Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast

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The Game Designers of North Carolina is a guild of tabletop game designers who, shockingly, reside in North Carolina. We’ve been meeting regularly since April 2013 and when we started most of us did n... more

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The podcast currently has 92 episodes available.

Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast episodes:

November 12, 2018Episode 48: CSI: Essen
Matt Haberfeld (@matthaberfeld) and Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) join James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) to discuss their experiences at Essen.
0:00:57-- - Main topic: Essen Experiences
1:10:19 - GDofNC News
Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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1h 13min
October 28, 2018 Deep Design Episode 4: FlowMagicCircleDelight
In the fourth classic episode of Deep Design, T. C. Petty III talks about a bunch of buzzwords, like “magic circle,” “flow,” and “the hedonic treadmill.” Normally, these nebulous targets for player engagement and high-concept conversations are only fodder for philosophical debates. But, with trademark humor, T. C. explains some objective ways for designers to harness the transformative power of gaming to improve their game’s reception and possibly improve the lives of their players.
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11min
October 21, 2018Episode 47: Game Assumptions (Part 2)
This is part 2 of our Game Assumptions discussion where Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis), Drew Hicks (@EvenWeirderMove) and Matt Haberfeld (@matthaberfeld) join James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) to continue this discussion.
0:30 - GDofNC News
1:08 - Main topic: Game Assumptions (Part 2)
Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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42min
October 14, 2018 Deep Design Episode 3: Pitching Your Game
In the third classic episode of Deep Design, T. C. Petty III talks about the art of Pitching your game to a publisher. But it’s not just about the sale; it’s about finding the right publisher to sell to and how and what and when to put yourself in a best possible position for success. With trademark humor, T. C. provides practical guidelines for in-person and electronic pitches applicable to game designers of all types.
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12min
October 02, 2018Episode 46: Game Assumptions (Part 1)
Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis), Drew Hicks (@EvenWeirderMove) and Matt Haberfeld (@matthaberfeld) join James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) to discuss assumptions we make when designing games.
0:00:41 - What's in the Oven?
0:02:24-- - Main topic: Game Assumptions
0:53:01 - News
Mentioned in this episode: Demo video for Flying Taxi
Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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55min
September 17, 2018 Deep Design Episode 2: Playtesting
In the second classic episode of Deep Design, T. C. Petty III talks the importance of playtesting and how to playtest effectively. With trademark humor, T. C. offers practical advice about playtesting with intent and how to prepare and direct playtests for a designer’s benefit.
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10min
September 09, 2018Episode 45: Kids and Contests
Graham Russell (@colorninja) and Julio Nazario (@Junazaru) join James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) to discuss designing games for kids and designing games for contests.
0:00:57 - Designer Discovery: Julio Nazario
0:06:17 - What's in the Oven?
0:15:17-- - Main topic: Designing games for kids and designing games for contests
0:53:40 - News
Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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56min
August 13, 2018 Deep Design Episode 1: Prototyping
In the first classic episode of Deep Design, T. C. Petty III talks about the process of creating an initial prototype from a concept. With trademark humor, T. C. delves into the stages of the realization of an idea. And, of course, offers practical tips and tricks for designers creating and playtesting the first draft of their games.
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6min
July 29, 2018Episode 44: Kickstarter from a Designer’s Role
Matt Wolfe (@mattwolfe) and Daniel Solis (@danielsolis) join James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) to discuss Kickstarter projects from the perspective of designers who are also not publishers.
0:00:48 - What's in the Oven?
0:03:56 - Main topic: Kickstarter from a Designer’s Role
1:03:57 - News
Mentioned in this episode:
Happy Birthday Robot (Summer 2010)
Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple (2010)
Writer’s Dice (2011)
Wombat Rescue (Summer 2015)
Avalanche at Yeti Mountain ( Fall 2015)
Kodama: The Tree Spirits (Fall 2015)
Kintsugi (Fall 2017 as part of the Hero-Tec campaign)
Kodama Duo (Summer 2018)
We have an Asheville chapter now! Contact Julio Nazario for information. Twitter handle @Junazaru
Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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1h 7min
July 02, 2018Episode 43: Scoring Methods
Josh Mills (@JoshuaJMills) and Mark McGee (@mmark40) join James Meyers (@apollocontinuum) to discuss finding the right scoring mechanism for a design.
0:00:50 - What's in the Oven?
0:02:00 - Main topic: Scoring Methods
1:05:07 - News
Mentioned in this episode:
Sheepland - Designed by Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini. Published by Cranio Creations
Junk Orbit - Designed by Daniel Solis. Published by Renegade Game Studios
Discuss this episode in our guild at podcast.gdofnc.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GDofNC.
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1h 8min

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How many episodes does Game Designers of North Carolina Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 92 episodes available.