Lauryn and Nicholas discuss how in recent years mobile games have entered the cross platform mix, how mobile games have reinvigorated arcades, and the future of mobile gaming from companies like Niantic. Also on the docket: redefining RPGs.

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Lauryn and Nicholas talk about how mobile games should no longer be thought of as peripheral to the games industry but rather central, and how old video game design ideas are re-emerging as a result. Also starring: 80 MILLION ACTIVE USERS!!

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Lauryn and Nicholas talk about how moral choices in games are as much about the total framework in which those choices appear as what the content of the individual choice is.

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Lauryn and Nicholas address the difficult problem of how to design games that make you feel for and understand characters without completely alienating the player.

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We discuss how the games industry and its typical production cycles train and reproduce a particular kind of developer who, in turn, internalizes and perpetuates that cycle. Also on the docket: how Fordism relates to crunch!

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Following up from last week's chillrant on the core gameplay loop, Lauryn and Nicholas talk about how that loop is both a product and reflection of the "design loop" and compartmentalization under which video games are produced. Also: someone should hire us to make Battlefield's Edge!

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Nicholas explains what the core gameplay loop is, why it's so fundamental in game design, but also why it doesn't quite reflect what the player experiences in game. Also on the docket: dire bat wing stew.

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Nicholas discusses what the core gameplay loop is, why it's fundamental to game design, and how it doesn't always accurately reflect what's going on in a game from a player's perspective. Also: dire bat wing stew.

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Lauryn and Nicholas look at specific examples of how the masculine assumptions embedded in how creative decisions regarding games get made make for experiences that could be richer and more compelling. Also: reskinned white dudes.

Takeshi and Hiroshi Chillrant: https://youtu.be/FT_6OdY6TT4

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Lauryn and Nicholas begin from the recent suit against Activision Blizzard and go on to discuss the rampant issues surrounding harassment in the video games industry and how to be a better ally to those who suffer within it. Also on the docket: Alanah Pearce on why boycotts aren't always a great idea.

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