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Conveying Information in Games with PBS Game/Show

Jamin of PBS Game/Show discusses the difference between presenting information diagetically and non-diagetically.   As a game designer, I have a love/hate relationship with numbers. On one hand, I love...

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Could Portal Be a Feminist Masterpiece? – PBS Game/Show

  Jamin of PBS Game/Show argues on this episode that Portal is a feminist masterpiece to which I hesitantly disagree.   Portal is an important game and putting why I disagree accurately into words has...

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The Goals in Games and Why They Matter – PBS Game/Show

  PBS Game/Show‘s Jamin discusses goals and objectives in games and how important it is to get good ones.   This is a great video for teaching a little more about the basics of game design than I think...

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The Future is Bleak and We Love it – PBS Game/Show on Fallout 4

  Jamin of PBS Game/Show discusses why we as gamers might be so attracted to the desolate and depressing world of Fallout 4.   He brings up a lot of interesting ideas in this video. I think there is...

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The Importance of Choices – PBS Game/Show

  Jamin of PBS Game/Show gives a pretty excellent overview on how choices are applied to game design. Even expanding on some of the points brought up in last week’s Game Maker’s Toolkit on Doom....

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Why Mario’s Hidden Language is Important For Game Designers – PBS Game/Show

  PBS Game/Show’s Jamin makes a pretty fair assertion that the efficiency of Mario’s jumps, the fact that one mechanic is used in so many systems, is key to the franchise’s success as a game.   I can’t...

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Mario’s Mushrooms and Situational Choices – PBS Game/Show

  Jamin of PBS Game/Show discusses situational choices in the original Super Mario Bros. game and how it works. It’s a great piece that really delves into something that many professional game designer...

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PBS Game/Show Asks a Strange Question

  PBS Game/Show poses a sort of interesting question: “Is Jonathan Blow Gaming’s Einstein?” The answer is really no. When we really unpack this question, Jamin is basically asking if Jonathan Blow is...

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PBS Game/Show Explains Why The Oregon Trail Wasn’t a Good Educational Tool

PBS Game/Show of PBS Game/Show does bring up some good points about the failures of The Oregon Trail to teach you about the Oregon Trail. Well, to be fair, as an educational tool it probably needs to...

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A Tribute to Great Game Animation – PBS Game/Show

  PBS Game/Show’s Jamin creates a tribute to great animation in games. This ties into the Extra Play video from last week on the animations in Monster Hunter.

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