S2 E2 • Amnesia and Story Structure

This week, we talk a bit about Three Act Structure, In Medias Res and amnesia as a plot device.

Première diffusion : 27 janvier 2011

S2 E3 • Playing Like a Designer Part 1

This week, we talk about how to play games like a game designer. At least, we start to.

Première diffusion : 3 février 2011

S2 E4 • Playing Like a Designer Part 2

This week, we finish talking about how to play games like a game designer, from which games to play to what you should watch for.

Première diffusion : 10 février 2011

S2 E5 • Achievements

This week, by special request, we finally get around to talking about achievements.

Première diffusion : 17 février 2011

S2 E6 • An Open Letter to EA Marketing

This week, we turn a critical eye to some of EA's worst recent marketing campaigns.

Première diffusion : 24 février 2011

S2 E7 • Ludus Florentis

This week, we try our best to describe a big upcoming change in the world of video games, as well as what's causing it.

Première diffusion : 3 mars 2011

S2 E8 • True Female Characters

This week, we look at what it takes to write a great female game character.

Première diffusion : 10 mars 2011

S2 E9 • Tutorials 101

This week, as promised, we take a closer look at how to build a good tutorial.

Première diffusion : 17 mars 2011

S2 E10 • Tangential Learning

This week, we talk about one of the ways games can teach us new things (without being boring about it).

Première diffusion : 24 mars 2011

S2 E11 • Gamification

This week, we talk about the ways game systems are starting to be applied to real life, and what this means for the future. Also, we are joined by our first guest artist!

Première diffusion : 31 mars 2011

S2 E12 • Metrics

This week, we talk about the increasing focus on Metrics in the game industry, and the possible results this trend might have (both good and bad).

Première diffusion : 7 avril 2011

S2 E13 • Consoles are the New Coin-Op

This week, we speculate that game consoles might soon be going the way of the arcade (and why that doesn't have to be a scary thing).

Première diffusion : 14 avril 2011

S2 E14 • Games You Might Not Have Tried (...or Heard Of)

This week, we list a bunch of our favorite "under-the-radar" games.

Première diffusion : 21 avril 2011

S2 E15 • Learning From Other M

This week, we discuss some of Metroid: Other M's failings, and how similar games might avoid them in the future.

Première diffusion : 28 avril 2011

S2 E16 • Gamifying Education

This week, we offer some general examples for ways to improve education using game design techniques.

Première diffusion : 5 mai 2011

S2 E17 • Graphics vs Aesthetics

This week, we define the difference between a games "graphics" and a game's "aesthetic", and why that distinction matters.

Première diffusion : 12 mai 2011

S2 E18 • The Myth of the Gun

This week, we try to figure out why the U.S. has always produced more First Person Shooters than Japan.

Première diffusion : 19 mai 2011

S2 E19 • NOT a Security Episode

Now that the whole PSN mess is (mostly) wrapped up, we discuss the changing relationship between corporation and consumer, and the trust that relationship is going to require.

Première diffusion : 26 mai 2011

S2 E20 • Anonymous

This week, we take a quick break from all the games talk to discuss Anonymous, and whether or not they were actually behind the PSN outage.

Première diffusion : 2 juin 2011

S2 E21 • Our Oscars

This week, we talk about the need for video games to have their own "Oscars", and what that show might look like.

Première diffusion : 9 juin 2011

S2 E22 • The Role of the Player

This week, we get into a little bit of video game theory, discussing the creative contribution of the player to a game.

Première diffusion : 16 juin 2011

S2 E23 • Game Reviews

This week, we talk about reviewing games, how to pursue a game reviewing career, and how game reviewing might be improved overall.

Première diffusion : 23 juin 2011

S2 E24 • Race in Games

This week, we finally get around to talking about race in games, thanks mostly to the release of L.A. Noire.

Première diffusion : 30 juin 2011

S2 E25 • Sharing Our Medium

Video games can actually be pretty intimidating to newcomers. This week, we offer some tips for how to introduce others to our medium.

Première diffusion : 7 juillet 2011

S2 E1 • Microtransactions

This week, we talk about microtransactions, and how they COULD be a pretty great thing if we'd just start doing them right.

Première diffusion : 14 juillet 2011

S2 E2 • S.978 and Operation Rainfall

This week, we share some of our thoughts on two current(ish) events: the dreaded S.978 bill and Operation Rainfall.

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 2011