tinstargames

The Role of Play

Arts EN ↓ 6 episodes

Multi-ENnie-award winning game designer Steve Dee talks to entertainment journalist Sean Weeks about the games humans play and who we are when we when we play them.

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Episode 5: Game, Story, Play & Meet Your Hosts Part II 05.01.2026 1:09:03

Every other week, entertainment journalist Sean Weeks picks the brain of multi-ENNie award winning game designer Steve Dee about games as an art form, and how they change us, and how games can rise to that calling and how we can improve our literacy around games. In this episode Sean decides to make sure Steve has the chops to opine on games, and goes through his work, from his early contributions...

Episode Four: Game Criticism and Getting to Know Your Hosts I 23.12.2025 1:13:02

Every other week, entertainment journalist Sean Weeks picks the brain of multi-ENNie award winning game designer Steve Dee about games as an art form, and how they change us, and how games can rise to that calling and how we can improve our literacy around games. Except we're flipping the script this week! This time, Steve's in the interviewer's seat and the discussion's about the nature of game c...

Episode 3: The Alternatives to D&D 09.12.2025 1:08:34

Every other week, entertainment journalist Sean Weeks picks the brain of multi-ENNie award winning game designer Steve Dee about games as an art form, and how they change us, and how games can rise to that calling and we can improve our literacy around games. Episodes 1 and 2 looked at the problems and limitations with D&D. This episode we look at what else is out there or what else could be o...

Episode 2: Avatar and Author Play in D&D 09.12.2025 1:35:21

Every other week, entertainment journalist Sean Weeks picks the brain of multi-ENNie award winning game designer Steve Dee about games as an art form, and how they change us, and how games can rise to that calling and we can improve our literacy around games. In Episode 1 we looked at how Dungeons and Dragons was created and the assumptions that have been put on it over time. In this episode we ta...

Episode 1: The Case Against D&D 09.12.2025 1:03:27

Every other week, entertainment journalist Sean Weeks picks the brain of multi-ENNie award winning game designer Steve Dee about games as an art form, and how they change us, and how games can rise to that calling and we can improve our literacy around games. This episode Sean asks Steve Dee about the "Lord Fang Problem", which is a topic that reveals the origins of Dungeons and Dragons. Appearing...

Trailer 05.12.2025 2:46

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