Iteration 154 - Rules of Storytelling

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We start with a philosophical-mythological discussion on the nature of time itself. Josh and Ryan talk about all the adventures they've been having in Minecraft and various other games. For our main topic, we talk about Pixar's rules of storytelling.

References and Recommendations:

Epic Games Victoria: http://www.epicgamesvic.com/

Hometech Games Plus: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hometech-Games-Plus/355714717872155


The Rules of Storytelling According to Pixar: 
http://io9.com/5916970/the-22-rules-of-storytelling-according-to-pixar

Iteration 153 - World-Shattering Planet-Building

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We start with a talk about Jon Stewart finishing off the Daily Show, and what it means for an icon to quit or retire. We discuss Hollowfaust: the City of Necromancers. Plus, our adventures in Minecraft, and Josh's adventures in Dungeons & Dragons, which our listeners can join at Roll for Initiative Victoria. And for our main topic, we talk about world building and taking inspiration from one medium to another, translating between very different worlds with very different rules. Which leads us into a rather odd conversation about an otherworldly invasion of sanity-defying beasts.

References and Recommendations:

Roll for Initiative role-playing event: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/roll-for-initiative-tickets-17639853276

Iteration 152 - The Physically Flawed Protagonist

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Happy BC Day everyone! Even if you don't live here, you're surely a British Columbian at heart. We start the podcast off with some very stirring political commentary on Alberta, British Columbia, and the upcoming Canadian federal elections. Then we talk more about our adventures in video games, all the television we watched, and the films we're into. And for a main topic, we talk about what it's like to have a Hutt as your character, or any other character with a physical limitation being a hero.

References and Recommendations:

King Kong (2005 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360717/

Minecraft Teleporter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6y3HuecaQ

Iteration 151 - Seconds in Command

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In this iteration of the Simulationist Podcast, Josh reports on Dungeon World, Josh and Ryan both report on adventures in Minecraft. We invent insane conspiracy theories about Donald Trump, going both directions. And for our main topic, we talk about lieutenants for bad guys, and all about the perils of being second in command. And during all of this, we go into some strange Star Wars tangents.


References and Recommendations:

Dungeon World: http://www.dungeon-world.com/

Iteration 150 - Walrus Yes

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In this iteration of the podcast, we recount our adventures in games and movies. Minecraft, Whiplash, the Shadow of the Cat, and Tusk. We have an extended conversation about the Kevin Smith film "Tusk". We cover topics ranging from acting skills to realistically extracting a man from a walrus suit, to American tourists. Spamburgers. And we find out what kind of food Ryan thinks they would have in Mongolia.


References and Recommendations:

Whiplash (film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582802/

The Shadow of the Cat (film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055438/

Tusk (2014 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3099498/

Iteration 149 - To Perfection and Beyond - The Post-Endgame

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In this iteration of the podcast, we talk about what we've been up to in games, and then about elusive perfection, and whether game designers should build in achievable perfection into their games, or whether they should always force a choice, even to the bitter end.

References and Recommendations:

Roll for Initiative Victoria D&D event (correction: this event is July 25):
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/roll-for-initiative-tickets-17189714900

The Tolkein Professor:
http://www.tolkienprofessor.com/wp/lectures/the-hobbit/

Iteration 148 - We Know what the Shadow Knows

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In this iteration of the show, we talk about our Canada Day in Victoria. We argue about bioethics and genetic engineering. We recount our adventures in various video games, and then we talk about the 1994 film adaptation of The Shadow. Ryan asks our listeners not to use telepathy on him, but Josh is cool with telepathy.

References and Recommendations:

The Shadow (1994 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111143/