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Episode 358: Ethical AI Usage? from 2023-11-19T21:43:48
Presented by Jason Pitre, Ash Kreider, Vivian Young, Listen
Episode 357: Spinning Relationship Webs from 2023-11-11T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2023
Presented by Jason Pitre, Jenn Adcock, Jon Cole, Oscar Biffi, Jason Pitre, BJ Recio, Menachem Cohen, Ryan Cagle<...
ListenEpisode 353: Bad Design Habits We Love from 2023-08-12T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Jason Morningstar, Tim Hutchings, <...
ListenEpisode 352: Problematic and Taboo Topics from 2023-07-29T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Anne Ratchat, Jas...
ListenEpisode 351: Secrets and Powers Larps from 2023-07-15T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Olivia Montoya, Mel D'Amato
Anyone who makes or sells consumer goods has been watching the news about shipp...
ListenEpisode 349: The Many Meanings of Diceless from 2023-06-17T18:59:39
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Jon Lemich, Chance Feldstein<...
ListenEpisode 348: Pass-Fail vs Open-Ended Play from 2023-04-30T19:35:05
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Joan Moriarity, ...
ListenEpisode 347: Reading Contract Boilerplate from 2023-04-15T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2021
Presented by Eric Whalen.
Lawyers secretly know that you do not read the big chunks of standardized text...
ListenEpisode 346: RPGs Without Obvious Combat Mechanics from 2023-04-01T17:06:19
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Moe Poplar, Jack Rosetree, O...
ListenEpisode 344: International Co-Publishing Agreements from 2023-02-18T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2021
Presented by Jason Pitre, Rae Nedjadi and Jonathan Lavallee, Alastor Guzman, Richard Ruane, Pam Punzalan, Thomas Manuel, Logan Timmins, Tanya Pobuda, Sarah Stang, Beth Rimmels, Sen-Foong Li...
ListenEpisode 338: Keepsake Games from 2022-10-10T17:43:32
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2021
Presented by Jason Cox, Shing Yin Khor, Richard Ruane, Diogo Nogueira, Scott Morris and Michael Parker...
ListenEpisode 334: Gaming as Experiential Learning from 2022-08-13T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2021
Presented by Gabby Swab, Sen-Foong Lim, Paul Stefko, Jonathan Lavallee, Sen-Foong Lim, Jay Dragon, Robert Donoghue, Jack Parra, Melissa Gay.
This panel f...
ListenEpisode 329: Writing One-Page Games from 2022-05-14T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Grant Howitt, Matt Jones, Alexi Sargeant, Eric Whalen.
This panel is a brief discussion of the basics of copyright law (...
ListenEpisode 327: Grow your RPG Brand from 2022-04-30T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Cat Tobin, Emily Escovar, Anne Ratchat.
You've go...
ListenEpisode 325: Let Kids Break Your Game from 2022-04-03T22:23:27
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Kathleen Mercury and Julie Ahern.
<... ListenEpsiode 324: Building Better Character Connections from 2022-03-26T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Cat Tobin, Becky Annison, Kyle Ott & Riley Parks.
This panel will focus on tips targeted to those who are beginni...
ListenEpisode 322: Biracial Game Design from 2022-03-12T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Whitney Delaglio, Camdon Wright, Roberta Taylor, Paul Saxberg, Sarah Shipp, Kathleen Mercury, Misha Bushyager, Elsa Sjunneson, Chance Feldstein, Erika Skirpan Listen
Episode 317: Different Traditions of Indie Publishing from 2022-01-29T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Pitre, Jason Pitre, Fio...
ListenEpisode 316: How to Make and Sell RPG Adventures from 2022-01-22T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Graham Walmsley, Dr. Jessica Hammer, Christopher Hall.
What does it mean to design games ...
ListenEpisode 314: Forged in the Dark Designs from 2021-12-18T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Charles Simon, Justin Ford, Tam Myaing, Jason Pitre, Rob Donoghue, Russell Collins, Jason Pitre, Spencer Campbell, Jason Walters, Curt Covert, Julie Ahern.
G...
ListenEpisode 307: Contract Literacy 101 from 2021-10-16T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Eric Whalen, Rob Hebert, Listen
Episode 306: Art Direction Case Study from 2021-10-09T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Morningstar, Jabari Weathers, Will Sobel, Beth Rimmels.
For ...
ListenEpisode 304 - Pitch Perfect from 2021-09-25T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Curt Covert, Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Olivia Montoya, Donna Prior, Pamela Punzalan, Vince Smith, and James Wallis, Cat Tobin<...
ListenEpisode 300: Crafting Game Mechanics to Support Player Agency from 2021-08-28T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jacob Segal, Justin Ford, Ian Hart.
Systems like Forged in the Dark are designed wi...
ListenEpisode 299: NPCs as a Design Elements from 2021-08-21T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Pitre, Zedeck Siew, Kitty Stryker, Spider Perry, Spider Perry, Misha Bushyager, Listen
Episode 296: RPGs for Therapy from 2021-07-24T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Heather O'Neill, Timothy Grant, Jeeyon Shim, Meguey Baker, Listen
Episode 294: Applying Education Theory in Games from 2021-07-11T12:42:52
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Gabriel de los Angeles, Sen-Foong Lim...
ListenEpisode 293: Publishing in Asia from 2021-07-03T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Morningstar, Sungil Kim, Taka'aki Ayukata, Steve S...
ListenEpisode 292: Fulfillment to Latin America from 2021-07-01T16:02:22
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Alastor Guzman, Sergio Ake.
"How To Include Latin America In Your Kickstarter Fu...
ListenEpisode 291: Play With Your Food from 2021-06-19T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Anne Ratchat, Sharang Biswas, Bronwyn Sperling, Kri...
ListenEpisode 290: Tactile Games from 2021-06-12T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Avraham Yosef Baez, Bronwyn Sperling, Emily Care Boss...
ListenEpisode 289: The Intersection of Roleplaying and Medicine from 2021-06-05T17:55:32
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Rach Shelkey, Jacqueline Bryk, Richard Ruane, Brian Yaksha, from 2021-05-24T15:44:07
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020 Presented by Ash Kreider, Jason Morningstar, Mike Czaplin...
Episode 286: Consulting 101 from 2021-05-15T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by J Li, Jessica Hammer
Con...
ListenEpisode 283: Distribution and your Boardgame from 2021-04-24T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Scott Morris, Mike Paschal.
Are you a designer and want to know how ...
ListenEpisode 282: Canada is not a Northern Suburb of the USA from 2021-04-10T11:50:07
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Jason Pitre, Sen-Foong Lim, Listen
Episode 281: The Human Heart from 2021-04-07T23:21:01
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Vee Hendro, Hayley Gordon.
All RPGs engage our emotions, and some are made with f...
ListenEpisode 280: No Gods, No Masters, No GMs from 2021-03-27T17:34:57
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by A.C., Jay Dragon, and Viditya Voleti.
Being ...
ListenEpisode 279: What We Mean, When We Talk About Lyric Games from 2021-03-20T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Maria Mison, Casey Johnson, Jay Dragon.
Wha...
ListenEpisode 278: How to Playtest Your Game from 2021-03-13T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Daryl Andrews, Jessie Edwards, Alex Cutler, Matt Forbeck...
ListenEpisode 276: How Larp Online Community Emerged from 2021-02-20T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia Online 2020
Presented by Gerrit Reininghaus, Tara Clapper, Tara Clapper, Olivia Montoya, Tam Myaing, Chris O'Neill, Stephanie Bryant, Warren Morrison, <...
ListenEpisode 272: The Publisher Perspective for 2021 from 2021-01-31T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2020 Online
Presented by Dan DiLorenzo, Frank DiLorenzo,Bryan Dalrymple, Patrick Day.
Any board or c...
ListenEpisode 270: Kickstarter in the Age of Covid from 2021-01-24T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Jonathan Ritter-Roderick, Anya Combs.
Join representatives of Kickstarter for a discussion of the ...
ListenEpisode 269: Heartwarming Gaming During the Plague Times from 2021-01-23T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Rach Shelkey and Jaqueline Bryk.
It's time onc...
ListenEpisode 268: Converting to Online Play from 2021-01-17T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Vivian Abraham and Jason Cox.
Some games are easy to play online, and some have robust platforms to support them. But what if your game invo...
ListenEpisode 267: How to Start Business from 2021-01-16T21:43:52
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Brian Dalrymple, Jessie Edwards, Jennifer Gutterman, Shawn Roske, Tim Blank.
Are you an educator wanting t...
ListenEpisode 262 - Design Considerations for Card Games from 2020-06-13T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Tim Rodriguez & Beth Rimmels.<...
ListenEpsiode 261 - Updating Cyberpunk from 2020-06-06T12:24:34
Recorded at Metatopia 2020
Presented by Dexter Duckworth, Elsa Sjunneson.
The Distant Future, the Year 2000: Updating Cyberpunk for the 21st...
ListenEpisode 260 - Paying it Forward and Supporting Diverse Creators from 2020-05-30T12:10:20
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Jason Pitre, Cat Tobin, Peter Hayward, Gil Hova
More Than Just Victory Points: A...
ListenEpisode 258 - Crowdfunding on a Budget from 2020-05-16T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Jason Walters, Jeff Stormer, Kenneth Hite
A METATOPIA tradition - Kenneth Hite rambling about game design. In th...
ListenEpisode 256 - Turn, Turn, Turn from 2020-05-02T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Geoffrey Engelstein
"Turn, Turn, Turn" presented by Geoffr...
ListenEpisode 255 - Publish your own Games! from 2020-04-25T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Meguey Baker & Jason Pitre.
Publishing your game ...
ListenEpisode 254 - Science in RPGs and Larps from 2020-04-18T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Mary Georgescu, Sharang Biswas, Meguey Baker, Caleb Stokes, Christopher O'Neill, Adriel Wilson, Cat Tobin, Kenneth Hite, Betsy Rosenblatt, Ryan O'Grady, Kenneth Hite, Stras Acimovic, John LeBoeuf-Little.
Blades in the Dark has led to a new generation of game designs...
ListenEpisode 248 - Time is of the Essence: Countdowns and Clocks in Games from 2020-03-07T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Darren Watts, Stephen Dewey, Emily Escovar, Chris O'Neill.
Our panelists wi...
ListenEpisode 246 - Making Good Financial Decisions as a Game Designer from 2020-02-22T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Heather O'Neill, Tim Rodriguez, <...
ListenEpisode 245 - Selling Games into Mass vs. Specialty Retail from 2020-02-15T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Brian Turtle, Peter Hayward, Kate Bullock, Camdon Wright, Jason Pitre, Misha Bushyager, Jason Morningstar, Jacqueline Bryk and Shoshanna Kessock, Brian Neff...
ListenEpisode 240 - Distribution and Fulfillment from 2020-01-11T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2019
Presented by Jason Walters, Mark Diaz Truman, Jim McClure, Kenneth Hite,Rob Donoghue, Darren Watts and ...
ListenEpisode 237 - The Transitive Power of Myth from 2019-12-21T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
In this year's installment of "Ken Thinks About Stuff Out Loud", I loo...
ListenEpisode 236 - Games And Education from 2019-12-14T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Jennifer Gutterman, Maury B...
ListenEpisode 235 - Designing RPGs With Safety Tools Included from 2019-12-07T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Philip Vecchione, Senda Linaugh and Alex Roberts.
... ListenEpisode 234 - Planning a Kickstarter? What You Need to Know! from 2019-11-30T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Juliet Meyer, Raymond Bruels Listen
Episode 233 - Deconstructing Religion in your Games from 2019-11-23T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Shoshana Kessock, James Mendez Hodes.
Religion has he...
ListenEpisode 232 - Making Your (Alt-)Historical Setting More Inclusive from 2019-11-16T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Eric Simon, Shoshana Kessock.
Histo...
ListenEpisode 231 - Now What? - Finishing Games from 2019-11-09T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Steve Segedy, Christopher Badell, Jim McClure.
This panel will cover the art behind using game mechanics to influence player behavior. ...
ListenEpisode 229 - Beyond Bright Lights from 2019-10-26T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Jacqueline Bryk, Kate Bullock, Brian Neff, Kiva Fecteau
Crunching the Cardboard - Tabletop Analy...
ListenEpisode 227 - How to be a Playtester from 2019-10-12T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Kate Bullock, Kelvin Ortega, Brandon Leon-Gambetta, Sam Saltiel, Brian Neff, Darren ...
ListenEpisode 223 - How to Work With Artists from 2019-09-14T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Jack Parra, Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Beth Rimmels Listen
Episode 221 - The Joy of Honobono from 2019-08-31T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by presented by Rach Shelkey, Jacqueline Bryk.
H...
ListenEpisode 220 - Stage Gate Development from 2019-08-24T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Randy Lubin.
A Stage Gate Approach to Game Development: A stage gate approach involves developing mul...
ListenEpisode 219 - DrivethruRPG from 2019-08-17T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Christopher Tang
"Getting Started With DriveThruRPG". Let's talk about how to interact with Drive...
ListenEpisode 218 - Marketing 201 from 2019-08-10T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Juliet Meyer, Raymond Bruels
Marketing 201: Creati...
ListenEpisode 217 - Marketing 101 from 2019-08-03T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Juliet Meyer, Raymond Bruels
Marke...
ListenEpisode 216 - Appoaching Allyship from an Intersectional Perspective from 2019-07-27T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Julia Ellingboe and B...
ListenEpisode 215 - Truth, Survival, and Empowerment in Darker Narratives from 2019-07-20T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Mabel Harper, Avonelle Wing, Chandler Copenhaver, Steve Segedy and Kristen Roberts and Jennifer Gutterman...
ListenEpisode 212 - How to be an Ally from 2019-06-29T10:00
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by Anne Ratchat, Misha Bushyager, James Mendez Hodes, Eli ...
ListenEpisode 211 - Diversity at the Table from 2019-06-22T01:00
Recorded at Breakout 2019
Presented by Daniel Kwan, Agatha Cheng, Amar, Kienna S. and from 2019-06-15T10:00
Recorded at Breakout 2019 Presented by Nicole Winchester, Mo Turkington, Tracy Gibbons, James D'Amato, Stephanie Bryant, Camdon Wright, Angela Murray and Nicole Winchester, Moyra Turkington ...
Episode 204 - Creating Engaging Characters from 2019-05-04T10:00
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by Emily Griggs, Camdon Wright Listen
Episode 203 - Designing Asian Themes in Board and Roleplaying Games from 2019-04-27T09:00
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by James Mendez Hodes, Sharang Biswas, Shel Khan & Emily Griggs, with mode...
ListenEpisode 201 - Board Game Design Basics from 2019-04-13T09:00
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by Allysha Tulk, Nikki Val...
ListenEpisode 200 - Publishing on a Tight Budget from 2019-04-06T10:00
Recorded at BreakoutCon 2019
Presented by Todd Crapper, Tim Rodriguez, Kenneth Hite, Elsa Henry, Listen
Episode 198 - Choice Mechanics from 2019-03-23T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Anne Ratchat, Rob Donoghue
In each game, players make choices starting character design/assignme...
ListenEpisode 197 - You Need a Business Partner! from 2019-03-16T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Nicole Perry, Peter Hayward.
When turning your board game idea into a board game company, the first ...
ListenEpisode 196 - So you want to be a Podcaster! from 2019-03-09T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Philip Vecchione, Senda Linaugh, Moni...
ListenEpisode 195 - Ask a Marketing Expert from 2019-03-02T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by: Beth Rimmels, Mike Roberts & Mandy Perry.
Learn the answers to your specific marketing...
ListenEpisode 194 - Love like a Bomb from 2019-02-23T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Kate Beaman-Martinez and Jonaya Kemper
"Love Like A Bomb". We're going to examine some evolving w...
ListenEpisode 193 - Intersectional Feminism from 2019-02-16T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Julia Ellingboe, Moyra Turkington, Listen
Episode 192 - Metaphorical Games from 2019-02-09T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Jason Pitre, Mark Diaz Truman, Nicole Perry, Peter Hayward, & Curt Covert.
E...
ListenEpisode 190 - Success Through Iteration from 2019-01-26T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Jay Treat, Mark Richardson.
How much do you change yo...
ListenEpisode 189 - Expanding Fantasy from 2019-01-19T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by DC
Participate in a discussion about expanding the narrative fantasies ap...
ListenEpisode 188 - Productive Playtesting from 2019-01-12T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Isaac Shalev, Gil Hova, David Beever, Brand Robins, Camdon Wright, Eli...
ListenEpisode 184 - Podcasting for Promotion from 2018-12-15T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by James D'Amato and Senda Linaugh.
Being a guest on podcasts is a f...
ListenEpisode 183 - Failing Forward from 2018-12-08T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Joshua Yearsley, Hannah Shaffer and Brendan Conway and Kevin Kulp...
ListenEpisode 181 - The Shape of your Game from 2018-11-24T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Peter Hayward.
Every game has a shape. Beginning, middle, end, turn structure, round structure, ...
ListenEpisode 180 - Capture the Heart: Designing Emotionally Evocative Games from 2018-11-17T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Curt Covert.
There are may approaches to game design. Come learn about one specific style focus...
ListenEpisode 179 - Fiction and Game Writing from 2018-11-10T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Elsa Henry and Lauren Roy.
Fiction writing and game wr...
ListenEpisode 178 - Communities and Settlements in Games from 2018-11-03T10:00
Special Episode
Presented by Jason Pitre and Phil Vecchione,
In this special episode, Jason and Phil talk about communities and settlements in games. Each of us bring our respectiv...
ListenEpisode 177 - Crowdfunding on a Budget from 2018-10-27T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by James D'Amato, Jim McClure, ...
ListenEpisode 176 - Do I want to be in the Game Business? from 2018-10-20T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Michelle Lyons, Danielle Lauzon...
ListenEpisode 175 - Stop Working on your Game and Publish It from 2018-10-13T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Jason Walters, Brennan Taylor, Phil Vecchione, Will Hindmarch, Jason Pitre, ...
ListenEpsiode 172 - Structure Matters: Layout for Writers and Editors from 2018-09-22T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Jason Pitre, Matthias Bonnici and Will Hindmarch....
ListenEpisode 171 - RPG Design and Publishing for Newcomers Q&A from 2018-09-15T10:00
Special Episode
Presented by Jason Pitre, Anna Meade, Sarah 'Doombringer' Richardson, and Jason Pitre, Anna Meade, Whitney Delaglio, Listen
Episode 168 - Boardgame Themes vs Mechanisms from 2018-08-25T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Gil Hova.
"Player in Three Persons - Studying the Theme/Mechanism Join of Board Games". "This game is s...
ListenEpisode 167 - The Artist's Process from 2018-08-18T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Jack Parra, Leslie Casilli, Steve Radabaugh, Beth Rimmels, John Adamus, Jacqueline Bryk....
ListenEpisode 163 - Writing Rulebooks from 2018-07-21T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Joshua Yearsley.
Writing Rulebooks: An Introduction and Workshop. Trying to write your first (or se...
ListenEpisode 162 - Art on a Budget from 2018-07-14T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Jack Parra, Scott Bowmanchester, Kiva Fecteau, Beth Rimmels, Joshua Yearsley, Melissa Lewi...
ListenEpisode 159 - Anatomy of a Fight from 2018-06-23T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Michael Malecki, Elsa Henry, Shervyn von Hoerl, Jack Parra, Scott Bowmanchester, Julia Ellingboe, Jess Banks and Laiel.
Our panel...
ListenEpisode 156 - Running Successful Playtests from 2018-06-02T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Ann Stolinsky, Darren Watts, John Adamus and Ann Stolinsky.
Editing is the crucible ...
ListenEpisode 154 - What Games Attract Retailers and Distributors from 2018-05-19T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Brian Dalrymple, Jason Walters,...
ListenEpisode 153 - From Idea to Product from 2018-05-12T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by John Adamus, Bryan Shipp, Robin Laws, Rachel Kahn, Rachel Kahn, Mark Richardson, Sen-Foong Lim, Rob Daviau, Robin Laws, Daniel Kwan, Mark Richardson, Anna Kreider,Sarah Richardson, Michelle Lyons-McFarland,Shoshana Kessock, Neall Price, Listen
Episode 145 - Narrative Arcs in Boardgames from 2018-03-17T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Roberta Taylor, Curt Covert...
ListenEpisode 144 - Hierarchical Thinking in Games from 2018-03-10T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Gil Hova, Jonathan Gilmour. Listen
Episode 143 - The Forge Retrospective from 2018-03-03T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Bill White, Brennan Taylor, Lisa Padol, E...
ListenEpisode 142 - Games, Learning, and Social Change from 2018-02-24T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Tam Myaing, Darren Watts, Kate Bullock, Michelle Lyons, Eric Simon, Darren Watts...
ListenEpisode 138 - Professionalization from 2018-01-27T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Michelle Lyons-McFarland, Jason Pitre.
Professional...
ListenEpisode 137 - Don't Shred your Game from 2018-01-20T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Dev Purkayastha.
A workshop for designers who have playtested their game - here or elsewhere - an...
ListenEpisode 136 - Crowdfunding Retailer Tiers from 2018-01-13T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Brian Dalrymple.
So...
ListenEpisode 135 - The Confused State of Rulebooks from 2018-01-06T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Joshua Yearsley, John Adamus, Jeff Tidball, Stephen Ta...
ListenEpisode 133 - Giving Credit Where Credit is Due from 2017-12-23T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Fred Hicks and Chris Hanrahan.
Innovation and new ideas are fantastic in game design, but design...
ListenEpisode 132 - Worldbuilding Towards Story from 2017-12-16T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Kenneth Hite, Bill White. Listen
Episode 131 - Managing RPG Development Teams from 2017-12-09T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Emily Dresner, Fred Hicks, Rob Donoghue.
You're a successful indie publisher! You did a great jo...
ListenEpisode 130 - It Won't Fit from 2017-12-02T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Kenneth Hite, Jason Pitre, Marissa Kelly, Listen
Episode 129 - Printing and Manufacturing 101 from 2017-11-25T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Christopher Badell, Zev Shlasinger.
Once you'v...
ListenEpisode 128 - Designing with Production in Mind from 2017-11-18T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Matt Fantastic.
How many cards are on a typical printing sheet? Can half an inch really...
ListenEpisode 127 - Giving and Receiving Feedback from 2017-11-11T09:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Darren Watts, Jeff Tidball, Jason Morningstar, Jay Sylvano, Kenneth Hite.
In this year's iteration of "Ken Rambles About Stuff", Ken argues for...
ListenEpisode 124 - The CMU Playtesting Study from 2017-10-21T10:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016.
Presented by Judeth Oden Choi, Jessica Hammer.
Presentation of our findings from a two-year long study of...
ListenEpisode 123 - Designing for Retail from 2017-10-15T17:00
Recorded at Metatopia 2016
Presented by Melissa Lewis-Gentry, Cat Tobin, Christopher Badell, Jason Walters, Metatopia 2016
Presented by Metatopia 2016
Presented by Vincent Baker and and Jaso...
ListenEpisode 119 – Powered by the Apocalypse from 2017-07-15T15:56
Powered by the Apocalypse: Using Apocalypse World to Outline and Draft Your Own RPG
Special episode, recorded online.
Presented by Meguey B...
ListenEpisode 118 – Breaking into Board Games from 2017-07-08T02:56
Breaking into Board Games
Recorded at Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Pam Walls, Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Michelle Lyons-McFarland,...
ListenEpisode 116 – Creating Horror in Games from 2017-06-24T04:34
Creating Horror in Games
Recorded at Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Michelle Lyons-McFarland, Listen
Episode 115 – Sex in Games from 2017-06-17T20:23
Sex in Games
Recorded at Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Moyra T...
ListenEpisode 114 – GM Troubleshooting from 2017-06-04T02:13
GM Troubleshooting
Recorded at Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Robin Laws, Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Rachel Kahn, Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Daniel Kwan, Breakout Con 2017
Presented by Emily Griggs, Jason Pitre, Listen
Episode 110 – Converting Between Systems from 2017-04-22T23:15
Game to Game: Converting Between Systems
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by John Adamus and ...
ListenEpsiode 109 – Designing Intersectionally from 2017-04-01T21:03
Playing and Designing at the Intersections: Creating Good Allyship
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Jack Parra, Brennan Taylor, Fred Hicks & ...
ListenSpecial Episode 1 – Manual of the Primes from 2017-01-24T18:00
Special Episode 1
In this special episode of the RPG Design Panelcast, we discuss a few administrative bits concerning the podcasts, including issues of sound quality. I also take a chan...
ListenEpisode 106 – Making your First Game from 2017-01-22T03:49
Making your First Game
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Mark Richardson, John Adamus & Jason Walters.
So, you’ve decided to make your first game. How exciting! Discus...
ListenEpisode 105 – Cultural Mechanics from 2017-01-14T04:36
Cultural Mechanics
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Jason Pitre, Julia Ellingboe, and Shane Harsch, Dave Chalker, ...
ListenEpisode 102 – A Designer’s Guide to Podcasts from 2016-12-02T02:55
A Designer’s Guide to Podcasts
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by James D’Amato, Alex Roberts & Kat Kuhl.
A Designer’s Guide to...
ListenEpisode 101 – Promoting Your Game from 2016-11-25T04:54
Promoting Your Game Through Podcasting and Other Media
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Chris Perrin, Tara Clapper, ...
ListenEpisode 100 – Structuring Game Texts from 2016-11-11T21:22
Structuring Game Texts
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Jason Pitre, Robert Bohl, Jay...
ListenEpisode 99 – Why do you Hate your Readers? from 2016-11-03T00:43
Why do you Hate your Readers and Players?
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by John Adamus
When writing a game or project, it’s i...
ListenEpisode 98 – Editing Rulebooks V2 from 2016-10-21T02:02
Ten (More) Ways To Make Your Rulebook Awesome
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Joshua Yearsley.
Your rulebook is the heart of...
ListenEpisode 97 – What an Editor can do for you from 2016-10-10T13:27
What an Editor can do for you
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by John Adamus
Editors are here to help. It’s their job. They’re tasked with making your project better. S...
ListenEpisode 96 – GenCon Playtesting Panel from 2016-09-29T05:29
GenCon Playtesting Panel
Recorded at Gencon 2016
Presented by Jason Pitre, Emily Care Boss, and Emily Care Boss
Roleplaying game design i...
ListenEpisode 94 – Different Voices: Diverse RPGs from 2016-09-09T03:04
Different Voices: Diverse RPGs
Recorded at Gencon 2016
Presented by Jason Pitre, and Shoshanna Kessock
Roleplaying games offer a ...
ListenEpisode 93 – Heartwrenchers: Emotional RPGs from 2016-09-01T00:16
Heartwrenchers: Emotional RPGs
Recorded at Gencon 2016
Presented by Jason Pitre, Shoshanna Kessock and Shoshanna Kessock and Dustin Depenning, Listen
Episode 90 – Fictional Cartography v2 from 2016-08-11T03:22
Fictional Cartography
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Mark Richardson & K...
ListenEpisode 89 – Game Mechanics as Social Engineering from 2016-07-30T17:56
Game Mechanics as Social Engineering & Social Engineering as Game Design
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Jason Morningstar & Listen
Episode 88 – Science Fiction in RPGs from 2016-07-24T19:28
Gaming the Future: Putting the Science Fiction in SF RPGs
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Joshua A.C. Newman, Elsa S. Henry, Will Hindmarch<...
ListenEpisode 86: GMing Outside your Comfort Zone from 2016-07-09T22:13
GMing Outside Your Comfort Zone
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes, Sa...
ListenEpisode 85: Repurposing Mechanics from 2016-07-01T20:43
Recycle! Using Material From Other Games Ethically and Effectively
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Justin Jacobson, J Li and Jason Morn...
ListenEpisode 83 – Give and Receive Critique from 2016-06-17T01:56
How to Give and Receive Critique
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Joshua A.C. Newman, Hannah ...
ListenEpisode 82 – Kickstarter 101 (2015) from 2016-06-07T23:46
Kickstarter 101 (2015)
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by JR Honeycutt, Joshua A.C. Newman<...
ListenEpisode 81 – Cinematic Plays from 2016-05-28T03:34
Cinematic Plays
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Will Hindmarch
What are cinematic game mechanics? What makes a game cinematic a...
ListenEpisode 80 – Game Distribution from 2016-05-14T00:07
Game Distribution
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Brian Dalrymple and D...
ListenEpisode 79 – Agile Design and Publishing from 2016-04-30T01:31
Agile Design and Publishing Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Rob Donoghue and Jeff Tidball, Listen
Episode 77 – Project Budgeting For Tabletop Games from 2016-03-31T03:47
Project Budgeting For Tabletop Games
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Jeff Tidball, Cat To...
ListenEpisode 76 – Formalizing Your Game Business from 2016-03-16T02:46
Formalizing Your Game Business
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Fred Hicks, Steve Segedy Listen
Episode 75 – Matters Of Scale from 2016-03-05T01:57
Matters Of Scale: Running A Small Gaming Business
Recorded at Metatopia 2015
Presented by Fred Hicks, Will Hindmarch
Places, rather than pro...
ListenEpisode 73 – Opacity and Transparency from 2016-01-18T01:33
Opacity, Transparency, and Player Incentives in Your Strategy Board Game
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Gil Hova
Do people understand what’s going on in your game?...
ListenEpisode 72 – Lovecraft WTF from 2015-12-05T14:39
Lovecraft WTF
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Julia Ellingboe, Kenneth Hite, Darren Watts & Bill White.
H. P. Lovecraft is one of the grandfathers of weird fiction ...
ListenEpisode 71 – Explicit vs Role-Based Knowledge from 2015-11-28T14:00
Explicit vs Role-Based Knowledge
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Clark Valentine, Shane Harsch andJoshua Yearsley.
Your rulebook is the heart of your game, so why not giv...
ListenEpisode 69 – Social Media from 2015-11-14T16:28
Social Media Action Steps
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Beth Rimmels.
Social media is a crucial marketing step, especially for new and small businesses. Even bett...
ListenEpisode 68 – Smart Crowdfunding Campaigns from 2015-10-13T19:54
Executing a Smart Crowdfunding Campaign
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Fred Hicks, Joshu...
ListenEpisode 67 – Information Organization in Roleplaying Games from 2015-09-12T14:00
The Best Practices for Information Organization in Tabletop RPGs
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Brennan Taylor, Caleb Stokes and Andr...
ListenEpisode 65 – Women in Game Design from 2015-08-15T18:08
Women in Game Design: Building Networks and Forming Mentorships
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Emily Care-Boss, Will Hindmarch
How does your design facilitate dram...
ListenEpisode 63 – Gaming with and Designing For Young Players from 2015-08-01T13:30
Gaming With, and Designing For, Young Players
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Cam Banks, Kenneth Hite.
“Bisociation,...
ListenEpisode 61 – Coming Up in the Indies: From Newcomer to Company Owner from 2015-07-11T14:00
Coming Up in the Indies: From Newcomer to Company Owner
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Fred Hicks, Russell Collins, Amanda Valentine and John Adamu...
ListenEpisode 58 – Moving Beyond Tokenism from 2015-06-20T14:00
Gaming As Other: Moving Beyond Tokenism
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Misha Bushyager, John Adamus and Mark Ric...
ListenEpisode 56 – What Editors Do from 2015-05-30T14:00
What Editors Do
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by John Adamus, Jeremy Morgan & Amanda ...
ListenEpisode 55 – How to Succeed at Conventions from 2015-05-22T01:27
How to Succeed at Conventions
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Join veteran conventioneer, Avonelle Wing, for a conversation on attending trade shows and conventions as an industry prof...
ListenEpisode 54 – Playtest Feedback from 2015-05-12T03:41
Playtest Feedback
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Cam Banks, Tim Rodriguez & Listen
Episode 53 – Cartography of Fictional Worlds from 2015-05-04T00:51
Cartography of Fictional Worlds
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Kenneth Hite, Hal Mangold & Joshua A. C. Newman, The Jankcast and the Tabl...
ListenEpisode 50 – Computer Hacking in Games from 2015-03-21T14:00
Computer Hacking in Games
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Shane Harsch, Clark Valentine & Tim Rodriguez
Our panel discusses the actual process/stages of intrusion (...
ListenEpisode 49 – Gmless RPGs and other Variations from 2015-03-07T13:36
Gmless RPGs and Other Variations
Recorded at Metatopia 2013
Presented by John Stavropoulos and Brennan Taylor
Role play...
ListenEpisode 48 – The Writer’s Workshop from 2015-02-28T01:04
The Writer’s Workshop
Recorded at Metatopia 2013
Presented by John Adamus.
Here’s a chance for authors and creators to get answers...
ListenEpisode 47 – Playtesting Brutally from 2015-02-14T14:52
Playtesting Brutally
Recorded at Metatopia 2013
Presented by John Stavropoulos and Dave Chalker.<...
ListenEpisode 46 – Least System Necessary from 2015-02-07T03:01
Least System Necessary
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Cam Banks, Rob Donoghue, Clark Valentine & Stephen Hood.
How much system does your game *need*? We’ll be exami...
ListenEpisode 45 – Icons and Anchors from 2015-01-31T13:00
Icons and Anchors
Recorded at Metatopia 2013
Presented by Rob Donoghue & Jason Pitre.
Icons and anchors are fascinating pieces ...
ListenEpisode 44 – Succeeding at Conventions and Trade Shows from 2015-01-24T06:40
Succeeding at Conventions and Trade Show
Recorded at Metatopia 2013
Presented by Avonelle Wing
Conventions are overwhelming, and setting yourself up for success involves man...
ListenEpisode 43 – Book Design First Principles from 2015-01-17T14:00
Book Design 101 – First Principles
Recorded at Metatopia 2013
Presented by Fred Hicks and Hal Mangold...
ListenEpisode 42 – Adventure Design as Technology from 2015-01-10T14:00
Adventure Design as Technology
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Cam Banks & Rob Donoghue...
ListenEpisode 41 – Designing RPGs for Kids from 2014-12-27T17:23
Episode 41 – Designing RPGs for Kids
Presented by Amanda Valentine, Tim Rodriguez & Krista White.
Designing games intended for younger audiences doesn’t mean dumbing down. What are...
ListenEpisode 40 – Hacking Apocalypse World from 2014-12-14T04:15
Hacking Apocalypse World
Recorded at Metatopia 2014
Presented by Vincent Baker, Misha Bushyager, Rob Donoghue & Jason Pitre.
So, the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons is out....
ListenEpisode 38 – Accessibility Issues for Game Designers from 2014-11-29T14:00
D036 – Accessibility Issues For Game Designers
Presented by Russell Collins & Jason Pitre. Games are about imagination and creativity so the ...
ListenEpisode 37 – Roleplaying Scenario Design from 2014-11-22T14:00
D015 – Roleplaying Scenario Design
Recorded at Metatopia 2013. Presented by Kenneth Hite, Curt Covert & Stephen Buonocore. This panel will seek to expla...
ListenEpisode 35 – Dangerous Mechanics from 2014-08-31T05:05
“Dangerous Mechanics”
Presented by Jason Pitre, Kenneth Hite, Rob Donoghue & Listen
Episode 34 – Gaming as the Other: Race in Our Industry from 2014-08-10T04:35
“Gaming As The Other: Race in Our Industry”
Presented by John Stavropoulos, Terry Romero, Ajit ...
ListenEpisode 33 – How to Work with Editors from 2014-04-18T23:42
How to Work with Editors
This seminar was originally presented at Metatopia 2013 in Morristown NJ. This panel was led by Ryan Macklin, Will Hindmarch<...
ListenEpisode 31 – The Care and Feeding of Freelancers from 2014-03-25T03:39
The Care and Feeding of Freelancers
This seminar was originally presented at Metatopia 2013 in Morristown NJ. This panel was led by Joh...
ListenEpisode 30 – Reaching Retailers from 2014-02-16T03:38
Reaching Retailers: How To Get Stores Behind You
This seminar was originally presented at Metatopia 2013 in Morristown NJ.
Presented by Will Hi...
ListenEpisode 29 – Legalese and Intellectual Property from 2014-02-08T18:43
Legalese: Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents
This seminar was originally presented at Metatopia 2013 in Morristown NJ.
Presented by Justin Jaco...
ListenEpisode 28 – Ebooks 101 from 2014-02-02T16:50
Episode 28 of the RPG Design PanelCast is brought to you thanks to the Metatopia Game Design Festival by Double Exposure.
D0...
ListenEpisode 27 – Making Games Feel Magical from 2013-10-27T22:33
This was originally broadcast by Indie+ online convention, led by Mark Diaz Truman , presented by Kyle Simmons Listen
Episode 26 – Magic Mechanics from 2013-10-19T19:32
This was originally broadcast by Indie+ online convention, led by Mark Diaz Truman in conversation with Rob Do...
ListenEpisode 25 – Is Fantasy Dead? from 2013-10-12T16:56
Is there still room for more Fantasy RPGs? What is fantasy really, anyways? How can you design interesting games within this genre?
This was originally broadcast by Indie+ online conventi...
ListenEpisode 24 – How to Learn RPG Design from 2013-09-29T01:24
Everyone can design games, and we are here to help show you the way. We will teach you the basics and give you the resources to learning rpg design on your own. We provided attendants with a DVD...
ListenEpisode 23 – No Nos in Game Design from 2013-09-14T14:00
No Nos in Game Design
A discussion led by Stan!, Jeff Bellinger., Matt Forbeck and Listen
Episode 21 – Game Design is Mind Control from 2013-08-05T01:14
Game Design is Mind Control: Presented by Luke Crane and Jared Sorensen from way back in 2011.
The art o...
ListenEpisode 20 – The Kickstarter Roundtable from 2013-03-16T16:39
Kickstarter Roundtable: Presented by Fred Hicks and Brennan Taylor.
In this intense workshop, we will explore the ins and outs of using Kickstarter as a crowdsourced fundraising platform....
ListenEpisode 19 – Introduction to Nordic Larp from 2013-03-09T15:43
LARPs aboard submarines? LARPs about having cancer? Join us for a journey inside the fascinating high-art gaming scene of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. They play in submarines, nuclear re...
ListenEpisode 18 – Volatility in Game Design from 2013-03-02T14:00
Randomness makes games fun, but it can also make them terrible. Our Industry Insider guests give advice on the right way to use randomness in game design. Randomness makes games fun, but it can ...
ListenEpisode 17 – The International RPG Scene from 2013-02-16T14:00
There are thriving RPG scenes in outside North America. Come find out from our Industry Insiders on what’s up, what’s innovative, and what’s scandalous. Presented by Jason Morning...
ListenEpisode 15 – History Panic from 2013-02-02T03:07
Presented by Jason Morningstar and Kenneth Hite.
Stress-Free Historical Roleplaying Description: How to enjoy roleplaying in historical sett...
ListenEpisode 14 – Advanced GM’less Play from 2013-01-26T14:00
A discussion about GM’less games by Jason Morningstar at Metatopia 2012. This was presented to a group of game designers and publishers who ask so...
ListenEpisode 13 – Introduction to GMless Play from 2013-01-19T14:00
A discussion about GM’less games by Jason Morningstar at GenCon 2012. This was presented to a general audience and provides a good foundation on t...
ListenEpisode 12 – Playtesting RPG’s from 2013-01-12T14:00
What kinds of playtests are there?
How can you run them or play in them effectively?
Learn how iterative testing improves a game
- Discuss the purpose of playtesting. Listen
Episode 11 – It’s a Hit, now what? Dealing with Unexpected Success from 2013-01-05T14:00
“It’s a Hit! Now What? Dealing With Unexpected Success” presented by Fred Hicks & Curt Covert. You’ve made...
ListenEpisode 10: The Retailer’s View – What sells, what doesn’t and why from 2012-12-30T14:00
The Retailers’ View: What Sells, What Doesn’t, and Why presented by Jim Crocker and Brian Dalrymple. This ...
ListenEpisode 9: Self-Publishing: Production and Fulfillment from 2012-12-22T14:00
“Self-Publishing: Production and Fulfillment” presented by Fred Hicks, Darren Watts & Amanda Valentine, Fred Hicks & David A. Hill Jr. of Machi...
ListenEpisode 6: Addressing Controversial Topics from 2012-12-01T14:00
“Addressing Controversial Topics” presented by John Stavropolous, Bill White & Brennan Taylor. Join our panelis...
ListenEpisode 5: Editing and Organizing Game Text from 2012-11-24T14:00
“Editing and Organizing Game Text” presented by Amanda Valentine, Fred Hicks, Jason Pitre & Fred Hicks. You’re not an artist yourself, but your game needs art! How do y...
ListenEpisode 3: The Graphic Design and Layout Panel from 2012-11-15T14:00
“The Graphic Design and Layout Roundtable” presented by Hal Mangold, Nathan Paoletta & Jason Morningstar, Kenneth Hit...
ListenEpisode 1: The Coolest Game You Never Heard Of from 2012-11-11T04:00
Episode 1 is: The Coolest Game You Never Heard Of: presented by James Ernest, Kenneth Hite, Listen
Welcome to the RPG Design Panel Podcast! from 2012-11-11T03:34
I am pleased to announce the launch of a new podcast, dedicated to sharing recordings of RPG related panels and seminars. I hope you enjoy this series.
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