The Examined Game with Steven Lake

Yes to Guybrush!!

I just think they're neat #videogames #gaming #animals #ghostsofYoshima

@noodleawesome.bsky.social
Thanks for the previous shout out. My chair test video had such a strong response it inspired me to make a drink test video... www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iV...

Why Video Games have a Drinking Problem - A new video essay on alcoholism in video games is up featuring Stardew Valley by @concernedape.bsky.social and Disco Elysium www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iV... #stardewvalley #discoelysium #vidoegames #gamedesign #alcoholism

Chairs as a form of protest in video games YouTube video by The Examined Game with Steven Lake

'The Chair Test in Video Games' video has hit 33,000+ views and generated hundreds of thoughtful comments. Thank you @rich-lem.bsky.social, @jon.inkle.co and @juliaminamata.bsky.social for your contribution to this piece www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFB... #gaming #videogamedesign #videogames

Chairs as a form of protest in video games YouTube video by The Examined Game Podcast with Steven Lake

@rich-lem.bsky.social I think you'd enjoy the discussion going on in the chair video where I featured your reflections on ICO. People are going DEEP on chair theory in video games... www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFB...

For research purposes... Best video game haircuts? Mine is a relatively new entry... Maelle from @expedition33.bsky.social Clair Obscure. For haircuts I wish I had...Sephiroth from @ffviirjp.bsky.social FF7 #gaming #clairobscure #finalfantasy

Thanks for the wonderful chat, Steven! A great conversation, please give a listen:

Yes loved both. Juat finished up Kathy Rain 2 which was also a joy.

Glad out resonated

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Julia Mininata (The Crimson Diamond) The Power of Play - 3# The … Julia Minimata is the solo developer of the text parser adventure game The Crimson Diamond , a love letter to the classic Sierra On-Line adventures. I adored playin…

Episode 3 of The Examined Game featuring an in-depth interview with @juliaminamata.bsky.social, creator of text parser adventure The Crimson Diamond on the topic of play is now live...
www.podpage.com/the-examined...

#videogames #podcast #gamedesign #pointandclick

Julia Mininata (The Crimson Diamond) The Power of Play - 3# The … Julia Minimata is the solo developer of the text parser adventure game The Crimson Diamond , a love letter to the classic Sierra On-Line adventures. I adored playin…

BTW you can check out my full interview with @juliaminamata.bsky.social here... www.podpage.com/the-examined...

Two years ago I randomly walked into a room at PAX East two and by complete chance met @grundislav.games. I gushed about my love of Lamplight City like the point and click loving millennial that I am.

I'll ping him about an interview!

Thanks Sam! This wouldn't exist if not for our endless wittering on in coffee shops.

Aww thank you! This was my first ever shot at doing something like this, so I really appreciate the feedback. More to come. Let me know if there is a topic you'd like to see covered!

I don't know what this is? Please educate me.

Thank you for the reflections! This was my first piece like this so glad you enjoyed it.

I have done a great interview with Nina Freeman who wrote for Lost Records which will be coming out soon and i'm chipping away at doing a piece with the good folks at Don't Nod. Appreciate the suggestion!!

Thanks for the kind words noodle!

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only dev with a deep-seated belief in the power of a sittable chair. To add to my thoughts in the video: I think in-game sittable chairs allow devs to be gracious hosts to their players, to help them feel welcome to an experience without an expectation to act.🪑

Chairs as a form of protest in video games YouTube video by The Examined Game Podcast with Steven Lake

The Chair Test in Video Games, a short video essay featuring @inkle.co's Jon Ingold (80 Days), @juliaminamata.bsky.social (The Crimson Diamond) & @rich-lem.bsky.social (Uncharted) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFB... #videogamedocumentary #gaming #gamedesign #videoessay

Why Naughty Dog deliberately slowed you down in Uncharted 2 Dive into the story behind Uncharted 2's riskiest design choice — deliberately slowing players down and why it paid off.. Richard Lemarchand, co-lead game designer (alongside Neil Druckman) on…

Why @naughtydog.com deliberately slowed you down in Uncharted 2 featuring co-lead game designer Richard Lemarchand @rich-lem.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_hr... #naughtydog #uncharted #videogames #documentary #gamedesign #thelastofus #uncharted2amongtheives #videogamepodcast

There were a lot of questions I had for you that were a long time coming!! Really enjoyed this chat.

Why Naughty Dog deliberately slowed you down in Uncharted 2 YouTube video by The Examined Game Podcast with Steven Lake

I recently spoke with the excellent Steven Lake for his new documentary and interview series, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social —the 7 minute documentary is now live, and you can hear me talk about Uncharted 2's "peaceful village" sequence right here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_hr...

Examined Game – Conversations With Video Game Creators Each week, host Steven Lake asks one expansive question of the creators behind the world's greatest video games sparking deep conversations about games, creativity, and life

Steven drew some things out of me about this that I haven't said before... if you want to hear our full discussion, you can listen to that here: www.podpage.com/the-examined... Thank you for the thoughtful conversation, Steven! @theexaminedgame.bsky.social