Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Iteration 217 - Succession and Transition of Power



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Esquimalt to get a new TV studio space, so the entertainment industry in Victoria is expanding! We talk a bit about the return of the Necromancer class into Diablo, and about how we think a company decides which content to monetize, and which content to make free. Ryan achieves all the achievements for Samhain in the Secret World. Zoey reviews Alice and Wonderland, with a little help from her dad. And for our main topic, well we just couldn't resist the US election, so we try to put a storytelling slant on it. We talk about voting systems like the electoral college. We talk about how power is gained, held, and maintained in our fantasy realms.

References and Recommendations:

Tres Laughin with Josh TreLeaven: https://treslaffin.blogspot.com

Made You Look Media: https://vimeo.com/madeyoulookmedia

Monday, March 28, 2016

Iteration 186 - Invisibilities and Corruptions



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We discuss our recent adventures in gaming, including Josh's Minecraft building, Ryan's Secret World wardrobe functions, and comedy bingo. Then Ryan brings up the Invisible Man film, and we discuss the ways to be invisible, and the advantages of that power.

References and Recommendations:

The Invisible Man (1933 film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_%28film%29

Monday, November 17, 2014

Iteration 115 - What Your Country Can Do for You





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In this iteration of the Simulationist Podcast: 
Josh and Ryan give their imaginative take on Changes the Clown and the Victoria local mayoral elections! Then we recount our adventures in simulated worlds, from Minecraft to Dwarf Fortress, to our adventures in coding our own stuff. We pitch the idea of Mars Bus.

And for our main topic of discussion:
What of democracy in your D&D worlds? Can we determine what alignment voting would fall under, in the D&D alignment system?