Beyond Solitaire

This week, we have an interview with Mark Carnes, one of the originators of a college seminar game system called Reacting to the Past. How do you engage students and get them to learn a lot of history? Through games! 

Reacting to the Past: https://reacting.barnard.edu/
Minds on Fire: https://www.amazon.com/Minds-Fire-Role-Immersion-Transform-College/dp/0674984099/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=minds+on+fire&qid=1626010987&sr=8-1

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It took a while to pin him down, but Dan Hallagan from Kayenta Games is finally on the pod! No image this time, since he had to call in to Zoom. :) Join us for a lovely conversation about Obsession, its development, and its historical underpinnings. 

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This week's pod is all about art—what it means to us, what it could mean, and how games can help us appreciate it. Artist and independent scholar Mary Beth Looney talks about her game, Monumental Consequence, and the value of art and monuments to the societies that create them. 

Mary Beth's site: https://www.marybethlooney.com/curriculum-vita

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This week on the pod, I'm interviewing Adelyne Rizzo, an artist who also selects images for Art & Fable Puzzles. Join us for a conversation about what it means to engage with, appreciate, and curate art through jigsaw puzzles. 

Art & Fable: https://www.artandfablepuzzlecompany.com/
Adelyne Rizzo: http://www.adelynerizzo.com/

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In this episode, Dávid Turczi, prolific designer of both board games and solo modes, talks about the importance of theme and mechanism in his work, the value he places on collaboration, and his never-ending quest to grow as a designer. 

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Kevin Bertram of Fort Circle Games talks about his new press, his interest in American history, and his goal to print historical games that are accessible for a wide audience both in and out of the hobby games community. 

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In this episode, Liz interviews game industry pro Jess Cassady (@Boardgame_girl1) about her work in game development, including development for games with historical themes. 

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This week, Liz interviews Besime Uyanik, CEO of ION Game Design, about her very first game design, Sammu-ramat. Sammu-ramat (known to the Greeks as Semiramis) was a powerful Assyrian queen about whom we know little, but whose reputation reached mythic proportions. A sneak peek at the game cover: https://ionsmg.com/blogs/news/first-look-at-pax-shammuramat

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Jonathan Truitt returns to talk about his role as Director of the Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations at Central Michigan University. One of his current projects is the creation of an academic games press that will allow professors to design games for their classrooms and turn them into peer-reviewed publications. Check out the center here: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/Centers/CLGS/Pages/default.aspx

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Jonathan Truitt, Professor of Latin American History and Director of Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, joins Liz on the podcast to talk about gaming in Mexico during the colonial period. 

Center for Learning Through Games: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/class/Centers/CLGS/Pages/default.aspx

Some Bibliography: 

Cohen, Thomas M., Jay T. Harrison, David Rex Galindo. The Franciscans in Colonial Mexico. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2021. (Forthcoming.) 

Kendall, Timothy. Patolli: A Game of Ancient Mexico. Belmont, MA, Kirk Game Company,  1980. 

Ore, Oystein. Cardano: The Gambling Scholar. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1953. 

Sahagún, Bernardino de. Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain. 2nd  Rev. Ed. 13 vols.Ed. and Trans. by Arthur J.O. Anderson & Charles E. Dibble. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1970-1982.  

Voorhies, Barbara ed., Prehistoric Games of North American Indians: Subarctic to Mesoamerica Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2017. 

___. “Games and Other Amusements of the Ancient Mesoamericans,” Mexicolore.  

http://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/home/games-and-other-amusements-of-the-ancient-mesoamericans accessed: 22 Oct 2018 

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