Playable Character

Playable Character

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Playable Character episodes

  • 004: Invaders!, History, and Chip Music Controversy
    In this show:
    Douglas Stanley talks to us about his piece, Invaders!, and the creative environment that produced it.
    Trevor Owens of playthepast.org discusses collecting evidence as a digital historian in Fallout 3.
    Marty Kraham (AKA TV Death Squad) tells the story behind the notorious video of his performance at the 2009 Game Core convention.
    Music Credits:
    The music in the first segment is "Like Analogue" by Monoiz and is available here.
    Intro, outro, and transition music as well as the music in the second segment is by DJ Funken Wagnalls.
    The music in the third segment is "Puncture the Skyline" by TV Death Squad and is available here.
    32 min
  • 003: Games for Learning
    In this show: We take an extended look at two sides of Games for Learning: teachers and developers. Marjee Chmiel discusses using games in the classroom. Operation: Resilient Planet Her […]
    43 min
  • 003: Games for Learning
    In this show:
    We take an extended look at two sides of Games for Learning: teachers and developers.
    Marjee Chmiel discusses using games in the classroom.
    Operation: Resilient Planet
    Her National Geographic Games
    Shawn mentions her graphic novel, Luci's Let Down, at the end of the show.
    Dan Norton discusses the challenges of designing games for learning.
    Filament Games website
    Eco Defenders
    Do I Have a Right?
    Music
    Transition music by DJ Funken Wagnalls.
    Music for the two interview segments by Cobol Pongide, courtesy BeatPick.com.
    End music is "The Crunk Alphabet" by Covert.
    43 min
  • 002: Magazines, Mines, and Classroom Practice
    In this show:
    Shawn Rider interviews Jamin Warren about the ideas behind Kill Screen, a game culture magazine.
    David Carlton discusses ideas from his Minecraft blog about architecture and the perception of labor.
    Trevor Dodge speaks with Michael Abbott of Brainy Gamer about the experience of teaching games as an art form.
    Music:
    Ttransition music by DJ Funken Wagnalls.
    Kill Screen segment music is "Like Analogue" by Monoiz and is available here.
    The Minecraft segment features music by C418 from the first Minecraft soundtrack titled Minecraft - Volume Alpha available for purchase here. Clips from these tracks, in order:
    "Wet Hands"
    "Dry Hands"
    "Minecraft"
    "Équinoxe"
    The music in the Michael Abbott interview is by Minusbaby, titled "Algzèbres, Pts. N - Z" from the album Derecha and is available for free download here.
    The outro track is "Bit Pop" by Shael Riley from the compilation, Rhyme Torrents vol. 3.
    35 min
  • 001: Orcs, Hellfire, and Rainy Days
    In this show: Trevor Dodge responds to Leigh Alexander‘s thoughts on the EA game Dante’s Inferno. Erik Loyer of Opertoon discusses the creation of and inspirations for his hit app, […]
    31 min
  • 001: Orcs, Hellfire, and Rainy Days
    In this show:
    Trevor Dodge responds to Leigh Alexander's thoughts on the EA game Dante's Inferno.
    Erik Loyer of Opertoon discusses the creation of and inspirations for his hit app, Strange Rain.
    Shawn Rider reports his game-changing experience with a bug in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
    Links:
    Leigh Alexander's GameSetWatch column on Dante's Inferno.
    Strange Rain in the iTunes App Store.
    Music:
    Intro, transitions, and first segment music provided by DJ Funken Wagnalls.
    Music in the Strange Rain segment composed by Erik Loyer and captured directly from the app.
    Music in the third segment by Bernadette Erikka:
    No Way Not Today!
    It's the Sun
    Not and Empty Place
    Silence Would Fall
    My So-Called Robot Heart
    Futurism
    Closing track is the prize-winning Parappa the Rappa 2 Contest rap by Karl Strode aka Kaptain Buzz courtesy GamesFirst!
    31 min
  • FWR Archives: Leigh Alexander and the Twitter Army
    In May of 2009 we were joined by Leigh Alexander of Gamasutra, Kotaku, and Sexy Videogameland. We were excited to talk with Leigh about the impact of social networking technologies on game development and coverage, authorial control and community involvement, as well as Twitter and N’Gai Croal’s WordFu score. Thanks to Leigh for taking the time to join us, and thanks to you for listening.
    45 min