaming gave Bendik a reason to change his Ma...
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