by Justin Gary | Mar 19, 2021 | Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Show Notes
Rodney Thompson has been designing games professionally for over 15 years. He has worked on some of the industry’s most significant properties, including Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragons, Lords of Waterdeep, Tyrants of the Underdark, and Dark Sun. He’s...
by Justin Gary | Mar 3, 2021 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Show Notes
Raph Koster has undoubtedly changed the world of gaming. He was the lead designer of the legendary Ultima Online and the creative director behind Star Wars Galaxies. In 2004, he wrote A Theory of Fun for Game Design which highlights our desire to learn as the driving...
by Justin Gary | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
John Zinzer is the CEO of Alderac Entertainment Group. His game design career started over 30 years ago, with Shadis Magazine and the CCG Legend of the Five Rings. In this episode, he tells one of the most entertaining and educational origin stories on the podcast....
by Justin Gary | Feb 3, 2021 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Publishing, Show Notes
Tim Fowers is the punk rocker of game design. A purely independent tabletop and digital game developer, who distributes his games directly, rather than using big publishers and standard distribution channels. This allows Tim to stand out as a master of indy game...
by Justin Gary | Jan 29, 2021 | Ascension, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Show Notes, Uncategorized
Monte Cook is a legend among roleplaying game designers. Monte has worked on hundreds of roleplaying products. He is probably best known for his work on the 3rd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, Planescape, Ptolus, and Arcana Evolved. In addition, his own games...
