In this episode of Board Gaming with Education, we meet Scott Rencher, the President of North Star Digital. North Star Digital is the digital side of North Star Games and has been tasked with adapting the card game Evolution as a video game. Scott gets into his history with North Star Games and talks about how the company operates as well as the challenges involved in digitally adapting a tabletop card game. Scott also talks about transitioning into the world of education when developing Evolution: Education Edition and speaks about the demand for it as a product.
Board Gaming with Education Updates- newsletter- 1:27 Our Sponsor: Evolution: Education Edition Who is Scott Rencher? - 3:34 Learning Life Lessons by Playing Poker - 10:27 North Star Digital - 11:40 Moving from Analog to Digital - 19:01 Evolution: Education Edition - 23:54 Last Words of Advice: Engaging Content Sticks - 30:22 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round - 32:33Website: https://evolutionvideogame.com/
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