Not Your Mama's Gamer

This week we talk with Valdemar Andreasen (@fauxvaldemar), Lead Game Designer on Forgotton Anne (Throughline Games). We have a conversation talking about design, connection, and the concept of thrownness in Forgotton Anne.What We're Playing:Persona 59-9-9Final Fantasy TacticsPokemon Let's Go EeveeSpyro ReignitedWorld of Final FantasyReigns Game of ThronesDead by DaylightDivinity Original Sin IIWhat We're Reading:21 Lesson for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah HarariSo You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoParadise Rot by Jenny HvalI'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness - Austin Channing BrownValues at Play in Digital Games by  Mary Flanagan and Helen NissenbaumGaming Representation edited by Jennifer Malkowski and TreaAndrea M. RusswormDark Places by Gillian FlynnWhat We're Drinking:Coffee and Water Kefir (Prune and Apricot)Red's Apple CiderOrange Mango juice and mango vodkaMint JulepLinks of Note:Walking in Anne's Shoes (Blog Post from Valdemar)

This week Alisha and Sam (@saffista) are joined by the fabulous T.L. Taylor (@ybika) as we talk about E-Sports, live streaming, and her new book Watch Me Play: Twitch and the Rise of Game Live Streaming.Episode Note: there is a brief segment in recording where the audio goes wonky (yes, that is the technical term), we have reduced the distortion as much as possible but rest assured it lasts less than 2 minutes.What We're Playing:Classic Wow BetaLife is Strange 2Old Man's JourneyFallout 76 (beta)Slay the SpireWhat We're Reading:Watch Me Play - TL TaylorI'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness - Austin Channing BrownPost, Mine, Repeat: Social Media Data Mining Becomes Ordinary - Helen KennedyWhat We're Drinking:Sparkling WaterCiderboys Pineapple CiderPink tea and Eddy's Peach VodkaLinks of Note:Watch Me Play Site Sam in MixerEpisode Note: there is a brief segment in recording where the audio goes wonky, we have reduced the distortion as much as possible but rest assured it lasts less than 2 m

This week Alisha and I answer questions from folks in the community and tried out a new Booze and Games Pairing segment. Come see which booze we think goes with games that we choose for one anotherWhat We're Playing:-Fallout 76 (beta)-Call of Duty: Black Ops 4-Whispering Willows-The Room-Reigns: Her MajestyWhat We're Reading:-Watch Me Play: TL Taylor-Restart: Gordon KormanWhat We're Drinking:-Ciderboys Lemon Cello Cider-Ciderboys Lemon Cello Cider (with a shot of whisky)

This week we talk with Partnered Mixer content creator, blogger, podcaster, and freelance Community Manager and Consultant, Alicia Alexandra (@eightbitblonde) about Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018).What We're Playing:Maplestory 2Forza Horizon 4FigmentThe Gardens BeneathState of Decay 2Reigns: Her MajestyWhat We're Reading:Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya NobleSurvive the Night by Danielle VegaTo All the Boys I've Loved Before Jenny HahnWhat We're Drinking:Mango Raspberry Vodka and Grapefruit Sparkling WaterWhisky and GingerMike's Hard LemonadeLinks of NoteEightBitBlonde on MixerEightBitBlonde's BlogGirls on Games

This week Samantha, Alisha, and Jordyn sit down and talk about the indie games they've been playing lately.

This week Alisha and Samantha sit down and talk about PAX West, salty gamers, and whatever else comes to mind.

This week Alisha and Samantha sit down and talk about social gaming.

This week we are joined by Melissa Boone and Jerome Hagan, Team XBox User Researchers who focus on Minecraft, online safety, and Gaming is For Everyone.

This week we talk with TreaAndrea Russworm and Yussef Cole about Detroit: Become Human. 

Episode 174: The Shape of Things to Come: Our Favorites From E3 2018 (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).  With E3 ending this week Alisha and Sam have come together to talk about the games that they are most looking forward to in the coming year. Sam tries to keep it […]

Episode 173: Hate-Play and Hashtags: A Conversation with Megan Condis (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we have a conversation with Megan Condis, author of the new book Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture. We chat about toxicity and hope in the game community, academia, and […]

Episode 172: Regular People in Irregular Circumstances: A Conversation with Undead Labs (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we are joined by Brant Fitzgerald and Geoffrey Card of Undead Labs as we talk about the zombie survival game, State of Decay 2. This time around we talk about mechanics, weapons, […]

Episode 171: Take the Cannoli: How Mafia (the game) Can Serve As a Model for Video Game Design (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).  This week we have a conversation with Alisha Karabinus and Rachel Atherton (@wrathertweets) about their research on how analog games, like the forum based social deception game […]

Episode 169: The Stories of The Station: A Conversation with Kevin Harwood (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talked with Kevin Harwood, the Creative Director & Producer of The Station Games (The Station). We had a great conversation about […]

Episode 168: She Came to Slay: A Conversation on Community Building and Video Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we are joined by NYMG and Mixer community member Nicole Kirchoff (@NKirc) as we talk about gaming, building community around games, and slaying monsters with friends. We […]

Episode 167: No Such Thing As A Stupid Question: Taking On Your Questions (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week Alisha and Sam answer questions submitted to the show and throw in one (each) of their own. It was a shorter episode, but it was a blast. Send […]

Episode 166: Looking Back, Looking Foward: Our Favorites of 2017 and Most Anticipated of 2018 (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we chat about our favorite games from last year and the games that we are most excited to play in 2018. We're joined by two new voices […]

Episode 165: Thunderbird Strike and the Power of Indigenous Game Design: A Conversation with Elizabeth Lapensee (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we had an amazing conversation with the fabulous Elizabeth LaPensee, Indigenous scholar, artist, and game designer who talks with us about (among other things) her […]

Episode 164: On Minstrelsy and Mayhem: A Conversation with Yussef Cole (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk to games journalist motion designer, Yussef Cole (@youmeyou) about his lastest research and article in Unwinnable, "Cuphead and the Racist Spectre of Fleischer Animation", Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, […]

Episode 163: Two Tums: Hidden Agenda Spoilercast (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk about Supermassive Games' Hidden Agenda for Playstation 4. This is a true spoilercast. If you don't want to know key parts of the game you may want to save this episode for […]