Lyrical Ludology

Exactly what it says on the tin. Enjoy this fun little bonus episode!

Our season 1 finale! Listen in as Armanda shares her recommendations for lyric games you should check out, and adds another item to our list of key lyric games elements.Transcript and links here.

Logan chats with our final guest of Season 1 - Armanda! Listen in as Armanda shares her experience of lyric games and introduces Logan to the concept of 'lyric play'.Transcript and links here.

This episode goes places. Listen in as Logan and Che talk about religion, chairs, and other cultural phenomenon, and how context informs what is and is not considered a 'game'.Transcript and links here.

Logan welcomes our next guest - Che! In this episode, Che shares their definition of lyric games, and games that want you to forget you're playing a game...Marked explicit for use of the word 'fucking'.Transcript and links here.

We take a short break from our regular programming to bring you all a special announcement - I'm hosting a game jam! Listen in for more details.Transcripts and links: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15yCm8fc6es5rGknD4For0kB6TWhq-dWY7-lSwUoXwIA/edit#heading=h.zfqt29ssq71u

Our final episode with Ben! Hear his final thoughts on design, vulnerability and trust before he disappears, only to be summoned by the most powerful of game jams...Transcripts and links here.

Listen in as we dive deep on Ben's design background and process, and just generally celebrates the designer of one of Logan's favourite games.Transcript and links here.

This week Logan chats with the designer who made his favourite TTRPG! As someone who designs games infrequently, Ben has a different relationship with lyric games. Listen in to see how!Transcript and links here.

In this final episode with Maria, we'll hear about different forms of TTRPGs and Maria's favourite lyric games that you should check out.Transcript and links here.

In this episode Maria shares the power of lyric games to share a particular skill - systemic thinking and a view of 'the meta level'. Listen in to learn more!Transcript and links here.

In this episode, Logan welcomes new guest Maria Mison! Maria has been a personal inspiration to Logan as a lyric game designer, and has quite a unique approach to game design. Listen in to find out more!Transcript and links here.

In this episode, Adira shares games that changed her perspective of what a game could be and made her, in her own words, a better game designer. Listen in for some great recommendations!Transcript and links here.

Oops! I did a minor file boo-boo and the next Adira episode is not ready. Instead, I took the opportunity to reflect on how the podcast is going so far and to extend an invitation to all listeners.Link to the discord here.Transcripts and links here.

Give a warm welcome to our next guest, Adira Slattery! Adira surprised me by having a very clear and detailed definition of lyric games ready to go, and then surprised me again with how it came to be. Listen in to hear Adira's unique perspective....Transcript and links here.

In this final episode with Taylor, Logan hears some great lyric game recommendations and learns which lyric game Taylor is most proud of writing.Transcript and links here.

In this episode, Taylor shares more with Logan about his philosophy and definition of lyric games, prompting some fascinating discussion on power and privilege.Transcripts and links here.

Logan welcomes Taylor LaBresh, author of 'We Are But Worms' and many other wacky and moving games. As someone famous for writing a one-word lyric game, Taylor's perspective is quite interesting...Transcript and links here.

Our final episode with Snow! Listen in for the games Snow thinks you shouldn't miss, and what she might get up to in the future...Transcript and links here.

Our second episode with Snow explores Snow's background as a writer, and how different kinds of texts - novels, lyric games, literary games, and more! - might connect and relate to each other. And remember, the map is not the territory!Transcript and links here.

Logan welcomes a new guest - Snow! You might know Snow for .dungeon, Songbirds, My Body is a Cage, and much more.In this episode, we hear what Snow thinks about lyric games, particularly their form and flow.Transcript and links here.

In our final episode with Jay we get to hear Jay's recommendations and final thoughts. There's sure to be games you've never heard of!Transcripts and links here.

Host Logan and guest Jay shift focus toward the future of lyric games. In this niche medium that few have heard of, what comes next?Transcript and links here.

Logan continues his chat with Jay Dragon, covering a little more about what makes lyric games unique in Jay's view.Transcript and links here.

Our first episode! Join host Logan as he talks with Jay about what lyric games are from Jay's perspective.Transcripts and links for this episode can be found here.

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