Playable Character
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Podcast Description
Playable Character is a bi-weekly podcast featuring essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and stories from across the gaming world. Created by former First Wall Rebate hosts Shawn Rider, Trevor Dodge and Shane Hinton, the crew is now joined by a variety of contributors.
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CleanBonus 001: The Longevity of Pinball | In this episode: We offer up some extra footage from our visit to the National Pinball Museum. David Silverman discusses the longevity of the pinball industry in spite of some of the hardships manufacturers have faced over the years. Please note: We are extending our hiatus until November 3, 2011. The first episode of Season Two will post on that day. So sorry for the delay; thanks for being cool about it! Music Credits: slumlord by lo tag blanco is licensed under a Attribution. Filter by §įǷǷƔ�?ʗʯǷ is licensed under a Attribution (3.0). David Logan (http://dave-logan.com) | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean008: Looking Back | In the last episode of season 1 Shawn Rider, Trevor Owens, and Shane Hinton take a look back at the previous episodes and chime in with our thoughts on some of the segments. Music Credits (in order of appearance): I dunno by grapes is licensed under a Attribution (3.0). Music by Dave Logan and DJ Funken Wagnalls featured throughout. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean007: Game Discomfort | In this episode: Nick Hagman on beating Ninja Gaiden with a dance pad, and his motivation for playing difficult games in impossibly hard ways. Watch his videos here, and check out his Facebook page here. Trevor Owens of playthepast.org on Sid Meier's Colonization and the chance to communicate by disturbing the player. Shawn Rider reads "Finish Him: A Love Story". Sir Galahad's Mortal Kombat 3 Compendium is still available online. Mortal Kombat 3 sound effects came from SoundFXCenter.com. Music Credits: DJ Funken Wagnalls contributes yet again to the show. The rest of our music was made available by CCMixter.org: Boccherini's Minuet by WestonWyse is licensed under a Sampling Plus. Kaddish for Salinger by KarmaHackeR is licensed under a Attribution. The Annual New England Xylophone Symposium by DoKashiteru is licensed under a Attribution (3.0). Faster Than the Eye Can Perceive by DJ Rkod is licensed under a Sampling Plus. I dunno by grapes is licensed under a Attribution (3.0). Wayfarer by morgantj is licensed under a Sampling Plus. In The Eyes Of You by KatazTrophee is licensed under a Sampling Plus. Awaken by Gurdonark is licensed under a Attribution (3.0). Dub Baby by BonesUK is licensed under a Sampling Plus. Seeking Human Love in a Robotic World by Gurdonark is licensed under a Sampling Plus. | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean006: Developing Expectations | In this episode: Chris Avellone discusses Planescape: Torment, Fallout: New Vegas, and player expectations in RPGs. Find out more about Fallout: New Vegas and Chris' other projects at http://obsidianent.com. Ian Bogost tells us about the dangers of developing satirical social games and the impending Cowpocalypse in Cow Clicker. Find more from Ian at http://bogost.com. Music: Music during the interview segments in this episode is by Dave Logan. Background music for the opening interview montage and hosting segments is provided by DJ Funken Wagnalls. | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean005: The National Pinball Museum | In this show: We visit the National Pinball Museum and talk to David Silverman, the creator, curator and executive director. Along the way we speak with museum visitors Alan, T-Man, and the Dillon Brothers. Music Credits: All of the music in this episode is by David Logan and used with his permission. Thanks Dave! | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean004: Invaders!, History, and Chip Music Controversy | In this show: Douglas Stanley talks to us about his piece, Invaders!, and the creative environment that produced it. Trevor Owens of playthepast.org discusses collecting evidence as a digital historian in Fallout 3. Marty Kraham (AKA TV Death Squad) tells the story behind the notorious video of his performance at the 2009 Game Core convention. Music Credits: The music in the first segment is "Like Analogue" by Monoiz and is available here. Intro, outro, and transition music as well as the music in the second segment is by DJ Funken Wagnalls. The music in the third segment is "Puncture the Skyline" by TV Death Squad and is available here. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean003: Games for Learning | In this show: We take an extended look at two sides of Games for Learning: teachers and developers. Marjee Chmiel discusses using games in the classroom. Operation: Resilient Planet Her National Geographic Games Shawn mentions her graphic novel, Luci's Let Down, at the end of the show. Dan Norton discusses the challenges of designing games for learning. Filament Games website Eco Defenders Do I Have a Right? Music Transition music by DJ Funken Wagnalls. Music for the two interview segments by Cobol Pongide, courtesy BeatPick.com. End music is "The Crunk Alphabet" by Covert. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean002: Magazines, Mines, and Classroom Practice | In this show: Shawn Rider interviews Jamin Warren about the ideas behind Kill Screen, a game culture magazine. David Carlton discusses ideas from his Minecraft blog about architecture and the perception of labor. Trevor Dodge speaks with Michael Abbott of Brainy Gamer about the experience of teaching games as an art form. Music: Ttransition music by DJ Funken Wagnalls. Kill Screen segment music is "Like Analogue" by Monoiz and is available here. The Minecraft segment features music by C418 from the first Minecraft soundtrack titled Minecraft - Volume Alpha available for purchase here. Clips from these tracks, in order: "Wet Hands" "Dry Hands" "Minecraft" "Équinoxe" The music in the Michael Abbott interview is by Minusbaby, titled "Algzèbres, Pts. N - Z" from the album Derecha and is available for free download here. The outro track is "Bit Pop" by Shael Riley from the compilation, Rhyme Torrents vol. 3. | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean001: Orcs, Hellfire, and Rainy Days | In this show: Trevor Dodge responds to Leigh Alexander's thoughts on the EA game Dante's Inferno. Erik Loyer of Opertoon discusses the creation of and inspirations for his hit app, Strange Rain. Shawn Rider reports his game-changing experience with a bug in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Links: Leigh Alexander's GameSetWatch column on Dante's Inferno. Strange Rain in the iTunes App Store. Music: Intro, transitions, and first segment music provided by DJ Funken Wagnalls. Music in the Strange Rain segment composed by Erik Loyer and captured directly from the app. Music in the third segment by Bernadette Erikka: No Way Not Today! It's the Sun Not and Empty Place Silence Would Fall My So-Called Robot Heart Futurism Closing track is the prize-winning Parappa the Rappa 2 Contest rap by Karl Strode aka Kaptain Buzz courtesy GamesFirst! | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFWR Archives: Leigh Alexander and the Twitter Army | In May of 2009 we were joined by Leigh Alexander of Gamasutra, Kotaku, and Sexy Videogameland. We were excited to talk with Leigh about the impact of social networking technologies on game development and coverage, authorial control and community involvement, as well as Twitter and N’Gai Croal’s WordFu score. Thanks to Leigh for taking the time to join us, and thanks to you for listening. | 5/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
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