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Host Dirk Knemeyer and co-host David Heron are joined by returning guest Jon Shafer, former lead designer of Civilization V and creator of At the Gates. In this episode, the panel dives into the realities of Steam market saturation, exploring how the influx of over 23,000 new gam ...  Show more

In this episode, hosts Dirk Knemeyer and David Heron are joined by John Coveyou, founder of Genius Games. John is widely known for designing and publishing highly accurate, science-themed hobby board games (such as Cytosis) and floor puzzles, as well as operating an e-commerce ac ...  Show more

Your Hosts: Mary Robinette Kowal, James L. Sutter, Dan Wells, Cassandra Khaw, and Howard Tayler So, you're the hero of your own story, and the hero gets choices, and in many ways directs the story. In our discussion of interactive fiction and writing for games, the subject of "pl ...  Show more

Your Hosts: Mary Robinette Kowal, James L. Sutter, Dan Wells, Cassandra Khaw, and Howard Tayler How do you give players meaningful choices while still keeping the story within a reasonable set of boundaries? In this episode James and Cassandra lead us in a discussion of branching ...  Show more

This week, host June Thomas talks to author, ghostwriter, and YouTuber Michelle Schusterman, who’s written more than a dozen novels. In the interview, Michelle differentiates between her various writing jobs and explains how she juggles so many projects. She also gives a step-by- ...  Show more