We're back with Season 9! In today’s episode of Board Gaming with Education Dustin interviews Dave Schultz, game designer and founder of Gridopolis Games in Long Beach California. The two discuss Dave’s background in architecture and how it prepared and led him to designing games. We hear from Dave about his game and system Gridopolis. Gridopolis is a board game that incorporates 3D elements to create a unique and captivating gaming and social experience. Dave also discusses the educational aspects of his game and the steps he took to efficiently test and prototype during the design process.
Board Gaming with Education Updates- newsletter, YouTube - 00:35 Who is Dave Schultze? - 1:35 Learning through Gaming: Lego-Inspired Passion - 3:55 What is Gridopolis - 8:35 The Educational Value of Gridopolis - 11:07 Evolution of Prototyping - 19:10 Student Playtesting - 22:10 Last Words of Advice: Interaction, Creativity, and Logic-Thinking are Key Ingredients! - 23:00 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round - 27:50Website: www.gridopolis.games
Store: www.gridopolis.shop
Facebook: @gridopolis
Twitter: @gridopolis
Instagram: @gridopolis
Videos: www.gridopolis.video
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Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round.
Thank you to Dallas Welk, the editor of this episode!
Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode.
https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/dave-schultze
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