

Games, Seriously Podcast Ep. 06 out now!
Hello Good People Everywhere! Episode 06 of the Games, Seriously Podcast is finally available for listening on iTunes and at the links below! What are those games from your childhood or past which have endured in your memory? What traits from those games made it so that you think of those games even today? Join us in this episode as we investigate those questions and also confess which video game character we'd all like to hang out with. Follow us at the following places: Mai


Games, Seriously Podcast Ep. 05 out now!
Hello Good People Everywhere! Episode 05 of the Games, Seriously Podcast is finally available for listening on iTunes and at the links below! Today we are having a look at 11 bit Studio's critically-acclaimed game entitled, "This War of Mine." Based loosely on the Bosnian conflict in 1992, "This War of Mine" allows players to experience the war not as a soldier, but rather as a civilian who is caught in the crossfire and must survive until a ceasefire is declared. How does th


Games, Seriously Podcast Ep. 04 out now!
Hello Good People Everywhere! Episode 04 of the Games, Seriously Podcast is finally available for listening on iTunes and at the links below! In this month's episode we examine Joseph Campbell's theory of the Monomyth, also commonly known as The Hero's Journey. While the Hero's Journey has been an interesting analytical lens to use when looking at static media such as Literature and Cinema, how does the Hero's Journey function in the interactive medium of the video game? Foll


Games, Seriously Podcast Ep. 03 out now!
Hello Good People Everywhere! Episode 03 of the Games, Seriously Podcast is finally available for listening on iTunes and at the links below! This time we are doing a deep dive discussion on Kairosoft's most excellent and highly-addictive mobile game hit, "Game Dev Story." We try our best to gain insight into why this game works and why we just can't put it down. (Playthrough screenshot album on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/130752571@N06/sets/72157648651893034/) Also