{"id":2616,"date":"2018-04-23T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2018-04-23T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:03:00","slug":"ma-students-create-playful-experiences-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=2616","title":{"rendered":"MA students create Playful Experiences podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30740277_10156071513906138_3200763693751074816_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30740277_10156071513906138_3200763693751074816_n.jpg\" alt=\"30740277_10156071513906138_3200763693751074816_n\" width=\"581\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30740277_10156071513906138_3200763693751074816_n.jpg 581w, http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30740277_10156071513906138_3200763693751074816_n-300x156.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/30740277_10156071513906138_3200763693751074816_n-500x261.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a>Students on the MA Independent Games &amp; Playable Experience Design have \u00a0regular podcast talking about their experiences and loves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listen below, or catch them on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=1299026247\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/playful-experiences-podcast?refid=stpr\">Stitcher<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-943945928\">Soundcloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>EPISODE ONE: It&#8217;s Alive!<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin us for our inaugural episode as students Matthew, Ben and Tommy sit down to chat about games, university life in London, the importance of embracing failure, and more!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/347741157&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>EPISODE TWO: The New Challengers!<\/strong><br \/>\nMatthew, Ben and Tommy as they are joined this week by newcomers Billy, Ece, and Doruk to discuss Games, Design, and student life in London. This week we discuss the importance of the magic circle, player agency, and narrative choice with a discussion on <em>Stardew Valley, Prey, Gone Home, Life Is Strange, What Remains of Edith Finch, Hollow Knight, Bury Me My Love<\/em>\u00a0and more.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/348813693&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>EPISODE THREE: Life in London<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin\u00a0Matthew, Billy, Tommy and Alex as they discuss their chosen course of study, what it\u2019s like returning to school, life in London, and arcade culture!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/352611587&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>EPISODE FOUR: Narrative Games and Voice Over Artistry<\/strong><br \/>\nThis week we have a visit from a very special guest, voiceover actress Natalie Winter. We discuss what it\u2019s like to work in a recording booth and how best to incorporate voice over into our games. And we have a massive discussion about both the physical and digital in gaming; from <em>The Town of Light, Before I Forget, Fragments of Him, to Forbidden Desert, Pandemic Legacy, Dungeons and Dragons<\/em>, and all the way to <em>Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin\u2019s Creed, Skyrim VR<\/em> and <em>TWINE.<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/359977676&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>EPISODE FIVE: End of Term<\/strong><br \/>\nThis week, we\u00a0discuss <em>Horizon: Zero Dawn<\/em> and other open-world games, developing for virtual reality, share some of our thoughts from the end of the first lecture term, and have a deep discussion about some of the projects that we\u2019ve been working on.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/369822125&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The podcast team invite you to\u00a0chat to\u00a0them at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:contact@playfulexperiences.com\">contact@playfulexperiences.com<\/a> and on twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_experienceplay\">@_experienceplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.ac.uk\/pg\/ma-independent-games-design\/\">About MA Independent Games &amp; Playable Experience Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students on the MA Independent Games &amp; Playable Experience Design have \u00a0regular podcast talking about their experiences and loves. Listen below, or catch them on iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. EPISODE ONE: It&#8217;s Alive! Join us for our inaugural episode as students Matthew, Ben and Tommy sit down to chat about games, university life in London, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=2616\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MA students create Playful Experiences podcast<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[106,108],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions\/2622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.doc.gold.ac.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}