Podcast: The Brainy Gamer Podcast
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Eingetragen: 02.02.2009
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Thoughtful conversation about video games

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The Brainy Gamer podcast is back! In this edition I talk with Stephen Totilo, editor-in-chief of Kotaku, one of the most influential blogs websites devoted to video games in the world. Stephen and I discuss video game journalism, the changes he's implementing at Kotaku, why "you ...
Datum: 09.04.2012 13:14 • Größe: 75.2 MB

This is the final installment in my series devoted to game designers and the design process. In this edition I talk with Jonathan Blow, creator of the highly-acclaimed Braid and a new game called The Witness, slated to appear next year. We discuss a wide array of topics, including the game community...
Datum: 30.08.2011 16:09 • Größe: 89.3 MB

This is the 2nd in a 3-part series devoted to game designers and the design process. In this segment I chat with Matthew Burns, founder of Shadegrown Games a small studio developing a new music game called Planck. Matthew is also a Producer (contract) for Microsoft, and he's worked on...
Datum: 23.08.2011 15:17 • Größe: 58 MB

This edition of the podcast begins a 3-part series devoted to game designers and the design process. In this first segment I chat with Manveer Heir, Senior Designer at BioWare, about his work and the challenges presented by a complex project. Manveer discusses his day-to-day duties; problem-solving ...
Datum: 15.08.2011 19:23 • Größe: 53.8 MB

This edition of the show features an in-depth discussion of L.A. Noire with Tom Bissell (Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter) and Brian Taylor (Kill Screen, GamePro). Spoilers abound, but only minor plot revelations are revealed. I think you can listen to this discussion and still fully appreciate t...
Datum: 03.06.2011 16:42 • Größe: 111.1 MB

This massive edition of the show features a Gamers Confab segment with Mitch Krpata (Boston Phoenix, et al); Nels Anderson (Klei Entertainment); and Brad Gallaway (GameCritics.com). We discuss a slew of games we've played recently, and we successfully persuade Mitch to stop hating LittleBigPlanet. W...
Datum: 04.04.2011 13:52 • Größe: 102.6 MB

This is part 1 of my GDC '11 audio diary. For more information on this project, read my previous post. Hope you enjoy it!
Datum: 02.03.2011 23:35 • Größe: 26 MB

This episode is all about music in games. I'm joined by guests Dan Bruno (Harmonix, Cruise Elroy) and Kirk Hamilton (Gamer Melodico, Joystiq), two excellent game writers who are also talented musicians. We each play a collection of clips from our favorite pieces of game music, and we discuss why eac...
Datum: 04.12.2010 06:12 • Größe: 86.7 MB

This show is the final in a 3-part series called Gatherings of the Tribe in which I talk to a variety of people about the big events that bring gamers together throughout the year: GDC, PAX, E3, etc. This episode features my conversation with game developers Matthew Burns (Shadegrown Games), Nels A...
Datum: 20.09.2010 17:33 • Größe: 56.8 MB

This show is the 2nd in a 3-part series called Gatherings of the Tribe in which I talk to a variety of people about the big events that bring gamers together throughout the year: GDC, PAX, E3, etc. This episode features my conversation with critic bloggers Kirk Hamilton (Gamer Melodico) and Rob LeFe...
Datum: 14.09.2010 11:31 • Größe: 53.6 MB

This edition of the show begins a 3-part series called Gatherings of the Tribe in which I talk to a variety of people about the big events that bring gamers together throughout the year: GDC, PAX, E3, , Comic-Con, Gameloop, Games Learning and Society...the list goes on and on.  This...
Datum: 10.09.2010 01:23 • Größe: 81.5 MB

This edition of the show features an interview with Tom Bissell, author of the new book Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter. We discuss why Tom wrote the book; why Mirror's Edge is a better game than you think; why we ought to cut game designers some slack; and many other topics.  I hope you en...
Datum: 13.06.2010 20:13 • Größe: 60.6 MB

After a Shakespeare-induced hiatus, the Brainy Gamer podcast is back! This edition of the show features two interesting conversations. In the first segment I chat with Jamin Brophy-Warren and Chris Dahlen, co-creators of Kill Screen. We discuss their new magazine, writing about games, Roger Ebe...
Datum: 03.05.2010 04:10 • Größe: 79.8 MB

This edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features a holiday extravaganza of Gamers Confab goodness: a 4-volume confection featuring a gaggle of bloggers, journalists, and designers all discussing our favorite games of 2009. This final segment includes Matthew Gallant from The Quixotic Engineer; Ale...
Datum: 09.01.2010 01:23 • Größe: 37.5 MB

Part 3 of my "Favorites of '09" series includes writer Tom Bissell, whose work has appeared in Harper's Magazine and The New Yorker; Manveer Heir, lead designer at Raven Software and author of the Design Rampage blog; and Mitch Krpata, who reviews games for The Phoenix and Paste Magazine and writes ...
Datum: 05.01.2010 18:39 • Größe: 65.4 MB

Part 2 of my Favorites of '09 series of podcasts features Leigh Alexander, news director at Gamasutra; Corvus Elrod from Zakelro Studio; and Nels Anderson from Hothead Games and his blog Above 49. Segments 3 and 4 will arrive in the coming days. I hope you enjoy!
Datum: 03.01.2010 02:45 • Größe: 60.9 MB

This edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features a holiday extravaganza of Gamers Confab goodness: a 4-volume confection featuring a gaggle of bloggers, journalists, and designers all discussing our favorite games of 2009. Part 1 includes Steve Gaynor of 2K Marin and the Fullbright blog; Kirk Batt...
Datum: 30.12.2009 22:05 • Größe: 81.5 MB

Had your fill of the 'Are Games Art?' debate? This edition of the podcast, featuring an interview with veteran game designer Brenda Brathwaite and art historian John Sharp, takes the conversation in a different and, I hope, more useful direction. Focusing on Brenda's remarkably poignant game Train, ...
Datum: 09.11.2009 15:45 • Größe: 71.4 MB

The Summer of Confabs concludes with a conversation featuring Chris Dahlen of Edge Online and The Onion A.V. Club; and Manveer Heir of Raven Software and the Design Rampage blog. We discuss ambiguity in games, why nobody's talking about Dragon Age, Nintendo on the margins, integrating social medi...
Datum: 10.09.2009 03:18 • Größe: 69 MB

The Summer of Confabs continues with a conversation featuring Ben Fritz, L.A. Times entertainment reporter; Kirk Battle (AKA L.B. Jeffries) from PopMatters and Banana Pepper Martinis; and Nick LaLone from Before Game Design. We discuss the Nintendo platform conundrum, left-behind gameplay, and t...
Datum: 07.09.2009 20:01 • Größe: 58.9 MB

The Summer of Confabs continues with a conversation featuring game writer and narrative designer Sande Chen (The Witcher); Justin Keverne from Groping the Elephant; and Roger Travis from Living Epic and the Video Games and Human Values Initiative. We discuss the shifting sands of gameplay, game dif...
Datum: 04.09.2009 21:00 • Größe: 59.8 MB

Gamers Confab #2 features a conversation with guests Deirdra Kiai from Deirdra Kiai Productions and Hothead Games, Corvus Elrod from Man Bytes Blog, and Matthew Gallant from The Quixotic Engineer. We discuss two significant controversies that arose this year, and we consider the growing momentum en...
Datum: 02.09.2009 02:19 • Größe: 66.2 MB

This edition of the podcast features a conversation with guests Steve Gaynor from 2K Marin (Bioshock 2), Nels Anderson from Hothead Games (DeathSpank), and Wes Erdelack (aka Iroquois Pliskin) from the Versus CluClu Land blog. We discuss the year in games to this point and the issues, people and gam...
Datum: 31.08.2009 05:58 • Größe: 69.9 MB

This edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features an interview with Clint Hocking, Creative Director at Ubisoft Montreal (Far Cry 2, Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory). In the second half of the show we're joined by Manveer Heir, Lead Designer at Raven Software and Borut Pfeifer, Lead AI Pr...
Datum: 20.07.2009 04:42 • Größe: 78.9 MB

This edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast focuses on games that can make a difference. It features interviews with two people in the vanguard of innovative game design for social change: Suzanne Seggerman, president and co-founder of Games for Change; and Mary Flanagan, founder of the Tiltfactor Lab ...
Datum: 06.05.2009 17:26 • Größe: 60.4 MB

Volume 1 of the Brainy Gamer Podcast post-GDC '09 edition. Join me and my guests as we discuss what we learned at this year's Game Developer's Conference.Segment 1: N'Gai Croal, game design consultant at newly-formed Hit Detection and former games and technology journalist at Newsweek Magazine; and ...
Datum: 07.04.2009 00:16 • Größe: 96.7 MB

Volume 2 of the Brainy Gamer Podcast post-GDC '09 edition. Join me and my guests as we discuss what we learned at this year's Game Developer's Conference.Segment 1: Leigh Alexander, news director at Gamasutra and author of Sexy Videogameland; Nels Anderson, gameplay programmer at Hothead Games ...
Datum: 07.04.2009 00:10 • Größe: 94.4 MB

This edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features an interview with Kellee Santiago and Jenova Chen, co-founders of thatgamecompany and creators of Flower. We discuss a variety of topics, including TGC's design philosophy, the road from Cloud to Flower, starting a game company from scratch, the libe...
Datum: 07.03.2009 23:20 • Größe: 65.3 MB

This episode is big on story and small on spoilers! Downloadable content as betrayal; the virtues of peace, love, and green lipstick; the reviewer as critic; and why one player's narrative may be another player's imposition...all in this episode of the Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 03.02.2009 22:50 • Größe: 45.8 MB

Volume 1 of the Brainy Gamer Podcast Holiday edition features two segments:Segment 1: Leigh Alexander from Sexy Videogameland; Kirk Battle (aka L.B. Jeffries) from Banana Pepper Martinis; Mike Schiller from PopMatters; and Roger Travis from the Video Games and Human Values Initiative. Segment 2: Da...
Datum: 21.12.2008 23:04 • Größe: 79.6 MB

Volume 2 of the Brainy Gamer Podcast Holiday edition features two segments:Segment 1: Corvus Elrod from Man Bytes Blog; Mitch Krpata from Insult Swordfighting; Dan Bruno from Cruise Elroy; and Spencer Greenwood from Noble Carrots. Segment 2: Chris Dahlen from Save the Robot; Sparky Clarkson from Di...
Datum: 21.12.2008 22:57 • Größe: 67.7 MB

Volume 3 of the Brainy Gamer Podcast Holiday edition features Steve Gaynor of the Fullbright blog and 2K Marin; Wes Erdelack (aka Iroquois Pliskin) of Versus Clu Clu Land; and Tom Kim of Gamasutra Radio. Finally, in the closing segment I reveal my favorite game of 2008 while also shamelessly gaming...
Datum: 21.12.2008 22:56 • Größe: 50.5 MB

This edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features Leigh Alexander and Mitch Krpata in the Gamers Confab where we discuss our games of the month and the current state of the survival horror genre. We also chat about the game review grind; remind ourselves that games cost money; and remove the 4th-wal...
Datum: 28.10.2008 17:47 • Größe: 67.9 MB

This episode of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features the debut of the Gamers Confab. My guests this month: Brinstar - Acid for BloodMatthew Gallant - The Quixotic EngineerManveer Heir - Design Rampage We discuss our games of the month; big promises from big games; why men don't play SingStar; and muc...
Datum: 18.09.2008 04:25 • Größe: 66.8 MB

This episode of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features an interview with N'Gai Croal. We discuss N'Gai's early career, his views on games journalism, user-generated content, hard-casual games and lots more.
Datum: 03.08.2008 20:20 • Größe: 69.3 MB

What to do with all this video game freedom?; I do a 180 on Burnout Paradise; The game I want to play (hint: nobody's made it yet); Why boundaries can be good for artists, and why Jade beats Niko even without green lipstick; plus listener email - all in this chock-full edition of the Brainy Gamer Po...
Datum: 13.06.2008 00:52 • Größe: 54.4 MB

This edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast features an interview with Steve Gaynor of 2K Marin (studio developing the next Bioshock game) and author of the Fullbright blog. We discuss game design, the first Bioshock game, and Steve's desire to help create a new vision for interactive expression.
Datum: 21.05.2008 17:53 • Größe: 52.3 MB

A week of GTA IV run, gun, and fun (all while not playing the game!); the emergence of the gaming tripod; IGN video madness; and an interview with Kirk Battle (AKA L.B. Jeffries) - all in this edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 06.05.2008 23:54 • Größe: 68.7 MB

An interview with Chris Dahlen; the gaming community on shaky ground; and it's PS3 go time - all in this edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 21.04.2008 03:29 • Größe: 54.8 MB

An interview with Leigh Alexander; a week of Zelda love; meditative gaming; and blogs worth your time - all in this edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 31.03.2008 00:38 • Größe: 63.7 MB

Indie games, saving games, and game blog jerks; GDC from the outside; Boss fight advice from Zoe; Listener mail; and an interview with Corvus Elrod of Man Bytes Blog - all in this edition of The Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 07.03.2008 05:01 • Größe: 60.8 MB

The Brainy Gamer goes on a gaming bender: No More Heroes, Burnout Paradise, Endless Ocean, and Rez HD; plus meditative gaming; another game recommendation kiss of death; and an interview with Mitch Krpata from Insult Swordfighting - all in this edition of The Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 14.02.2008 05:20 • Größe: 67.6 MB

Relax PC gamers, all will be fine; Gitaroo Man and PaRappa the Rapper are still crazy after all these years; and our obsession with reality - all in this edition of The Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 24.01.2008 07:14 • Größe: 33.4 MB

Game of the year (and why disagreement is a good thing); the NY Times gets it wrong...again; 5 great games nobody bought; the Zoe Garcia story; and listener email - all in this edition of The Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 04.01.2008 05:54 • Größe: 38.3 MB

Super Mario Galaxy's big idea; voice-acting in video games; and an analysis of Mass Effect - all in this edition of The Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 10.12.2007 02:48 • Größe: 22.6 MB

Why the fun is back in video games; a Zack and Wiki love-fest; what's wrong with a game canon; and news from the blog - all in this edition of The Brainy Gamer Podcast!
Datum: 15.11.2007 05:54 • Größe: 34.2 MB

Dr. Gamepadlove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Console; Nolan Bushnell makes me cry; Listener questions; and news from the blog - all in this edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast.
Datum: 24.10.2007 03:23 • Größe: 29.2 MB

A discussion of Microsoft's ad campaign for Halo 3; an analysis of Persona 3; and news you can use - all in this edition of the Brainy Gamer Podcast.
Datum: 01.10.2007 02:54 • Größe: 37.5 MB

A discussion of the silent protagonist in video games; an analysis of why Time Magazine's feature piece on Halo 3 bit the big one; and news you can use - all in this episode of the Brainy Gamer Podcast.
Datum: 10.09.2007 18:27 • Größe: 33.6 MB

Cue the confetti, the first Brainy Gamer podcast is here! Segment 1: news; Segment 2: the so-called death of 2D gaming; Segment 3: an analysis of Odin Sphere. Enjoy!
Datum: 27.08.2007 05:46 • Größe: 36.3 MB