Ari Levari

ParadoxPort Podcast

Education EN ↓ 3 episodes

The ParadoxPort Podcast is a journey into the minds of creators who use games, storytelling, and playful design to help people grow. We explore the projects reshaping how we learn, change, and understand ourselves, one creative experiment at a time.

Author

Ari Levari

Episodes

#3 - Richard Durham: Games That Teach Without Telling 20.05.2026 1:06:02

Richard Durham joins Ari to talk about what games can do that lectures can't. They dig into Welcome to Pinnacle Biogenics, a deck-based RPG that drops players inside a double bind and slowly strips away their agency, and Open the Chicken Coop, a game where players construct their own reality from a box of ambiguous artifacts. Along the way: the difference between simulation training and identi...

#2 - Hard Reset: When To-Do Lists Meet a Dystopian Cyberpunk Game 11.02.2026 51:47

In this episode, discover how founders Will and Janet are revolutionizing habit change with their app, Hard Reset. By combining AI, no-code tools, and roguelike game mechanics, they transform daily routines into engaging quests. Drawing inspiration from games like Slay the Spire, they create a system that’s both fun and scalable, using psychological science to keep users motivated beyond willpower...

#1 - Launch Episode w/ Thomas Shellberg of Emberglow 15.12.2025 52:56

I kick off the show with Thomas, creator of Emberglow: the app where you level up by locking your screen. We talk about Emberglow, the design philosophy behind it, and how it fits into our modern, chaotic world. We then discuss Just Roll With It, the habit journal/RPG that helps you grow through gaming. I ask Thomas about his experience in the world of Just Roll With It, and we explore some of the...