The Art of Play

Today, rather than going into Video Games and TTRPGs like before, join Gaia and Vi as we approach the topic of Board Games. Joined by our friend David, we will go into what makes a good Board Game. If you want to hear more from David, go to Twitch.tv/CyberpunkButterflyEffect

Join our three previous hosts, Gaia, Vi, and Mark Kilfoil from CHSR FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada as we return to the topic of Session 0's in TTRPGs. But, this time, instead of explaining how it functions, we present to you a simulation of what it looks like.

In this episode of The Art of Play, join not only Gaia and Vi, but also Mark Kilfoil from CHSR FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada as we give a proper description of how to go about doing your Session 0 in TTRPGs!

As we return to The Art of Play, join Gaia and Vi as we finally cover our long-awaited episode: Worldbuilding. In this episode, we will go through the process of building a world on air, to show how it can be done!

Deviating from our main style of episodes, join Gaia and Vi as they attempt to tackle the monsterous task of understanding who your players are, why they play, and how to make games better for them!

As we join our hosts once again, tune in to find Gaia and Vi discussing another new topic on game design for you all: What it means to be literate in video games.

In this episode of The Art of Play, join Gaia and Vi as we dive into how to create good Reward Systems in games. Especially focused on the TTRPG players, learn a few tricks on how to make a game just that much more fun for your players or DM!

In this episode of The Art of Play, Gaia and Vi sit down to discuss how the environment of a game, and especially the music, can add to the storytelling, rather than simply relying on spoken word or text. Note: This episode was originally intended to include segments of the music discussed, but to respect the copyright of the respective artists and producers, that music has since been removed. Sor...

In our first major episode of The Art of Play, join hosts Gaia and Vi as we delve into the topic that started this entire show: The differences between depth and complexity in games.

As we continue on our adventure of diving into the fundamental concepts of game design, join Gaia and Vi and we make our way into our second major topic: How to make a good Tutorial.

Welcome to The Art of Play, your weekly podcast to learn about game design fundamentals from two players, rather than developers. In this episode, we provide a few introductions, and talk about what this show will look like!