Episode 32 - Supplementary Grades - a podcast by criticaldistance

from 2016-01-15T13:00

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Welcome to the new year of podcasts here at Critical Distance!



Last year we went over publications, both books and magazines, in the critical video game sphere. Having, for the most part, run out of those we turn our eyes to different forms of criticism. Now we turn out eyes to video. Joining me this month is game designer and the writer behind the Extra Credits series, James Portnow.



Starting out as a final course project for fellow Extra Credits creator, Daniel Floyd, the series has only grown in the years since. Every week the crew at Extra Credits creates a short cartoon Youtube video as a basic introduction of design concepts, craft implementation and surrounding issues of the video games industry. Over the years, supplementary shows have been added. You can check them all out (as well as specific episodes we discuss on the podcast) below!



SHOW NOTES


Extra Credits Channel


Extra History


Extra Remix


Extra Play


Design Club


Video Games and Storytelling


Call of Juarez: The Cartel


Spec Ops: The Line Pt. 1


Spec Ops: The Line Pt. 2


Power Creep in Hearthstone - What it teaches us about games



Opening Theme: 'Close' by The Alpha Conspiracy


Closing Theme: 'Wishing Never' by The Alpha Conspiracy

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