Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Gil Hova.
"Player in Three Persons - Studying the Theme/Mechanism Join of Board Games". "This game is so immersive!" "This theme is pasted on!" "Should designers start with theme or mechanism?" Lots of board game fans like to debate theme and mechanism. This panel is a technical deep-dive into the fascinating join of theme and mechanism of a commercial board game, and why the two don't always get along.
Episode 251 - Creating Mysteries in RPGs
Episode 250 - Integrating World Building in Traditional RPGs
Episode 249 - Insights Forged in the Dark
Episode 248 - Time is of the Essence: Countdowns and Clocks in Games
Episode 247 - How to Start a Business as a Game Designer
Episode 246 - Making Good Financial Decisions as a Game Designer
Episode 245 - Selling Games into Mass vs. Specialty Retail
Episode 244 - Creating Safety Tools
Episode 243 - Responsible Research
Episode 242 - On Failure
Episode 241 - Nostalgia as a Genre
Episode 240 - Distribution and Fulfillment
Episode 239 - Honing your Game Pitch
Episode 238 - Xenobiology and Speculative Zoology
Episode 237 - The Transitive Power of Myth
Episode 236 - Games And Education
Episode 235 - Designing RPGs With Safety Tools Included
Episode 234 - Planning a Kickstarter? What You Need to Know!
Episode 233 - Deconstructing Religion in your Games
Episode 232 - Making Your (Alt-)Historical Setting More Inclusive
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