Iteration 215 - Romancing a Q

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We start with a tangent on Doctor Who. Then we do the rest of the podcast. We struggle with the question of whether to be happy that Ewe Bolle has been put in his place. Josh plays Dwarf Fortress and labours at digging through aquifers. Ryan watches Sleeping Beauty with Zoey. Ryan brings up the idea of what happens when the most powerful political entity in the area is an evil fairy queen. And then we talk about as many examples as we can think of when the love interests in a story have an age difference in the hundreds or thousands of years, and how that's dealt with in fantasy and science fiction. We also talk about what it really means for elves to have such extended lifespans.


References and Recommendations:

Han Solo film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644/

Iteration 179 - Minecraft as an Artistic Medium

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In this iteration of the podcast, we start with some talk about the designed environment of a fast food restaurant. Then we get into a small discussion about automation, and how automation works or doesn't work when it comes to game design. Then Ryan gets excited about the upcoming Deadpool movie, but worries about it being a box office flop. Then we talk a bit about our recent adventures in Minecraft. And from there we get into a long talk about art in Minecraft, and how a video game can serve as a medium for artistic expression to rival more traditional art forms like painting and sculpture. We talk about how we think art will be made in the future, like in the Star Trek universe. And how we'll consume food in the universe of Star Trek. We talk about the art of curation and criticism.

References and Recommendations:

Deadpool movie:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431045/

Robert Bateman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bateman_%28painter%29

Iteration 166 - Robots in Simulations

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In this iteration: Update on our nanowrimo projects (spoiler: we procrastinated). Ryan comes up with a right-wing conspiracy theory. We play hardball with Warren Buffett on the ship of fools that is Las Vegas? Josh and Ryan play video games and watch TV. Ryan reviews the Mr. Peabody and Sherman movie. Our main discussion topic is just about robots. Robots as characters, robots versus aliens, robots as bad guys, and robots as loot and treasure.



References and Recommendations:

National Novel Writing Month: http://nanowrimo.org/

Kathy's vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kQ5QmD8UbQ

Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014 film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864835/

Girl Genius (webcomic) http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php

Iteration 122 - The Last, or First, of Your Kind

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In this iteration of the podcast, George Lucas shrinks the wookiees. Ryan invents a conspiracy theory that could make The Croods (2013 film) happen on present day Earth. Then Ryan gets into Minecraft mods, especially Mystcraft. And for our main topic, we talk about what happens to your character when you are the last of your kind? And what if you're the first of your kind? What sort of pressure does that put on a person? What would happen if a dwarf enrolled at Hogwarts? And why aren't there more aliens in the Jetsons?

References and Recommendations:

The Croods: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481499/

Mystcraft http://binarymage.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start

What would happen if all the nuclear bombs were detonated in the same place? http://www.sciencefocus.com/qa/what-would-happen-if-all-nuclear-bombs-were-detonated

Iteration 102 - We Watch Guardians of the Galaxy

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In this iteration of the Simulationist Podcast, Josh and Ryan give their own totally unique take on the movie of the summer: Guardians of the Galaxy. But before all of that, Josh and Ryan recount the week's adventures in video games and roleplaying games (mostly Minecraft). Ryan re-creates Inspector Gadget in the Tri-Stat system, sparking a nerdly discussion on what exactly the limits of Gadget's powers are. Then we discuss neuroplasticity and the Vulcans from Star Trek, and the interaction between culture and biological evolution of brains and behaviour.

Feedback-generating question: imagine you find an infinity gem from Guardians of the Galaxy, and assuming you know for sure what it is, but you don't know any Marvel characters or how to contact them, do you turn it over to your government? If not, what do you do with it?

References and Recommendations:

Guardians of the Galaxy, of course: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2015381/

A build that Josh made in Minecraft: http://imgur.com/a/sSZxB

Tri-Stat Roleplaying System: http://tristat.wikispaces.com/

Steven Pinker The Better Angels of Our Nature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Nature

Cutie Honey (2004 Japanese film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutie_Honey_%28film%29

Iteration 082 - Fakeumentary and Machinical Magicery

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We invent the terms podcastahedron and agentific. Josh finally watches The Desolation of Smaug.
Somehow we end up talking about the next Star Wars movies. Ryan and Josh discuss their creative
projects. Ryan reports on History Channel's Cryptid the Swamp Beast, and asks why it's a
fakumentary instead of a traditional drama. Then, machines versus magic, magic versus technology.

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References and Recommendations from this iteration:

NPC Cast: http://npccast.wordpress.com/

The Desolation of Smaug: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1170358/

Cryptid the Swamp Beast: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3552654/

Girl Genius: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/

The Venture Bros.: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417373/

Ghost in the Shell: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/

Iteration 059 - The Other Moral of the Story - 20 Oct 2013

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Topic: Contradictory Narratives

Also discussed: Zombies, The Big Bang Theory, Dwarf Fortress, Minecraft, Sylvester Stallone, Dungeons & Dragons, the Farting Pastor

Iteration 056 - The Heroic Work Ethic - 29 Sept 2013

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Discussion Topic: Hero Work Ethics

This week: special guest Jason Kirkby!

References and Recommendations

To catch a quark

Mario Brothers X: http://mariobrosx.webs.com/

Iteration 053 - Digesting Reading - 8 Sept 2013

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Discussion Topic: Cleansing the Mental Palette

References and Recommendations:

http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Tiny_Tina%27s_Assault_on_Dragon_Keep
http://www.dumbingofage.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Canada