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So many of the issues of our current moment stem from unequal power dynamics, people using their power to exploit others. In the game space, discussions about power dynamics come in all shapes and sizes. For this week's episode, we air a conversation from early May with Lana Polansky, video game critic, labor reporter, and host of the indie-focused showcase The Freak Museum. Her eye for unique games and her blending of criticism with historical grounding makes this conversation one worth listening to. ----------- Here's how you can help support Intelligame: 1. Tell a friend! Share a link to a podcast episode or an article that you found important. 2. Follow! We're on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook...we even have a newsletter. 3. Subscribe! It takes money to keep this work going, and every dollar counts! Consider backing us monthly on Patreon. Also, if you have Amazon Prime, consider subscribing to our Twitch channel for free (it's included with your membership)! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

2020's been a tough year for most everyone around the globe, but the past couple weeks in particular have been heavy for Black people in the United States and abroad. The murders of George Floyd, Briana Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and more have returned the spotlight to discussions of racism, anti-Blackness, and police brutality. For our first episode back from our break, we start by saying: Black Lives Matter. This episode features an interview with Zoe Schneider, Community Manager at Harmonix, as well as a public speaker and activist. We talk about what it means to be a creator at this moment, and some of our personal experiences as Black professionals. We also discuss what it means to have platform at a moment like this, and how to work towards progress for all. This week's game recommendation is SweetXHeart, a game created by Catt Small about being a Black woman in the Bronx. The main character, Kara, goes through a typical week in her world: working, going to class, and dealing with microaggressions. Still, the game isn't just about pain: it's about life, and the particular issues that take place for those who have multiple forms of marginalization they deal with on a regular basis. Thanks for listening, folks. -Josh ------ Here's how you can help support Intelligame: 1. Tell a friend! Share a link to a podcast episode or an article that you found important. 2. Follow! We're on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook...we even have a newsletter. 3. Subscribe! It takes money to keep this work going, and every dollar counts! Consider backing us monthly on Patreon. Also, if you have Amazon Prime, consider subscribing to our Twitch channel for free (it's included with your membership)! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

This week Josh and Jenny talk about what they're playing! Here's a list of the games mentioned in this episode: Jenny Animal Crossing: New Horizons Final Fantasy 7 Remake Cadence of Hyrule Just Dance 2020 Josh Final Fantasy XIII Game Dev Carnival Wheel of Fate Legends of Ethernal Josh + Jenny: Tick Tock: A Tale for Two ----- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

How do we not just move on, but make things better? How do we confront challenges and not just strive to go back to earlier days, but to create brighter ones in the future? This week's episode: Forward.  Our interview this week is with Malik Forté, gaming host who's worked with Nerdist, Bleacher Report, Blizzard's Overwatch League, and more.  Our game recommendation this week is Celeste by Matt Makes Games Inc. ------------------ Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

Hello, folks! Intelligame Radio's making a full return on May 11th; in the meantime, we wanted to air a segment we're tentatively calling "What We're Playing." It's a brief, casual podcast where we talk about...you guessed it: what we're playing! In this episode (which we recorded a couple weeks ago) , Jenny talks about starting Final Fantasy 7 Remake, while Josh waxes poetic about his love for Final Fantasy 13. What are you playing? Call in to the show using Anchor.fm, or send a voice note using your mobile device to radio@intelligame.us and let us know! You just might hear yourself on the air! ------------------- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

These pauses in our lives are a good chance to reflect on the past and think about what we want to bring along to the present. This week's IGR features three segments from our last season of the show, as well as a game recommendation from Josh. ------------------ Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

The forces at our core keep us motivated, keep our blood pumping...physically, sure, but also mentally and emotionally. This week's episode: Heart. -------------------- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

What do you think of as video game music? What does it mean to bring these pieces into our digital spaces…and into our physical ones as well? This week, we look at the ways these sounds and tracks shape our world: Composition. -------------------- Help support developers in financial hardship from GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy families suffering from food insecurity by donating to Player vs. Hunger's Outplay Hunger initiative. Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

HBO’s drama series Insecure has a new game on the way: Insecure: The Come Up Game. Featuring Issa Dee and many of her friends, you play as a character in LA trying to make your way in the world while maintaining friendships, relationships, and hyping yourself up in the mirror. This bonus episode of Intelligame Radio features an interview with Dr. Mitu Khandaker and Latoya Peterson of Glow Up Games, the studio responsible for the upcoming mobile title. The game will release sometime during Season Four of Insecure, which premieres April 12th. Learn more about the studio at glowup.games. ----------- Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

"Games" are just Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto? Not by a long shot. This week's episode dives into the world of "wholesome," featuring a spread of panelists who spoke on the subject at PAX East 2020. Follow this week's interviewees on Twitter (in photo order): Victoria Tran (Kitfox Games) James Tillman (Wholesome Games) Kara Holmes (Monomi Park) Jenny Windom (Intelligame/Rose City Games) Josh Boykin (Intelligame) -------------------- Help support developers in financial hardship to to GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy families suffering from food insecurity by donating to Player vs. Hunger's Outplay Hunger initiative. Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

A bonus episode of Intelligame Radio where Josh and Jenny discuss PAX East, some of the ways the world has changed in the wake of the spread of COVID-19, and some of the ways to find hope, joy, and motivation along the way. Help support developers in financial hardship to to GDC by checking out the GDC Relief Fund. Help needy families suffering from food insecurity by donating to Player vs. Hunger's Outplay Hunger initiative. Three ways to keep up with Intelligame: 1. Subscribe to the Intelligame Newsletter 2. Follow Intelligame on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 3. Support Intelligame on Patreon! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

On the Internet, it's easy to stay on the surface-level with everything. This week, we explore what happens when we dive, exploring the world that lies beneath. This week's episode features Robyn Haley and Darren Malley of Paralune Studio. Their new game, Mythic Ocean, is currently available on Steam. Our Director's Cut this week is a reading of We're In This Together, a 2018 article about Tetris Effect and finding connection. Jenny's Game Recommendation is ABZÛ, another underwater exploration with a different approach to storytelling and the ocean floor. Read the full show notes with links here. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Stay in the know! Join our mailing list. Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs: Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

A special bonus episode this week to announce the start of the IntelligameClub! A monthly video game discussion hosted by Jenny Windom, each month covers a different game alongside discussion questions, developer interviews, and more! This first episode tackles Studio Zevere's She Dreams Elsewhere. CW: anxiety, depression, negative self-talk. Find full show notes here and the discussion questions on the Intelligame website. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Stay in the know! Join our mailing list. Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs: Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

It's narratives that transform us. The narratives we create with each other shape our lives, help heal pain or inflict it, deepen connection or destroy it. Narratives are key. This week's episode: Narrative, featuring an interview with Narrative Director Xalavier Nelson Jr. He's worked on Hypnospace Outlaw and Can Androids Pray?, and is currently developing An Airport for Aliens Currently Run By Dogs.  For the Director's Cut, we discuss Overwatch and ludonarrative dissonance (there's a $1000 phrase) in Why is "The Last Bastion" Stuck in Eternal Deathmatches? Finally, we close with a game recommendation from Jenny Windom, talking a bit about how game mechanics in The Pedestrian shape her personal experiences. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Stay in the know! Join our mailing list. Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs:  Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

Welcome back, listeners! Intelligame Radio is revived, and ready to go! On this episode, we interview indie game critic and IntelligameClub curator Jenny Windom, do a Director's Cut of an article about Game Devs of Color Expo, and get our first game rec from a new voice! Find out more about this week's guest: http://twitter.com/kimchica25 http://youtube.com/kimchica http://twitch.tv/kimchica This week's Director's Cut reading was We Need More Spaces Like Game Devs of Color Expo. Our Game Recommendation of the Week is Arise:  A Simple Story. Help keep Intelligame going by supporting on Patreon! You can help keep this work going for as little as $1/month. Want to stay in the know? Join our mailing list! Follow Intelligame on Social Media @IntelligameUs: Facebook Twitter Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

Get excited: Intelligame Radio is going to be on the air again! Next Monday we'll air the first episode of the new season of the Intelligame Podcast.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

 The Good Ship IGPC hasn’t quite fully returned from hiatus, but we’ve got some special bonus episodes for you in the meantime! These upcoming Intelligame Podcast extras vary in format, but tell important stories. Hope they get you excited for the return of the IGPC! ----- CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions of trauma, abuse, and mental health. Rina Purdy hitchhiked her way to PAX South 2019 to showcase her game, Floating Wonderland. A nomad partially by necessity, she found her way from Vancouver, BC to San Antonio, TX then flew to Spain almost directly after. Bubbly and good-natured, she’s kept working on her game even while dealing with homelessness and more.  During the interview, we talk about her life, her game, and her dream of making a dev studio out of a double-decker bus in London. We also talk about some of the resiliency she’s cultivated over the years, and the ways her struggles help her overcome adversity...including some that comes up directly during the interview. ------ Find more Intelligame content at https://intelligame.us. Send your podcast feedback to podcast@intelligame.us. If you appreciate the content you find at Intelligame, you can give us some financial support on Patreon: https://intgm.us/patreon. Join in discussion and games with the Intelligame community on Discord! https://intgm.us/discord. Get Intelligame direct in your inbox! https://intgm.us/newsletter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses some thoughts on long-term planning, and its effects on both gaming and real-world projects. Intelligame Radio will be taking a temporary hiatus starting Friday, September 14th! Leave your thoughts/comments about the show by emailing podcast@intelligame.us, or leave a message using the Anchor app! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

This time Jenny brings a guest for Friday: Josh! Jenny and Josh talk about their upcoming weekend in Seattle, WA for PAX West 2018! Listen as they talk about games they're excited to play, events taking place in Seattle, and some of the thoughts on their minds as the four-day show approaches. (Note: this episode touches on the shooting at the Jacksonville, FL Madden tournament; CW: gun violence) Find more Intelligame content at our homepage: http://intelligame.us Find our social media and recent links on our Linktree: http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Episode Image Caption: The blue PAX West logo on top of a yellow-and-black background.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message

Josh discusses the mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida that took place this weekend. An attendee opened fire, taking three lives including his own, while injuring and traumatizing many others. Content Warning: gun violence, depression. Find more Intelligame content at http://intelligame.us. Find recent Intelligame links at http://linktr.ee/intelligameus (Image Caption: The Intelligame Square (a square divided into black and yellow sides, with a yellow I on the black field and a black G on the yellow field) on a dark grey background) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intelligameus/message