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Errant Signal is @campster on twitter, and his youtube channel can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/Campster/

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1. Rag Doll Kung Fu
   1. First non-Valve videogame on Steam
   2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1002/Rag_Doll_Kung_Fu/
2. Zeno Clash
   1. Early non-Valve videogame on Steam
   2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/22200/Zeno_Clash/
3. Introversion
   1. Early indie studio
   2. https://www.introversion.co.uk/introversion/
4. Jeff “Last of the Bedroom Programmer” Minter
   1. http://minotaurproject.co.uk/frontpage.php
5. My Friend Pedro (the original flash game)
   1. https://www.crazygames.com/game/my-friend-pedro
6. Early B.F. Skinner work on Operant Conditioning
   1. http://s-f-walker.org.uk/pubsebooks/pdfs/The%20Behavior%20of%20Organisms%20-%20BF%20Skinner.pdf
   2. https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Skinner/Pigeon/
   3. There was a more recent paper on MMO or F2P design that included photos of rats in skinner boxes in its discussion of designing for player engagement, but for the life of me I can’t find it.
7. Liz Ryerson on content creators using fringe games as a content mill
   1. https://twitter.com/ellaguro/status/1200574028626452481
8. Errant Signal Blips 5 (includes Dujanah)
   1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lefmwWPdhrk
9. Sales boosts from Blips episodes
   1. There is supposed to be a thread where @Campster, @melessthanthree, @chrstphfr, and @QuestForTori discuss sales impact of the various Errant Signal essays on their games, but I have not been able to find it.
   2. https://twitter.com/king_spooner/status/1223693126021406722
10. Campster’s process for finding games to cover
    1. Steam microtrailers twitter account
       1. https://twitter.com/microtrailers
    2. Itch games sorted by most recent
       1. https://itch.io/games/newest
11. No Cartridge 
    1. indie game coverage website mentioned for its community building
    2. https://www.no-cartridge.net/
12. Campster asking about how to do better indie game coverage
    1. https://twitter.com/Campster/status/1087949889982685184
13. Mainstream games journalism
    1. Mario Wedding Cake
       1. https://kotaku.com/a-mario-wedding-cake-from-the-best-bride-ever-5437031
    2. Tim Roger’s Death Stranding review
       1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZHUY-nVXKU
14. Discussion of previous Errant Signal videos
    1. Secret Little Haven
       1. Game - https://ristar.itch.io/secret-little-haven
       2. Essay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzHFRfOVOuQ
    2. The Space Between
       1. Game - https://chrstphfr.itch.io/the-space-between
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GzzcepN2yE
    3. The Magic Circle
       1. Game - http://www.magiccirclegame.com/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7eCIkcMUdA
    4. Glitchhikers
       1. Game - http://glitchhikers.com/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMqfFWQgzZY
    5. The Beginner’s Guide
       1. Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/The_Beginners_Guide/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAbh28j11RQ
    6. Stanley Parable
       1. Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/The_Stanley_Parable/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiCLKmEAa1I
    7. Only If
       1. Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/298260/Only_If/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_K2kZfytbc