She is an artist, writer, puzzle-maker, immersive environment and narrative designer who focuses on the playful intersections of arts, culture, and technology, especially in gaming. Hall, is an an artist, writer, puzzle-maker, immersive environment and narrative designer focusing on the playful intersections of arts, culture, and technology, especially in gaming. He has worked on Johann Sebastian Joust, Sportsfriends, and Mutazione. Zach Gage, who makes deep games that are easy to get into, like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower.ĭouglas Wilson, who is a co-owner of Die Gute Fabrik, a games studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sarah Elmaleh, actor, consultant and event organizer with a passion for collaborative creation - both as a seasoned performer and as an advocate for best practices in the games industry. Nick Suttner, an independent game writer/designer/consultant, who has worked on games like Celeste, Bloodroots, and Carto.Īndy Nealen, a game creator and scholar, artist and music maker, architect and structural engineer, and professor of cinematic arts and computer science at USC. (And in many cases have added video games to the database after listening to the show.) We have included video games here, where we have them on the database.

These awards also include board games, escape rooms and game-like TV series. This is the list of games they have picked as their Game of the Year 2018-2021. It's an amazing insight into the mind of people who understand and highlight how game/play mechanics can do unexpected, magical and surprising things. Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games, is a podcast that offers a candid conversation with game creators that dives deep into the art, craft, and process of making games.

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