Armchair Designers

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Armchair Designers is a weekly podcast about game design featuring in-depth discussions on game theory, philosophy, systems, and mechanics. We don't cover the latest games and news within the industry; instead we look closely at the individual systems and mechanics in the games we play and brainstor…

Armchair Designers


    • Jun 1, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 2h 18m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    Armchair Designers: 8 – Gorebad Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2015 126:37


    In our first interview episode David chats with Gorebad, professional Dungeon Master, about his HowReRoll Twitch stream, Role-playing Game design, Dungeons and Dragons, and various other topics.

    Armchair Designers: 7 – Unscripted

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015 133:31


    In this episode, David, Ian, and Belnoroth talk about the games they've been playing lately, and somehow end up talking a lot about mods.

    Armchair Designers: 6 – Life and Death Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2015 123:03


    After an unexpected hiatus, we're back with the conclusion to our discussion on Life and Death in games, this time with more of a focus on life, health, and healing.

    Armchair Designers: 5 – Life and Death Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2015 116:13


    This episode is the first part of our discussion about how life and death has been handled in games, and how we might like to see it approached in the future. It does end rather abruptly, without our usual closing, but we hope you like the discussion and look forward to hearing more in part 2.

    Armchair Designers: 4 – Deep Game Analysis of Deus Ex Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2015 237:41


    In this continuation of our Deep Game Analysis of the Deus Ex franchise, we take an in-depth look at Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut, and Deus Ex: The Fall.

    Armchair Designers: 3 – Deep Game Analysis of Deus Ex Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015 99:37


    This is our first Deep Game Analysis episode, in which we focus our discussion on a single game or series. In Part 1 we take a close look at Deus Ex and its sequel Deus Ex: Invisible War.

    Armchair Designers: 2 – Stealth Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2014 169:41


    In our second episode David, Ian, and Belnoroth discuss Stealth Games at some length.

    Armchair Designers: 1 – Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2014 98:31


    The first ever episode of Armchair Designers introduces hosts David, Ian, and Belnoroth before delving into a discussion about introductions in games.

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