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Design Thinking Games is a User Experience and Game Design podcast that examines the player experience of different types of games.
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Aug 12, 2023
043: Season Finale – Playthroughs with Matthew Visyak
Listen now (41 min) | After playing a game with the three-headed dragon, and dreaming that night of LARPing, our heroes wake to find an old man Matthew Visyak who says, "It's dangerous to go alone!" Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 04:13 Final Fantasy
* 06:01 Breath of Fire 4
* 06:28 The Last Ninja
* 06:40 Simon's Quest
* 12:33 Dice Invasion
* 12:49 It's Kind of a Fun Story
* 13:39 Gloomhaven
* 23:57 The Outlast Trials
* 34:40 Resident Evil 4
* 35:22 Diablo 4
* 35:53 Hogwarts Legacy
* 37:26 Jedi Survivor
* 37:51 Final Fantasy XVI
* 38:22 Tears of the Kingdom
* 38:40 Sons of the Forest
* 39:30 Spider-Man 2
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Aug 5, 2023
042: Design Thinking LARPing :: The Audiodrama
Listen now (19 min) | Design Thinking LARPing is a fully immersive, fully cast, tongue-in-cheek radio play about LARPers taking over a gaming convention. Join Tim, Michael, and Rapid Protobot on this adventure. Read the transcript.
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Jul 29, 2023
041: It’s Kind of a Fun Story
Listen now (61 min) | Heeding the warning from the space wizard, our heroes make camp for the night in a nearby cave. They soon discover that the cave is inhabited by a three-headed dragon named PopHaus, who just wants to play a new game called It's Kind of a Fun Story! Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 02:44 Final Fantasy VII
* 03:30 Crash Bandicoot
* 04:06 Dream Phone
* 05:22 Mouse Trap
* 09:06 Animal Crossing
* 15:11 Codenames
* 15:30 It's Kind of a Fun Story
* 20:01 Cards Against Humanity
* 31:29 Gloomhaven
* 39:41 Spot It
* 41:37 Betrayal at House on the Hill
* 42:34 Secret Hitler
* 45:49 Skippo
* 46:46 Dragula
* 49:01 Final Fantasy XIV
* 51:39 Big Brother
* 55:04 Monikers
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Jul 22, 2023
040: Designing Tabletop Games with Connor Wake
Listen now (53 min) | After parting ways with their old friend, our heroes travel until they encounter Connor Wake, a tabletop game wizard from outer space! Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* The Mind
* Roads & Boats
* Scythe
* Framework
* Into the Breach
* Herbacious
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Jul 15, 2023
039: Stillfleet with Aaron H.
Listen now (62 min) | On their epic quest our heroes encounter an old friend, Aaron H., and they talk about his recent gaming conquests in Stillfleet. Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* Stillfleet
* The Rain Thieves
* Dune
* Float City
* Fun City Podcast
* Strings
* Roll 20
* Malinger
* Robot Factory
* The Art of Game Design: Book of Lenses
* The Game Design Workshop
* Candyland
* Moats in the Eye
* Splendor
* Galaxy Trucker
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Jul 8, 2023
038: Games that Give Back with Dan Scalise
Listen now (48 min) | Bidding the family of designers good morrow, our heroes find respite, a cozy moment to decompress with Scalisco Games founder Dan Scalise and talk about their new game: Corgi's Cozy Hike. Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 00:59 Dog Gone Seattle.
* Lots: Corgis Cozy Hike
* 1:26 Candy Crush
* 02:53 Final Fantasy
* 03:11 Game of Thrones board game
* 03:11 Avalon
* 03:11 Resistance
* 03:28 Among Us
* 03:37 One Night Werewolf
* 03:50 Blood on the Clock Tower
* 04:15 Donkey Kong Country
* Lots: Banjo Kazooie
* 10:13 Mario 64
* 15:12 Rock Miner
* 22:53 Elden Ring
* 22:53 Tears of the Kingdom
* 22:53 Zelda (The Legend of Zelda series)
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Jul 1, 2023
037: Dice Invasion
Listen now (54 min) | As our heroes sneak their way past the battlefield, they encounter a small family of game designers. Laura Rodriguez and daughter Adriana Bailey discuss the making of their new game Dice Invasion. Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 01:53 Theater LARP
* 07:18 Designing a LARP
* 10:13 Aspire SRD
* 11:00 Caltrop Core
* 16:24 Her Odyssey
* 19:35 Solo-Journaling RPGs
* 21:47 Galatea
* 25:07 Diversity Saves
* 33:09 Mass Effect
* 33:54 Knights of the Old Republic
* 34:51 Tyranny
* 37:01 Magic the Gathering
* 40:19 Vampire Survivors
* 42:10 Tunic
* 45:06 Root
* 46:07 Dragon Quest
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Jun 24, 2023
036: Aspire SRD and Theatre LARPing with S. Kaiya J.
Listen now (57 min) | With the Forest of Trees behind them, we stumble upon a battle - but a mysterious game designer on the periphery explains that it's just a Boffer LARP. S. Kaiya J. discusses game design, the Aspire SRD, Diversity Saves, and the complexity of LARP design. Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 01:53 Theater LARP
* 07:18 Designing a LARP
* 10:13 Aspire SRD
* 11:00 Caltrop Core
* 16:24 Her Odyssey
* 19:35 Solo-Journaling RPGs
* 21:47 Galatea
* 25:07 Diversity Saves
* 33:09 Mass Effect
* 33:54 Knights of the Old Republic
* 34:51 Tyranny
* 37:01 Magic the Gathering
* 40:19 Vampire Survivors
* 42:10 Tunic
* 45:06 Root
* 46:07 Dragon Quest
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Jun 17, 2023
035: Dungeons & Dragons with Nick Finck
Listen now (60 min) | As our heroes just set out on their new gaming quest, they encounter Nick Finck, "The Director of the Forest of Trees." Nick discusses being a UX professional, advisor, mentor, coach, speaker, and founding Craft & Rigor. Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 15:25 Dungeons & Dragons: First Edition
* 19:37 Mazes and Monsters
* 21:02 The Real Housewives of D&D
* 21:39 Digital D&D
* 21:51 D&D Beyond
* 28:34 Craft and Rigor
* 32:23 NickFinck.com
* 41:17 Trailer Park Wars
* 49:39 Cards Against Humanity
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Jun 10, 2023
034: We’re Back!
Listen now (45 min) | Our heroes kick-off season 3 of the podcast discussing changes to the podcast, what they've been playing, the Devil In Me, and the Season Challenge: Outlast Trials! Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 02:44 What we've been playing since last season
* 02:56 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
* 03:21 Titanic: Adventure out of Time
* 03:54 Regency Call of Cthulhu
* 04:27 Flourish
* 05:34 Gears of War 5
* 05:49 The Stick of Truth and the Fractured But Whole
* 05:55 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
* 10:41 The Devil In Me
* 28:18 The Season Challenge: Outlast Trials
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Jun 3, 2023
000 v.3: Season 3 Intro/Outro
Listen now (2 min) | Our fantastic and new season 3 intro for the Design Thinking Games podcast! Read the transcript.
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Oct 23, 2022
033: Season Finale with Sophia Prater
Listen now (51 min) | The big fish is revealed to be Sophia Prater, Chief Evangelist of OOUX. Our heroes learn about the history of object-oriented UX and the design of Sophia's new game. We finally review the results of this season's great challenge: Moonlighter! Read the transcript.
Things discussed on this episode:
* 01:10 Sophia Prater
* 02:15 Axure
* 09:14 Object Orientated UX (OOUX)
* 13:17 Atomic Design
* 14:52 Thinking in Services
* 16:31 UX Magic
* 19:14 Object Map
* 27:05 Lords of Waterdeep
* 29:28 OOUX.com
* 34:03 Moonlighter
* 38:10 Cult of the Lamb
* 38:48 Rollercoaster Tycoon
* 39:38 Monster Hunter
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Oct 9, 2022
032: Open Worlds
Listen now (24 min) | Having overcome the collective horde, our heroes are confronted with their greatest challenge: a really big ****ing space fish. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 3:05 Elden Ring
* 4:06 Resident Evil Village
* 9:00 It Takes Two
* 12:48 Mad Max
* 13:18 God Of War
* 15:27 Stray
* 17:32 Simon's Quest
* 17:51 Dying Light
* 21:46 Breath of the Wild
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Sep 25, 2022
031: The LPGWV Collective
Listen now (34 min) | After having an allergic reaction to the sci-fi feline, our heroes return to space and are immediately confronted by a gamer collective armada! Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 2:11 Dragula
* 4:42 PopCon
* 7:22 LPGWV
* 17:21 Motown Tilt
* 17:47 Mortal Kombat
* 19:16 Pac-Man
* 20:51 PewDiePie
* 21:19 Pokemon Go
* 23:14 Okami
* 24:41 Evil Within
* 27:07 Sailor Moon R
* 28:48 Pittsburgh Dad
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Aug 28, 2022
030: Is Stray GOTY?
Listen now (33 min) | Surviving the asteroid field, our heroes pass a nearby planet, and run into a friendly sci-fi feline and his robot companion. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 0:53 Stray
* 5:44 Death Stranding
* 17:53 Elden Ring
* 24:24 Horizon Forbidden West
* 25:41 Splatoons 3
* 27:09 Tunic
* 27:36 Evil Dead
* 27:47 Ghostwire Tokyo
* 28:06 Bioshock
* 29:02 Moonlighter
* 29:15 Cult of the Lamb
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Aug 14, 2022
029: Game Mechanics We Love
Listen now (34 min) | After communing with the game designer, our heroes blast through a dense asteroid field made up of simulator, voice chat, collaboration, totaling, karma, and other game mechanic rocks. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:33 Stray
* 2:21 Goat Simulator
* 2:35 Maneater
* 4:20 Fly Simulator
* 7:34 Hell Let Lose
* 9:40 Battlefield 4
* 10:39 Friday the 13th
* 13:14 Dead by Daylight
* 15:48 Spy Vs. Spy
* 16:28 Oregon Trail Card Game
* 16:47 Munchkin
* 17:33 ROBOT RISE!
* 19:34 Vampire the Masquerade
* 24:35 Ticket To Ride
* 25:57 Settlers of Catan
* 27:32 Lords of Waterdeep
* 28:05 Call of Cthulu
* 30:21 Marvel Superheroes RPG
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Aug 1, 2022
028: Designing Games with Breeze Grigas
Listen now (37 min) | After leaving summer camp, our heroes have a chance encounter with a game designer of some renown. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:53 AEGIS Combining Robots
* 12:15 Magic the Gathering
* 12:42 Warhammer 40K
* 20:02 Gloomhaven
* 23:15 Protospiel
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Jul 17, 2022
027: The Quarry
Listen now (36 min) | After exploring heroic tropes and struggles, our adventurers receive an urgent distress signal. Tracing the origins of the signal, our heroes travel to a strange and unknown mining planet, where the source of the signal is coming from a summer camp. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:33 The Quarry
* 9:23 House of Ashes
* 10:32 Until Dawn
* 27:34 The Devil in Me
* 31:23 Detroit: Become Human
* 32:22 Little Hope
* 33:56 Pick-a-Path Book Series
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Jul 3, 2022
026: Everybody Loves a Hero
Listen now (32 min) | Bidding the space adventurers a good journey, our heroes explore what it is about last stands and struggles against oppressive forces that makes a great hero. Patreon!
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Jun 19, 2022
025: Lonely Hero Games
Listen now (32 min) | Narrowly escaping the asteroid field, our heroes are joined by space adventurers Christopher Kincaid and Jared Kaplan of Lonely Hero Games. The four explore designing games and starting a game design studio. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 17:44 Codenames
* 17:48 5 Minute Mystery
* 18:21 Bank Heist
* 18:45 Hungry for Humans
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Jun 6, 2022
024: The Geocache Killer
Listen now (34 min) | After leaving PAX East on planet royale, our heroes must carefully navigate an asteroid field made up of geocaching, augmented reality, and location-based games. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 02:18 Sea of Thieves
* 02:49 Letterboxing
* 11:36 Ready Player One
* 13:30 Rabbids
* 16:29 Pokemon Go
* 18:09 Ingress Prime
* 19:32 Harry Potter Wizards Unite
* 20:48 World of Warcraft
* 24:06 Pikmin Bloom
* 27:29 Minecraft
* 31:13 Horizon Forbidden West
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May 22, 2022
023: Indie Games at PAX East
Listen now (37 min) | In a tiny realm on the planet royale our heroes discover a town called Boston, knee-deep in a festival of games called PAX East. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 05:09 Aron's Gift
* 09:50 Dead Cells
* 16:31 Rescue Pets
* 20:59 Aegis
* 22:55 Pocket Paragons
* 26:08 Dragoon
* 26:25 Life Siphon
* 29:02 Reap
* 30:49 Drinking Quest Six Pack
* 35:21 Stream Queens
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May 8, 2022
022: Bloodhunt Battle Royale
Listen now (32min) | After exiting the Roguelike-Like star system, our heroes stop by a neighboring planet to study the native battle royale games like PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Fall Guys, and Tetris 99. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 00:43 Vampire the Masquerade Bloodhunt
* 02:33 Fortnight
* 05:18 Vampire the Masquerade
* 07:20 PUBG
* 10:43 Apex Legends
* 11:52 Battlefield V
* 14:03 Call of Duty
* 14:12 Fall Guys
* 19:32 Dead By Daylight
* 20:56 Tetris 99
* 25:34 Predator Hunting Grounds
* 31:23 Hell Let Loose
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Apr 24, 2022
021: Roguelike and Roguelike Hybrid Games
Listen now (38min) | Our heroes successfully escape the asteroid field but find themselves on the precipice of a new challenge… the Roguelike-Like star system! Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 02:32 Rogue
* 04:57 King's Quest
* 10:50 Hades
* 12:07 Binding of Isaac
* 14:04 Faster Than Light
* 19:36 Crypt of the Necrodancer
* 19:48 Tomb of Horrors
* 20:19 BIT.TRIP RUNNER
* 22:41 Cadence of Hyrule
* 24:29 Cuphead
* 27:53 Mass Effect
* 29:29 Moonlighter
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Apr 10, 2022
020: Sexy Blood for Pin Daddy
Listen now (34min) | As our heroes navigate through an asteroid field of single-player RPGs they discuss Thousand Year Old Vampire, Unknown, and player difficulty settings. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 5:22 One Thousand Year Old Vampire
* 13:52 MAGfest
* 14:46 Sailor Moon
* 15:27 Betrayal at House on the Hill
* 16:13 Unkown
* 17:38 Pandemic
* 19:55 Forbidden Desert
* 23:02 Casting Shadows
* 24:45 Elden Ring
* 27:38 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
* 28:36 Hades
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Apr 3, 2022
019: Hydra Head, Supporters, Knees & Toes
Listen now (29 min) | Our heroes discuss players going off the rails, what tools people use to run games, community support for games, and an app to deal with the stress of working in UX and technology. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:35 Dungeones & Dragons
* 11:09 Roll 20
* 13:08 Owl Bear
* 15:27 Tabletop Audio
* 20:12 Jocks Machina
* 20:48 Dungeons & Daddies
* 20:53 Queens of Adventure
* 21:46 Thingiverse
* 23:04 We Croak
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Mar 13, 2022
018: Year of 3s
Listen now (47 min) | After many months in cryogenic sleep, our heroes emerge from their pods and record the first captain’s log of this adventure. So much of the world passed them by: GOTY Awards, Microsoft acquiring Activision, and Nintendo’s 2022 announcements. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:32 It Takes Two
* 10:50 Horizon: Zero Dawn
* 12:37 Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
* 13:29 Hell Let Loose
* 17:21 Fury of Dracula
* 19:29 Rock, Paper, Wizard
* 19:46 Cuphead
* 31:44 Splatoons 3
* 32:10 Xenoblade Chronicles 3
* 32:37 Bayonetta 3
* 35:31 Starfield
* 35:59 Elden Ring
* 36:15 The Devil In Me
* 36:59 Martha Is Dead
* 39:30 Hades
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Feb 21, 2022
000 v.2.1: Season 2 Trailer
Listen now (8 min) | As our heroes get ready to blast into space, they discuss the changes that are happening with their communiqué over the next year. Read the transcript.
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Feb 2, 2022
000 v.2: Season 2 Intro
Listen now (37 sec) | Our fantastic and new season two intro for Design Thinking Games, a Gaming and User Experience podcast. Read the transcript.
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Nov 5, 2021
017: N7 – The Holy Day of Mass Effect
Listen now (43 min) | Upon entering the castle our heroes are instantly transported to a universe of advanced technologies, odd alien species, and sentient artificial beings. Could this be home to the most usable game? Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 0:50 Mass Effect
* 7:54 Until Dawn
* 10:27 Call of Cthulhu
* 13:20 Final Fantasy
* 16:50 Starfinder
* 20:42 The Witcher
* 31:40 Mass Effect 4
* 33:27 Pokemon
* 34:19 Mass Effect 5e
* 36:23 Legend of Zelda
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Oct 29, 2021
016: Interactive Fiction and Storytelling
Listen now (32 min) | After bidding farewell to the village, our heroes spot a castle in the distance. In order to get the caste, our heroes must survive a series of narrative choices, leading them to the castle gates. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:09 House of Ashes
* 2:00 Until Dawn
* 5:26 Man of Medan
* 8:31 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
* 15:49 Resident Evil
* 20:47 Little Hope
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Oct 14, 2021
015: Usable Games with Michael Fienen and Aaron Hill
Listen now (112 min) | Just as our heroes walk down the street of a newly found village, suddenly a pair of drunken adventurers (Michael Fienen and Aaron Hill) stumble out of the Drunken UX tavern, knocking them all down. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 6:12 Monopoly
* 10:40 Chinatown
* 17:12 Diablo 2
* 20:28 Sonic the Hedgehog
* 22:18 For Honor
* 26:14 Betrayal at House on the Hill
* 30:38 Dominant Species
* 31:29 Roll for the Galaxy
* 32:46 Zombicide
* 34:29 Call of Cthulu
* 37:07 Gloomhaven
* 39:22 Psychokiller
* 41:49 AD&D 2nd Edition
* 44:08 Camel Up
* 46:25 Condottiere
* 48:34 Kill Doctor Lucky
* 50:41 Lords of Waterdeep
* 52:06 Firefly
* 55:29 Fury of Dracula
* 57:01 Valiant Hearts
* 1:02:50 Munchkin
* 1:03:25 King of Tokyo
* 1:06:42 Smash Up
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Oct 1, 2021
014: Baffling Sequels
Listen now (39 min) | The camera pans away from our heroes and focuses on a life in the day of a wee little skill tree from Episode 10. Why? Because sequels don't have to make sense. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:12 Vampire: the Masquerade
* 4:41 Legend of Zelda
* 8:38 Grand Theft Auto
* 16:30 Monster Hunter
* 19:46 Resident Evil
* 22:55 Evil Within
* 23:47 Final Fantasy
* 25:24 Shovel Knight
* 34:51 Last of Us
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Sep 15, 2021
013: Roll for Sanity
Listen now (29 min) | Our heroes are suddenly interrupted by a jump scare, which forces them to run, hide, and navigate various horror mechanics. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 5:11 The Thing
* 6:31 Call of Cthulhu
* 7:19 Silent Hill
* 8:58 Lit
* 10:00 Outlast
* 16:00 Resident Evil
* 17:39 Thief
* 20:32 Zombies Ate My Neighbors
* 21:17 Dead Rising
* 24:42 Fury of Dracula
* 25:50 Outlast 2
* 27:15 Dead by Daylight
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Sep 1, 2021
012: Alternate History and Science Fiction
Listen now (24 min) | By sneaking past the giant peacock, our heroes are able to take a moment to consider their place in history, and ponder what could have been different. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 1:38 Bioshock
* 7:41 Rocket Ranger
* 15:57 Metal Gear
* 16:33 Metal Gear Solid
* 19:50 Wolfenstein 3D
* 21:39 Savage Frontier
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Aug 18, 2021
011: The Olympic Experience
Listen now (32 min) | At the edge of the forest, our heroes find the game of all games, but there’s a big peacock in the way. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video
* Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
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Aug 4, 2021
010: Class Mechanics
Listen now (37 min) | On their quest for the most usable game our heroes encounter a forest of skill trees shaped by the artificial constraints of character class. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 6:29 AD&D 2nd Edition
* 12:25 Starfinder
* 16:17 Pathfinder 2nd Edition
* 18:30 Battlefied
* 20:25 Mork Borg
* 21:30 Marvel Superhero RPG
* 27:28 Vampire: the Masquerade
* 31:30 New World
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Jul 14, 2021
009: Grinding the Rewards
Listen now (35 min) | Leaving the stream behind, our heroes make a discovery about experience grinding and reward mechanics, which will help them on their quest to find the most usable game. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 2:02 World of Warcraft
* 2:59 Dark Souls
* 5:16 Mass Effect
* 7:12 Bloodborne
* 8:27 Cuphead
* 15:26 Hellblade
* 19:59 Monster Hunter
* 26:51 Spider-Man
* 34:16 Sea of Thieves
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Jun 17, 2021
008: Gaymer Pride
Listen now (26 min) | After helping the roaming NPC, our heroes take a moment to sit by a stream, appreciate a beautiful rainbow, and discuss the role of diversity in video games. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 2:35 Last of Us
* 4:48 Mass Effect
* 5:31 Last of Us 2
* 7:24 Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
* 9:21 Tell Me Why
* 13:21 Sims
* 14:39 Gone Home
* 17:15 Cyberpunk 2077
* 20:27 Fortnite
* 22:21 Six Days in Fallujah
* 25:14 Secret of Mana
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Jun 2, 2021
007: Collaborative Board Games
Listen now (34 min) | After solving the mystery, our heroes run into a roaming NPC, who desperately needs help finding different models for collaboration in tabletop board games. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* 3:57 Forbidden Desert
* 5:02 Pandemic
* 7:01 Castle Panic
* 12:02 Pokemon Go
* 13:13 Phasmaphobia
* 15:26 Ghost Hunters
* 15:51 Ghost Adventures
* 19:01 Angry Pug
* 19:58 Flash Point
* 21:43 Magic Maze
* 22:53 Sentinels of the Multiverse
* 25:48 Last Night on Earth
* 30:56 Betrayal at House on the Hill
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May 24, 2021
006: The 3 Clue Rule
Listen now (34 min) | Leaving the LARPzone behind, we railroad our heroes into the “Mystery of the Non-linear Storyline,” aided by the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Laura Bow, and Gabriel Knight. Read the transcript.
Games discussed on this episode:
* Clue
* Colonel’s Bequest
* Dungeons & Dragons
* Gabriel Knight
* LA Noir
* Last of Us
* Sherlock Holmes
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May 17, 2021
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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Apr 28, 2021
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
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Apr 21, 2021
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,
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Apr 5, 2021
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
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Mar 26, 2021
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
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Mar 8, 2021
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.
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