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History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #13 : Interview with Eric Wood (The Last Samurai Rebellion) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, University of Edinburgh graduate Eric Wood joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game The Last Samurai Rebellion and how students can get started with the world of wargaming.ππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬β Β 00:00:00 - Introβ Β 00:03:15 - How did The Last Samurai Rebellion begin?β 00:12:58 - How did Eric start designing his game?β 00:23:01 - How is The Last Samurai Rebellion different from The Men Who Would Be Kings?β 00:39:21 - What would Eric tell other students/graduates about the game creation process?β 00:51:16 - Outroπππ§ππ’π¨π§ππ π’π§ ππ‘π’π¬ ππ©π’π¬π¨ππβ Β Extra Creditsβs playlist on the End of the Samurai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmRm--vRHCg&list=PLg1JFVHWaJX...2022-03-0157 min
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #12 : Interview with Brian Train (Brief Border Wars) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, award-winning game designer Brian Train joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game Brief Border Wars and using a card-driven system to model the chaotic, stop-and-start nature of impromptu wars.ππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬ Β β Β 00:00:00 - Start Β β 00:08:01 - How did Brian get into games? Β β 00:33:17 - How does asymmetry make for interesting match-ups? Β β 00:43:40 - Should games be historically accurate?πππ§ππ’π¨π§ππ π’π§ ππ‘π’π¬ ππ©π’π¬π¨ππ Β β Β Brian gives a lecture on Game Design & Self-Publication at Georgetown University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtky8WgsyyAΒ β Β Brianβs website: https://brtrain.wordpress.com/Β β Β Cole Wehrleβs essay: Affective Networks At Play: Catan, Coin, And The Quiet Year: https://analoggamestudies.org...2021-10-011h 23
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #11 : Interview with James Coltrain (Blackhaven) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, game designer and professor James Coltrain joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game, Blackhaven, and how it explores racism, slavery and Americaβs past. Β ππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬ Β β Β 00:00:00 - Start Β β 00:02:30 - How did Blackhaven start? Β β 00:23:10 - How does a 3D environment change how we interact with history? Β β 00:43:41 - Which games would James recommend? Β πππ§ππ’π¨π§ππ π’π§ ππ‘π’π¬ ππ©π’π¬π¨ππ Β β Β Historiated Gamesβ website: https://www.historiated.com/Β β Β Historiated Gamesβ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl9ifpyJUe9FitIPx6V-qhA/videosΒ β Β Blackhaven on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668610/Blackhaven/Β β Β Digital Media and Design at the University of Connecticut: https://dmd.uconn.edu/Β β...2021-09-2453 min
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #10 : Interview with Volko Ruhnke (Labyrinth: The War on Terror) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, award-winning game designer Volko Ruhnke joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game Labyrinth - The War on Terror and how it presents guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency.ππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬β Β 00:00:00 - Startβ 00:04:38 - How does Labyrinth anticipate the future of 'The War on Terror'?β 00:26:25 - Is it difficult to convince people to use games in order to better understand what's going on in the world?β 01:00:39 - How is the transition from making a board game to making a video game? How has the transition between mediums changed how you think about games in general?2021-08-231h 20
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #9 : Interview with Tomislav ΔipΔiΔ (Brotherhood & Unity) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, game creator Tomislav ΔipΔiΔ joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game Brotherhood & Unity and how it portrays the Bosnian War.Β ππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬ Β β Β 00:00:00 - Start Β β 00:01:55 - How did Tom come up with Brotherhood & Unity? Β β 00:17:03 - Did the theme/setting of the game, i.e the Bosnian War, come first? Β β 00:41:21 - How is the transition from making a board game to making a video game? How has the transition between mediums changed how you think about games in general?Β β 00:50:51 - Which games would Tom recommend? Β πππ§ππ’π¨π§ππ π’π§ ππ‘π’π¬ ππ©π’...2021-06-291h 02
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #8 : Interview with Dave Beck (Distilled) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, game creator Dave Beck joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about Distilled and how this upcoming spirited strategy game started with a sabbatical spent in Dalkeith. Β ππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬Β β00:00:00 - Start Β β 00:02:20 - How did Dave come up with the idea for Distilled? How has being in Scotland influenced him?Β β 00:14:03 - Is Distilled historically accurate?Β β 00:40:53 - How has the pandemic impacted development on Distilled? Β β 00:53:20 - Which games would Dave recommend? Β πππ§ππ’π¨π§ππ π’π§ ππ‘π’π¬ ππ©π’π¬π¨ππ Β β Β Distilled on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paversongames/distilled/?ref=bggforumsΒ β Β Distill...2021-06-191h 04
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #7 : Interview with Cole Wehrle (Pax Pamir, John Company) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, game designer Cole Wehrle joins host Eduard Gafton to talk Pax Pamir, John Company and Wehrlegig Gamesβ mission to βstrive to publish beautiful games with historical themes that treat their subjects and their players seriously.βππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬β Β 00:00:00 - Startβ 00:02:24 - How did Pax Pamir start?β 00:17:14 - What is there to learn from playing Pax Pamir?β 00:32:18 - How do you market a historical game such as John Company?β 00:51:38 - How has academic experience helped the creation...2021-06-141h 03
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #6 : Interview with Erika Svanoe and Erik Evensen (Marrying Mr. Darcy) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, game designer Erika Svanoe and illustrator Erik Evensen join hosts Eduard Gafton and Hannah Weaver to talk Marrying Mr. Darcy and the process of adapting Jane Austen's most beloved novel.ππ’π¦π ππππ¦π©π¬β 00:00:00 - Startβ 00:02:29 - How does a game like Marrying Mr. Darcy come to be?β 00:05:22 - Adapting Pride &Prejudice to a card gameβ 00:27:50 - The art design for the gameβ00:34:23 - The demographic for the gameβ 00:43:20 - Producing and...2021-05-121h 06
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #5 : Interview with Roberta Taylor (designer of the tabletop game Creature Comforts) - History and Games Lab PodcastInterview with Roberta TaylorIn this episode, veteran game designer Roberta Taylor (Octopusβ Garden, Creature Comforts) joins host Eduard Gafton to discuss cozy and historical games alike, the role of history in making games and the compromises made between historical accuracy and game design.Time Stamps00:00:00 β Start00:01:25 β How does a game like Creature Comforts come to be?00:03:53 β A game shaped around coziness00:22:39 β How and why Roberta got into game design00:28:30 β What is the role of history in making games00:37:31 β Where do you compromise? Historical acc...2021-03-2547 min
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #4 : Interview with Joshua Gillingham (designer of the card game Althingi) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, game designer and author Joshua Gillingham (Althingi, The Gatewatch) joins new podcast host and producer Eduard Gafton to discuss the making of Althingi, working with crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and share advice for game creators everywhere.Mentioned in this EpisodeAlthingiβs Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuagillingham/althingi-a-viking-game-of-strength-and-influenceAlthingi on Outland Entertainment: https://outlandentertainment.com/work/althingi-one-will-rise/Joshuaβs website: https://www.joshuagillingham.caJoshuaβs book, The Gatewatch: https://www.crowsnestbooks.com/product/the-gatewatch/Dr Jackson Crawfordβs Youtube...2021-02-1846 min
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #3 : Interview with Lew Pulsipher (author of the boardgame Britannia) - History and Games Lab PodcastIn this episode, veteran game designer Lew Pulsipher (Britannia, Stalingrad Besieged, Dragon Rage and many more) joins JamesΒ and Gianluca to discuss creating historical games, how gamers have changed over the decades, and how creating games is as much about what you leave out as what you include.Mentioned in this episode:Pulsipher Games website: http://pulsiphergames.com/Lew's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/LewGameDesignBritannia from PSC Games: http://www.pscgames.co.uk/portfolio-item/britannia-classic-and-new-duel-edition/Β History and GamesΒ Lab Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/historygamesedinburgh2020-09-0148 min
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #2 : The Fall of the King with Gianluca Raccagni and Giacomo Santopietro - History and Games Lab PodcastWargaming has deep roots in history, but how does historical research inform wargames design? In this episode, host James Holloway talks to Giacomo Santopietro of Sir Chester Cobblepot Games and Gianluca Raccagni of the Edinburgh University History and Games Lab to talk about The Fall of the King (currently on Kickstarter), the first games project to come out of the History and Games Lab.Mentioned in this episode:The Fall of the King on Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/tophatgames/the-fall-of-the-kingtmGianluca Raccagni's blog posts about The Fall of the King: tophat...2020-07-2050 min
History & Games Lab Podcast @ University of EdinburghEpisode #1 : History and Role-playing Games with Jon Hodgson (Beowulf: Age of Heroes) and Davide Mana (Brancalonia: The Spaghetti Fantasy Role-Playing Game) - History and Games Lab PodcastAlthough there are very few purely historical role-playing games, history still plays an important part in their design. In this episode, hosts James Holloway and Gianluca Raccagni spoke with Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games and Davide Mana of Acheron Books about their work on upcoming historically-inspired role-playing projects: Handiwork's Beowulf: Age of Heroes and Acheron's Brancalonia: The Spaghetti Fantasy RPG. Both games are now successfully funded on Kickstarter.Mentioned in this episode:Brancalonia Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpaghettiFantasyRPG/Brancalonia Kickstarter:Β https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acherongames/brancalonia-the-spaghetti-fantasy-rpgH...2020-07-0342 min