Checkpoint

This week on the show, the gang are back from Sydney where they have been frolicking around playing video games at the EB Games Expo 2016! Luke, Meags, Archer and Jakob have played all kinds […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/10/20161008-Checkpoint-EB-Games-Expo.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:00 — 50.4MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, it’s AFL Grand Final Day in Melbourne, so what better topic to talk about than SPORTSBALL! It’s easily the most crowded genre in video games, with big releases coming out […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/10/20161001-Checkpoint-Sporstball-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:03 — 47.6MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, we talk about video games that force you to grind! Whether it be trying to level up a character to be able to tackle a tough boss or to play […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/09/20160924-Checkpoint-The-Gaming-Grind.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:21 — 50.7MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, we’re joined by the Game Boys, who have their video game comedy show Free to Play back for a limited run at the Fringe Festival. Their show is all about […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/09/20160917-Checkpoint-Memories.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:17 — 47.9MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, the Checkpoint team are joined by Romina, a PhD student part of Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces at Melbourne University. She is doing a study on gamers over […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/09/20160910-Checkpoint-The-Elder-Gamers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:50 — 52.0MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, we’re talking all about Visual Novels and Dating Sims! These genres are hugely popular in Japan, but in the west they are niche and often don’t even get released! These […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/09/20160903-Checkpoint-Visual-Novels-and-Dating.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:52 — 52.1MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, we tackle a topic that is constantly being brought up in the media… are video games too violent? Why do people play violent video games? Do only violent people play […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/08/20160830-Checkpoint-Violence-in-Gaming.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:14 — 51.5MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, we talk about Free to Play video games! Surprising to some, free to play video games such as League of Legends and Clash of Clans just to name a couple, […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/08/20160823-Checkpoint-Free-to-Play.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:24 — 51.6MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on Checkpoint, the team talk about the cost of video games. We all know that the video game industry is one of the largest industries in the world, but with so many games […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/08/20160813-Checkpoint-The-Cost-of-Gaming.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:49 — 48.4MB)Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | RSS

This week on the show, Luke, Archer, Fin and Viv are talking about gaming worlds and what makes them special. When playing a video game, there are many different factors that can make it successful, but […]http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_checkpoint/p/joy.org.au/checkpoint/wp-content/uploads/sites/330/2016/08/20160806-Checkpoint-Great-Worlds.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:58 — 51.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS