Welcome!
Welcome to Ludology, an analytical dialogue of the hows and whys of the world of board video games. Slightly than information and opinions, Ludology explores quite a lot of matters about video games from a wider lens, in addition to focus on recreation historical past, recreation design and recreation gamers.
We publish a brand new Ludology episode each different week. In these episodes, hosts Erica Bouyouris and Sen-Foong Lim deep-dive right into a single subject inside recreation design, usually with a well-regarded visitor from the sport trade. We typically deal with tabletop recreation design (primarily board video games and RPGs), however we frequently pull in consultants from all types of video games, from video video games to flee rooms to fit machines.
On weeks the place there isn’t a flagship Ludology episode, we’ll alternate between two smaller mini-sodes. Erica and Sen are pleased to announce that Sarah Shipp of Shippboard Video games and Stephanie Campbell of TTRPGKids might be becoming a member of us for the subsequent 12 months, offering further content material between our longer episodes.
Sarah’s section, Considering Past Mechanisms, is a month-to-month characteristic that dives deeper into the opposite facets of video games past the cube and playing cards we’re all conversant in.
Stephanie’s section, TTRPGKids, explores how mother and father and academics can use position enjoying video games with kids within the dwelling and within the classroom.
We hope you benefit from the further content material!
Our Historical past
We purpose for many Ludology episodes to be timeless, so you’re welcome to discover our total catalog. Most of it ought to age fairly effectively. The podcast was began in 2011 by Geoff Engelstein and Ryan Sturm, with Mike Fitzgerald taking up for Ryan in 2015. Gil and Scott joined the present in 2017 when Mike stepped apart, and Emma joined in 2019 when Geoff ended his tenure as host. Emma left in 2021, and Erica and Sen joined us. Since then, Scott stepped down in 2022 and Gil might be hanging up his mic in 2023, leaving Erica and Sen to hold on this wonderful legacy.
Erica and Sen are working to deliver new voices to Ludology and have some nice issues to announce as gaming expands to incorporate much more folks!
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Ludology is made doable via the assist and donations of listeners such as you.
We at present have 3 “First Pay attention” collection that can exit to Patrons effectively prematurely of the audio being launched to the broader viewers.
- The Recollections that Made Us (month-to-month) – recollections about gaming experiences that helped form the people who deliver fashionable video games to life
- Tales from the Designer Toolbox (month-to-month) – ideas and methods from trade professionals discovered from each success and failure
- Ludology Dwell – recordings from conventions all over the world
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