Ludology

In this classic GameTek, Geoff dives into the details of Alpha Go, Google's Go-playing AI. Duration: 06:41

 Gil and Geoff are joined by the gang from the Flip The Table podcast to talk about Roll & Move games. What works (and doesn't) with this much-maligned mechanic? Duration: 1:07:00

Scott takes a look at the history of the Mystery Rummy series, by a designer y'all might know... Duration: 6:24

Gil and Geoff talk about different methods for using mathematical modeling and simulation during the design process. Duration: 1:12:12

In this classic GameTek, Geoff takes a look at the physics behind the coin toss. Duration 5:39

Gil and Geoff are pleased to welcome Morten Monrad Pedersen, to discuss the art of designing solo games. Morten has designed several popular solo variants to games, including Scythe and Viticulture. What are the design techniques for solo games? How do they differ from multiplayer games? Duration:  1:14:38

Scott Rogers joins us with a new Biography of a Board Game - Arkham Horror! Duration: 6:16

Gil and Geoff tackle ties in games. How important are tiebreakers? What are good and bad ways to design them? Duration: 1:18:18

In this classic GameTek, Geoff discusses the difference between a cheat and a spoilsport, and what that means for society. Duration: 05:49

Gil and Geoff are thrilled to welcome Chris Cobb from Riot Games, creator of the number one online game in the world, League of Legends. Until recently Chris was the technical lead for the Player Behavior team, which was tasked with designing in-game and out-of-game systems to encourage players to be nicer to each other, and deal with players who don't. Over the years, what did they learn about be...

Ludology welcomes Scott Rogers and his Biography of a Board Game segment! This episode he traces the history of Risk, from the early 20th century to today. Duration: 09:10

For their first show as a duo, Gil and Geoff revisit the question posed in the very first episode of Ludology - What is a game?  The answer may surprise you. Duration: 1:23:24

New Content! Geoff interviews Eric Janszen, the CEO of VirZoom . VirZoom makes a Virtual Reality exercise bike, that interfaces with all the major VR platforms, and uses games to keep people exercising. What lessons have they learned about gaming and engagement? Duration 25:39

Changes! We bid a fond farewell to Mike, and a big hello to Gil! Duration: 1:25:22

New content! Geoff interviews Rogelio Cardona-Rivera, a researcher at North Carolina State, about Procedural Narrative Generation - systems that can create and manipulate story structure in a game on the fly.  For more information, please check out http://rogel.io  and http://storygen.org Duration: 32:58

Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome Justin Jacobson from Restoration Games, to talk about what they've learned from bringing older games back for a modern audience. Duration: 1:01:35

In this classic GameTek, Geoff looks at games that help improve teamwork. Duration: 05:41

Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome guest J.R. Honeycutt, to discuss the role of the Developer in the game design and publication process. Duration 59:25

In this classic GameTek Geoff discusses some techniques for estimating things in your head. Duration 6:19

Mike and Geoff field a bevy of listener questions. Duration: 1:10:21

In this classic GameTek Geoff looks at how the language people use can give clues to their treachery. Duration: 6:32

Mike and Geoff are pleased to welcome designer Andrew Parks to discuss taking a second shot at a design, whether it's revisiting a mechanic or taking an entire system into a new direction. Duration: 1:15:42

In this classic GameTek Geoff looks at how choosing a color may affect how you play. Duration: 06:17

Mike and Geoff discuss multi-use cards - their history, and how they can be used by designers. Duration: 1:03:53

In this classic GameTek, Geoff discusses the use of pronouns when writing rules. Duration: 06:17