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Games Institute Podcast

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The Games Institute (GI) Podcast is currently on indefinite hiatus due to a lack of funding and resources to support the platform. The GI Podcast began as a way of delivering conversations about current research in games and immersive technologies by spotlighting emerging and established scholars. Hosted by GI graduate students and supported by GI administrative staff, the podcast offered a more personal look into the lives of researchers and chronicled their inspiration for pursuing research in games and immersive technologies. The podcast also covered a broad range of topics, including but not limited to: media studies, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, and board game design. The GI Podcast will remain available on all major podcast platforms. Thank you to all who tuned in, subscribed, and shared our work!
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028: Competitive Cultures and WoW with Jenn Rickert

Jenn Rickert closes out 2020 with insights into World of Warcraft raiding and guild culture, stories from BlizzCon and her academic adventures, and shares her love for the Games Institute. To contact Jenn: jennrickert.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennrickert/ https://twitter.com/JennRickert

Dec 15, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 28

027: Apocalyptic Video Game Narratives with Pamela Maria Schmidt

Pamela Maria Schmidt joins the show to discuss her Master's MRP researching apocalyptic narratives in video games, technologies, maintaining one's culture through games, and why the Witcher is so important to her.

Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 27

026: COVID Update

Hosts Toben and Marisa join up online to catch up about their activities during COVID, research, and things they're looking forward to whenever normalcy returns.

Oct 29, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 26

023: Cooperative Games Panel with Lindsay Meaning, Marcela Bomfim, and Rina Wehbe

Our speakers brought in their unique perspectives and expertise to discuss the co-operative games Spirit Island (2017; board game) and Overcooked 2 (2018; video game).We used these games as a springboard for a larger discussion about the genre of co-operative games: What are these games all about and why would people play them? How are they different from one another in form, content, and player experience?

Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 23

021: Gameful Solutions with Maximilian Altmeyer

In this episode, we expand our knowledge on the processes behind personalized gamification, previously introduced in our episodes with Gustavo Tondello and Stuart Hallifax. Max also shares some innovative applications he’s worked on using gamification strategies... spoiler alert: he talks about a game for washing your hands.

Mar 17, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 21

020: Game Poetics and Iterative Design with AC Atienza

AC leaves us speechless in their explanation of game poetics: novel game studies research to end all ludology/narratology debates. We chat about how iterative design through Energize and Captain's Gambit bolsters AC's research. To support AC's kickstarter for Captain's Gambit please visit: http://kck.st/2TAEEeh

Mar 12, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 20

016: Systems of Discovery with Neil Randall

Neil Randall, Executive Director of the Games Institute joins Marisa and Toben to discuss board games, simulation, teaching philosophy, and the origins of the Games Institute.

Jan 09, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 16

015: 2019 in Review

Marisa and Toben walk back through the guests and topics on The Games Institute Podcast in 2019.

Dec 31, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 15

013: Comic Book Scholarship with Three Panel Contrast

Hosts of Three Panel Contrast, Dr. Anna Peppard, Dr. J. Andrew Deman, and Dr. Michael Hancock join the show to talk about comic book scholarship, carving a place for discussion themselves, and adapting comic books for the screen--both movies and games.

Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 13

008: Player Profiles & Customization with Stuart Hallifax

Stuart Hallifax joins the GI for the Summer 2019 semester to continue research into player preferences, customizable gaming objectives, and user research. We talk in depth about his study, D&D, and games that bring weighty choices to the forefront.

Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 8

007: Public Health Systems with Marina Wada

Marina Wada joins the show and chats about her user research study exploring how rheumatoid arthritis patients and their physicians can be better supported in shared decision making and how digital decision aid tools can help mediate the interaction.

Aug 19, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 7

001: Meet the Hosts

Our introductory episode where we introduce ourselves, the Games Institute, and our vision for the podcast. Sit down with the researchers and learn what's happening behind the scenes. What games are they playing? What games are they studying? and What are the implications of their findings? Researchers rarely have opportunities to talk about their work without worrying about word counts, time limits, or wordy jargon. The GI Podcast is a place where researchers can express their successes - and f...

May 28, 2019•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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