Morning Boot-Up is an unscripted series where Samuel "Dr. Sam" Ray sits down with his morning coffee and just talks about a topic on his mind.

Today's topic: Where has the discussion content been and what's coming up?


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Morning Boot-Up is an unscripted series where Samuel "Dr. Sam" Ray sits down with his morning coffee and just talks about a topic on his mind.

Today's topic: Difficulty in games.

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Morning Boot-Up is an unscripted series where Samuel "Dr. Sam" Ray sits down with his morning coffee and just talks about a topic on his mind.

Today's topic: The recent changes being made by Twitch, and what Sam plans to do with his livestream content going forward.

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Sam discusses, with a viewer, the topic of motion inputs and other aspects of approachability in the fighting game genre.

Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/s_factor_sam

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Sam and SaiPrime are joined by Arixphes to discuss story in videogames, along with different ways it can impact gaming experiences for better and worse.

Guest member links:
https://www.twitch.tv/arixphes
https://twitter.com/Arixphes

Video version: https://youtu.be/1I2YQYuqBJk

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In 'Second Opinion', Dr. Sam calls in other content creators to join him in revisiting topics he's talked about in 'Morning Boot-Up'.

Today, Sam is joined by Xander to revisit the topic of limitations in game design.

Guest's links:
https://www.twitch.tv/xanderturing
https://twitter.com/XanderTuring

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Morning Boot-Up is an unscripted series where Samuel "Dr. Sam" Ray sits down with his morning coffee and just talks about a random topic.

Today's topic: Integrity, and the seeming lack of it in some areas of the content creation space.

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Sam and SaiPrime discuss "depth" in videogames, the various forms it takes, and the importance of a game having depth.

Sam and SaiPrime discuss tradition and evolution in game design.

This podcast is also available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/lSajf9boSMU

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Morning Boot-Up is an unscripted series where Sam sits down with his morning coffee and just talks about a random topic.

Today's topic: An update on what's going on in my life, surrounding my new job and how that may affect my content creation.

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Intro song: "Mighty" by Mega Ran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLuGF_2BOk

Morning Boot-Up is an unscripted series where Sam sits down with his morning coffee and just talks about a random topic.

Today's topic: The dichotomy between mainstream and niche game design, the pros and cons of both, and the myth that either one is inherently better than the other.

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/ABqBjOTfhbM

Intro song: "Mighty" by Mega Ran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLuGF_2BOk

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