Design Thinking Games

Design Thinking Games

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Design Thinking Games episodes

  • 005: Enter the LARPZone

    Listen now (27 min) | After breaking camp our heroes uncover a map that points to the next step on their quest through the LARP of Vampire the Masquerade, True Dungeons, and more. Read the transcript.

    Games discussed on this episode:

    • Vampire: the Masquerade
    • Kindred the Embraced
    • Society of Creative Anachronism
    • True Dungeon
    • HEMA
    • City of Heroes
    • Dungeons & Dragons
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      Follow us on Twitter @DTGamesPodcast.
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      Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter.
      Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter.

      Send us stuff, contact us, get merch, news, and more at https://designthinkinggames.com/

      28 min
    • 004: Narrative, the World and Everything

      Listen now (31 min) | After completing their side quest, our heroes make camp in a nearby forest to discuss the interplay of narrative between characters, player alignment, and worlds. Read the transcript.

      Games discussed on this episode:

      • Life is Strange series
      • Red Dead Redemption
      • Mass Effect
      • Man of Medan
      • Cyberpunk
      • Guild Wars
      • Wolf Among Us
      • Medium
      • Fury of Dracula
      • Support the show on Patreon!

        Follow us on Twitter @DTGamesPodcast.
        Follow us on TikTok @designthinkinggames.
        Subscribe on Twitch at DesignThinkingGames.

        Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter.
        Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter.

        Send us stuff, contact us, get merch, news, and more at https://designthinkinggames.com/

        32 min
      • 04: Narrative, the World and Everything
        Listen now (31 min) | After completing their side quest, our heroes make camp in a nearby forest to discuss the interplay of narrative between characters, player alignment, and worlds.

        Subscribe at designthinkinggames.substack.com
        32 min
      • 003: Customization vs. Personalization

        Listen now (36 min) | Emerging from the pit of despair, on their never-ending quest for the most usable game, our heroes go on a side quest to explore the role of customization. Read the transcript.

        Games discussed on this episode:

        • HeroQuest,
        • Dungeons & Dragons,
        • Magic the Gathering,
        • Pokemon,
        • City of Heroes,
        • Monster Hunter,
        • Golden Layout Framework,
        • Support the show on Patreon!

          Follow us on Twitter @DTGamesPodcast.
          Follow us on TikTok @designthinkinggames.
          Subscribe on Twitch at DesignThinkingGames.

          Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter.
          Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter.

          Send us stuff, contact us, get merch, news, and more at https://designthinkinggames.com/

          36 min
        • 03: Customization vs. Personalization
          Listen now (36 min) | Emerging from the pit of despair, on their never-ending quest for the most usable game, our heroes go on a side quest to explore the role of customization.

          Subscribe at designthinkinggames.substack.com
          36 min
        • 002: The UX Honeycombover

          Listen now (34 min) | Our heroes descend into horror and sadness in search of the Most Usable Game. Their path takes them through Dead by Daylight, Heavy Rain, and more. Read the transcript.

          Games discussed on this episode:

          • The UX Honeycomb
          • Dead by Daylight
          • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
          • Fall Guys
          • That Dragon Cancer
          • Edith Finch
          • Heavy Rain
          • Support the show on Patreon!

            Follow us on Twitter @DTGamesPodcast.
            Follow us on TikTok @designthinkinggames.
            Subscribe on Twitch at DesignThinkingGames.

            Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter.
            Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter.

            Send us stuff, contact us, get merch, news, and more at https://designthinkinggames.com/

            35 min
          • 02: The UX Honeycombover
            Listen now (34 min) | Our heroes descend into horror and sadness in search of the Most Usable Game. Their path takes them through Dead by Daylight, Dr. Mario World, Heavy Rain, and more.

            Subscribe at designthinkinggames.substack.com
            35 min
          • 001: Don’t Skip the Tutorial

            Listen now (30 min) | When last we left our heroes ... - oh wait, this is the episode in which we meet our intrepid heroes. Read the transcript.

            Games discussed on this episode:

            • Mario
            • HeroQuest
            • Dungeons & Dragons
            • Shark! Shark!
            • Bayou Billy
            • Rygar
            • Legend of Zelda
            • Battle of Olympus
            • Mortal Kombat
            • Analytics
            • Civilization
            • Support the show on Patreon!

              Follow us on Twitter @DTGamesPodcast.
              Follow us on TikTok @designthinkinggames.
              Subscribe on Twitch at DesignThinkingGames.

              Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter.
              Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter.

              Send us stuff, contact us, get merch, news, and more at https://designthinkinggames.com/

              31 min
            • 01: Don't Skip the Tutorial
              Listen now (30 min) | When last we left our heroes ... - oh wait, we this is the episode in which we meet our intrepid heroes ⚔.

              Subscribe at designthinkinggames.substack.com
              31 min
            • 000: Introducing Design Thinking Games

              Listen now (30 sec) | Our awesome intro to our first season of Design Thinking Games, a Gaming and User Experience podcast. Read the transcript.

              Support the show on Patreon!

              Follow us on Twitter @DTGamesPodcast.
              Follow us on TikTok @designthinkinggames.
              Subscribe on Twitch at DesignThinkingGames.

              Tim Broadwater is @uxbear on Twitter.
              Michael Schofield is @schoeyfield on Twitter.

              Send us stuff, contact us, get merch, news, and more at https://designthinkinggames.com/

              1 min

            About Design Thinking Games

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            Design Thinking Games is an indie game design, play-testing, and user experience podcast that examines the player experience of different types of games.