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Designer JeansEp 10 - 2024 in ReviewThe Designer Jeans 2024 Games Review! Only 4 months late (I, Dragos, apologise). This episode discusses our top games of 2024, as well as some highlights we wanted to bring as came to the a close. Pacific Drive, Abiotic Factor, and two mystery games we did not tell each other about before!2025-05-091h 08Designer JeansEp 9 - What makes Co-Op so fun?Today we're talking co-op games, and the power of friendship. We'll discuss our distinct categories within the genre and some personal favourites.2025-01-0359 min
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OpenAI, :, Aaron Jaech, Adam Kalai, Adam Lerer, Adam Richardson, Ahmed El-Kishky, Aiden Low, Alec Helyar, Aleksander Madry, Alex Beutel, Alex Carney, Alex Iftimie, Alex Karpenko, Alex Tachard Passos, Alexander Neitz, Alexander Prokofiev, Alexander Wei, Allison Tam, Ally Bennett, Ananya Kumar, Andre Saraiva, Andrea Vallone, Andrew Duberstein, Andrew Kondrich, Andrey Mishchenko, Andy Applebaum, Angela Jiang, Ashvin Nair, Barret Zoph, Behrooz Ghorbani, Ben Rossen, Benjamin Sokolowsky, Boaz Barak, Bob McGrew, Borys Minaiev, Botao Hao, Bowen Baker, Brandon Houghton, Brandon McKinzie, Brydon Eastman, Camillo Lugaresi, Cary Bassin, Cary Hudson, Chak Ming Li, Charles de Bourcy, Che...2024-12-2525 minDesigner JeansEp 8 - Ammo and ReloadingMany games, from shooters to puzzlers, have guns, and those guns have ammunition! We discuss how different games treat ammo, its scarcity and variety, as well as the design choices behind reloading.2024-07-281h 04Designer JeansEp 7 - Asymmetric GamesIn team games and sport, every player is equipped with the same tools, and given the same missions. This episode we look into games that take a more asymmetric approach to their design and mechanics, and talk about the unique fun of playing wildly different roles within one game.
2024-04-0753 minDesigner JeansEp 6 - ConsumablesPotions, powerups, medkits and grenades - consumable items appear in all kinds of games. This week we talk about how limited resources can affect gameplay, and why we sometimes hoard items in our backpacks instead of actually using them.
2024-03-2751 minDesigner JeansEp 5 - Stealth in GamesFrom Solid Snake to Ezio and Agent 47, stealth has been part of many hit games over the years. This week we're peeking into stealth as a central mechanic, how different games handle it, and the trend of modern games sneaking stealth into other genres.
2024-03-2053 minDesigner JeansEp 4 - The Value of ReplayabilityThere are some games we love to play again and again, and some we don't - why? This week we're talking about the design of replayable games, the roguelike genre and what makes replays worthwhile.
2024-03-1249 minDesigner JeansEp 3 - Stats and Attributes in RPGsIt's been a while, but we're back! Stats in RPGs are a pillar of the genre, and let players customise their character. We've all heard of Strength, Dexterity and Charisma, but what are stats really for and do they need to follow the well known structure of Dungeons and Dragons, or even the separation of physical and mental?2024-03-0552 minDesigner JeansEp 2 - Myst and the Puzzle GameWe made it to the second episode! This time, we're talking about the puzzle game, a genre that defined early computer games, and one of the grandfathers of games in the genre - Myst. 2023-12-2449 minDesigner JeansEp 0 - Procedural Narrative Design - Shadows of DoubtThe first, pilot, episode of the Designer Jeans podcast! We started out talking about procedural narrative design, inspired by Shadows of Doubt, and any other emergent storytelling that forms around procedural games.2023-12-1342 min
The Grateful ShowJonathan de Potter - Modern Man in Search for Meaning, Ayahuasca and Psychadelics - 154Ever since the beginning of time humans have tried to enhance their life experience here on Earth. Nowadays some choose to enhance and raise their consciousness through psychedelics and plant medicine.
Our guest today has climbed the corporate ladder in a desperate search for meaning. One day as he was constantly thinking about ways to make more money he had a look into the mirror and said to himself: ‘There’s gotta be more to life than this!?’. The rest is absolute history.
Jonathan went on a journey of self-discovery and he tried the plant medici...2021-08-2858 min
Curul en LlamasLa hipocresÃaEsta semana en Curul en Llamas hablamos del informe de la ProcuradurÃa de la Ética sobre Jonathan Prendas, la Semana Santa adelantada y un proyecto ilegal de Dragos Dolanescu, asà como la investigación en su contra por divulgar secretos. Además, David Gourzong ya tiene fecha para ir a juicio luego de agredir a un asesor del PLN; y Carlos Ricardo Benavides anunció su precandidatura presidencial.2021-03-2737 min
Purple Radio Arts"Frankenstein" - Interview with Directors and Technical DirectorsEleanor Storey interviews Co-Directors Harry Jenkins and Saniya Saraf, and Technical Directors Jonathan Yeap and Dragos Farcas. The creative team behind Castle Theatre Company and Green Door Theatre Company's production of "Frankenstein" discuss Sophie Wright's original adaptation of the audio play and their unique approach to this classic horror story. They share their discoveries from creating theatre during lockdown - from the integration of creative elements like music and illustration which are unusual to conventional theatre productions, to the flexibility that post-production affords.
"Frankenstein" is available for streaming now, and available until 19th February. Get your tickets...2021-02-0129 min
Dragos Energy Podcast37. Jonathan - Talking ComedyThis episode we have Jonathan on the podcast - a friend booked the session for him and it turns out he actually is quite knowledgeable about comedy. So we spent the whole episode talking about comedians like Chapelle, Rodney Dangerfield, Louis CK and other as well as the Fast and Furious franchise. Pretty fun chat be sure to check it out!Here's a quick breakdown: 00:30. - How is the sausage is made02:30 - Jimmy Carr in the British Scene04:30 - Mravelous Ms. Maisel...2020-02-241h 01
AutoPilot!Autopilot S3E05 - Jason of Star CommandJason of Star Command is a live action television series by Filmation which ran between 1978 and 1981. The show revolved around the exploits of space adventurer Jason (Craig Littler) and his colleagues, including Professor E.J. Parsafoot (Charlie Dell) and the pocket robot "Wiki" (formally W1K1). The show also starred Sid Haig as the evil Dragos, and, in the first season, James Doohan of Star Trek fame.[1] Jason was a spin-off of another Filmation live action show called Space Academy, which starred another sci-fi luminary, Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space fame.2013-11-1300 min