As part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Library of Games interviewed some special guests! First up is Susanna Ruiz, co-founder of the game design collective Take Action Games, which seeks to address critical social issues via innovative gameplay.

Hey! Someone got distracted by Skyrim and delayed at uploading the podcast! But hey! It’s here! Episode 4!

Intro and Outro brought to you by Nine Inch Nails’ Discipline

[00:00 - 32: 00] BYRDIE’S REVIEW OF ARKHAM CITY!

Break! (Brought to you by Nine Inch Nails’s Echoplex)

[34:00 - 51:30] NEWS CONFERENCE: Discussing the idea of a Biometric controller (from this news article!)

2nd Break!

[54:00 - 1:20:00 END] PERSONAL CHOICE: This week! 2 games each of us love that everyone else hates!

It’s a good one! Listen in!

King High School Senior Justin Jackson performs his original song entitled "Grow Up". Then he takes us behind the music, into his inspirations and hopes for when he 'grows up'.

King High School Senior Justin Jackson performs his original song entitled "Grow Up". Then he takes us behind the music, into his inspirations and hopes for when he 'grows up'.

Hey! Someone got distracted by Skyrim and delayed at uploading the podcast! But hey! It’s here! Episode 4!

Intro and Outro brought to you by Nine Inch Nails’ Discipline

[00:00 - 32: 00] BYRDIE’S REVIEW OF ARKHAM CITY!

Break! (Brought to you by Nine Inch Nails’s Echoplex)

[34:00 - 51:30] NEWS CONFERENCE: Discussing the idea of a Biometric controller (from this news article!)

2nd Break!

[54:00 - 1:20:00 END] PERSONAL CHOICE: This week! 2 games each of us love that everyone else hates!

It’s a good one! Listen in!

As part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Library of Games interviewed some special guests! First up is Susanna Ruiz, co-founder of the game design collective Take Action Games, which seeks to address critical social issues via innovative gameplay.

As part of the Chicago Humanities Festival, Library of Games is interviewing important people in the world of video games. Our second extrasode features Tracy Fullerton, a game designer, educator and writer with fifteen years of professional experience. She is currently an associate professor in the Interactive Media Division of the USC School of Cinematics Arts and Director of the Electronic Arts Game Innovation Lab.

In our final Chicago Humanities Festival Interview we talk to Katie Salen the founder Katie Salen is professor in the College of Computing and Digital Media at DePaul University, and former director of the Center for Transformative Media at Parsons The New School for Design, a research center in New York focused on emerging trends in design and media. She locates her work in the field of game design and serves as the executive director of the Institute of Play, which focuses on games and learning. Katie led the team that founded Quest to Learn, a new 6-12th grade public school in New York City, where she currently serves as executive director of design.

There was a massive disagreement this week over the choice of film Cobb. This 1994 biopic from director Ron Shelton is a favorite of Matthew's but Taylor didn't care for the film so much....actually she hates the film. Get ready for some serious arguing...

There was a massive disagreement this week over the choice of film Cobb. This 1994 biopic from director Ron Shelton is a favorite of Matthew's but Taylor didn't care for the film so much....actually she hates the film. Get ready for some serious arguing...