Game On Girl

Greetings Gamers! In this episode we chat with Chris Brady, one of the original interviewees from my dissertation research. We have a great chat about all kinds of gaming and all kinds of gamers. We also share your responses to a recent article on the site about permanently leaving a game. Leave your feedback on the site at www.gameongirl.com! Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

We took some time on the show this week to reflect on Wired Magazine's list of the best games of 2012. Joined by new writer, Mark Schjoll, we discuss the passion and willingness to take risks we see in this list comprised of indie games that truly push the boundaries of gaming. (Journey, anyone?)  Warning: There are Borderlands 2 and Far Cry 3 spoilers in our discussion of those games. Look for Mark's article detailing his favorites of 2012 and some much anticipated games for this year. Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

For our last episode of the year we taking on endings . . . permanent endings. Inspired by Andrew Groen's article, "In These Games Death is Forever and That's Awesome," in Wired, we discuss how the mechanic of permadeath might impact all three of our Gamer Types. Listen to the episode and see if you agree with our assessment of how self, role players, and mastery gamers might experience true game loss. A huge thank you to all our listeners, interviewees, and our fantastic community for supporting our first year of the show. Your input and engagement has been more than inspirational. We look forward to more conversations with you all in 2013! Please remember Game on Girl is on Stitcher so you can stream our show to your mobile device or subscribe via iTunes or here for the RSS Feed. Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

The question: What is your Golden Rule for gaming? Your answers? Truly inspired. Listen to this episode and see what our community had to say about playing fair, helping other people enjoy your favorite hobby, and having fun. Check out comments and feedback on gameongirl.com. Until next time, game on! Regina --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Here is the next installment of our Intro to Game Culture series: Gaming 103: First Person Shooters. Use this episode to help your non-gamer friends and family understand why you were so excited when Far Cry 3 came out last week! Let us know what you think on the site www.gameongirl.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week we talk about some of our favorite ass kicking female characters. Check out our combined top 10 list that includes some classic and new female heroes powerful enough to make your jaw drop. If you want the visuals to go with it, there is a slide show and a gallery on the site! Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Greetings Gamers! This week we share with you our recommendations for giving and receiving this year! We discuss several recommendations for digital and board games you can gift to your gamer friends or put on your own wish list. Check out the site for links and screen shots of our favorite games to gift and receive this season! Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week we talk about what promises to be a hit holiday film, Wreck it Ralph from Disney Studios. We talk about heroes, villains, good story development, and great characters. If you're wondering how Wreck it Ralph is a feminist film, then listen in and find out. Until next time, Game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Gamers! We have a special treat for you this week! Lunch Journals (LJ) from N3rdg4sm Lulzcast joins us for a chat about fast cars, fast women, and fast games. Ok... mostly games. Check us out as we interview LJ about being a mastery gamer especially enthusiastic about racing games and first person shooter. Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week we discuss fan culture on a popular tv show: Castle starring Nathan Fillion. Check out a great conversation about the power of fan culture and some kick ass female heroes! Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Hello Everyone! This week we continue our gaming basics series and take on one of our favorite genres, Tower Defense games. We'll walk you through all the basics of this play style by discussing some of our favorite games. Included in the discussion: Tiny Heroes, Plants vs Zombies, Orcs Must Die (1&2) and Dragon's Rage 2. We'd love to hear about your favorite tower defense games and your favorite strategies! Leave a comment on the website! Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week we present to you another fabulous gaming family. We talk with Jodi Black from Beautiful Brains Books and Games and her two daughters, Bethany and Trinity. Listen to hear the girls talk about DMing their first games (at nine, yes 9! years old!) and Jodi talk about the important role gaming plays in their family life. Make sure to check out MACE Con (November 2-4 in Charlotte, NC) where Jodi and the girls will be leading an entire track dedicated to gaming kids. In pop culture news, we talk about a recent episode of The Big Bang Theory, "The Re-entry Minimization." Our community discussion focuses on your responses to the provocative question: Will the term gamer become obsolete? We'd love to hear your feedback on the site - gameongirl.com. Until next time, game on! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week we return to one of our favorite themes: gamification. We talk to Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech, Chris Ritter. He shares his approach to teaching technical communications using a service learning project geared to serving his local community. Listen for some great insights on how gaming and learning interact. We also share some feedback on our gaming family episode from listener, Jayme, and talk about some of our favorite games growing up, including board and card games. Make sure to comment on the site or follow us on Twitter. Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

My fellow gamers, It is that time of year again. There is a new season of our favorite webseries: The Guild. In honor of the show, Rhonda and I discuss the past seasons, the development of some of our favorite characters, and how gaming communities evolve. We also share your ideas and strategies about how you create and maintain your own gaming groups. As we say in the episode, if you haven't already subscribed to Geek and Sundry on YouTube... what are you waiting for? "Like" all your favorite videos so we can keep enjoying this great content! Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Very exciting episode this week! We have the honor of talking to Jessica Merizan, community manager from BioWare! She's worked on two of our favorite franchises - Mass Effect and Dragon Age! Listen to hear stories about working in the games industry, more stories from GeekGirlCon, and some great info about a certain BioWare game controversy. WARNING: There are spoilers. Be prepared. :) Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Greetings gamers! Check out the latest episode of Game on Girl where we talk about Borderlands 2 from Gearbox. We share impressions of game play, story, graphics, and characters. If you're not playing and Borderlands 2 isn't on your must buy list, you are missing out! For more info on the show, check out the site www.gameongirl.com! Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

For episode 29, we were honored to have the chance to speak with Lynn Hogan. Lynn is an artist and an author and she shares stories about working in the game industry and publishing her own graphic novel. We also share your feedback on some of the most visually stunning games out there! Check out details and links to Lynn's work at www.gameongirl.com! Game on! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week, Rhonda and I take on the task of explaining the basics of Game Culture to the uninitiated. We talk basic gaming terms and concepts that keep us returning to gaming game after game. Use this episode to explain to your non-gamer friends and family what and how and why you game. Let us know if we missed your favorite reason or motivation for gaming and we'll do a follow-up show with your feedback! Leave comments at www.gameongirl.com! Until next time, game on! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

This week, Rhonda and I talk about two cons we attended on opposite sides of the country on the same weekend. Rhonda reports on her three favorite panels from DragonCon (one with a very special last minute guest appearance!) and I talk about all the games I played at PAX Prime. Listen in for all the details and check out our site at www.gameongirl.com! A brief note about the episode number. We started getting confused having separate numbers for the shorts and we figured you might be confused, too. So we added them together and started from there. Welcome to episode 27. Game on! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message

Extraordinary situations, outstanding actions. This week, we share our favorite heroes from some classic TV shows. Check out mine and Rhonda's top three lists. What are some of your favorite heroes? Why do they stand out for you? Check out clips from each show on the website www.gameongirl.com Until next time, Game On! Regina and Rhonda --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gameongirl/message