Evan joins Ben this week to discuss maps. Ben recites his map related research findings and tells a cool Google Maps story. Evan confesses that she is bad at directions. At one point the conversation moves to pizza for some reason. Evan and Ben both love Namco’s Mappy! What are “trap streets”? What makes a great video game map? Tune in and find out!
00:20 - Introducing your hosts Ben and Evan
00:38 - “Two words that don’t rhyme” and Dora
03:00 - Has Evan ever used a paper map? …Google Maps?
07:28 - Ben’s cool Google Maps story
09:45 - Snapchat improvements in relation to Geography and being social
12:30 - Cooking with Paris on Netflix (and her age is revealed)
15:22 - Origami with maps, more about paper maps, and giving directions
20:00 - Taco Bell and cultural appropriation opinions
21:20 - The start of a VERY long conversation about condiments and then pizza
28:55 - “Let’s get back to maps” and Evan gives directions
30:00 - Trap streets
35:40 - Yikes! “It only takes one murderer…”
37:05 - The sport of Orienteering, the Amazing Race and escape rooms
40:55 - The arcade game Mappy and what the translation means in Japanese
43:55 - Games where maps are very important; Evan educates Ben in the ways of Minecraft
47:50 - “A good legend” and notable map experiences in games
50:20 - Q*Bert and convincing Evan that she has to play Horizon: Zero Dawn
51:55 - Evan can’t do Star Wars; Ben sees Star Wars in the 70s
55:22 - Evan talks about playing “Alien: Isolation”
56:45 - What makes an effective map in a game?
1:00:04 - Closing thoughts on maps
Episode 108 - Juice
Episode 107 - Trend
Episode 106 - TurboTax Game Review
Episode 105 - Equivocate
Episode 104 - Lukas Eggen Interview AND Quilts and Cats of Calico Review
Episode 103 - Rhythm
Episode 102 - Narrative
Episode 101 - Quilts and Cats of Calico Beta Soliloquy
Episode 100 - Review
Episode 99 - Ben’s Critique of Thirsty Suitors
Episode 98 - Ink
Episode 97 - Animatronic
Episode 96 - Robot
Episode 95 - Animate
Episode 94 - Nature
Episode 93 - Premise
Episode 92 - Logic
Episode 91 - Clip Show #3
Episode 90 - Ben at PAX West Day 3
Episode 89 - Ben at PAX West Day 2
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