Season: RPG – Serious Games pt.2
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Host Kathryn Hymes (@katehymes, thornygames.com) is joined by renowned designers Jason Morningstar (bullypulpitgames.com) and Randy Lubin (@randylubin, randylubin.com) to explore the world of “serious games”—games designed for education, training, and social impact. They share unique game experiences, discuss the challenges of designing beyond entertainment, and debate the usefulness of the “serious games” label.
Episode Outline
0:00 Beginning of Show
0:50 End of Intro
4:30 The emotional impact these games have/how to design to expect this emotion impact
13:00 How storytelling can be applied to “serious games”
18:00 Approaching the balance of including story into games with a higher meaning
26:00 Playtesting in “serious games” vs playtesting in a more conventional game
26:53 Outro
26:53 End of Show
In this Episode
Randy Lubin - @randylubin, randylubin.com
Jason Morningstar - bullypulpitgames.com
