Playing With the Past

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Playing With the Past takes a dive into historical games. Looking at how games represent and help understand the past, through conversations with deisgners and players and talking about the history behind the games, expect lively discussion of games as part of the way we can understand the past.

Ali Kocho-Williams


    • Apr 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Student Wargaming Presentation - Pike an Shot: Blood and Honor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 27:41


    Student designed game from Clarkson University's Spring 2025 wargaming course.

    Student Wargaming Presentation - Escape or Extinct

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 24:35


    Student designed game from Clarkson University's Spring 2025 wargaming course.

    Student Wargaming Presentation - No-Man's Land: WW2 Tank Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 29:17


    Student designed game from Clarkson University's Spring 2025 wargaming course.

    Student Wargaming Presentation - Dogfight: Mig Alley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 34:48


    Student designed game from Clarkson University's Spring 2025 wargaming course.

    Student Wargaming Presentation - Manifest Dustiny

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 30:56


    Student designed game from Clarkson University's Spring 2025 wargaming course.

    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Centuries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 26:15


    Student designed game from Clarkson University's Spring 2025 wargaming course.

    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Route 11 Rivalry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 25:50


    Route 11 Rivalry. Student designed game from Clarkson University's fall 2024 wargaming course.

    Student Game Design Presentation - Horizon Exodus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 20:22


    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - This is Your Digital Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 21:12


    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - This is Your Digital Life

    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Battlesburgh

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 22:34


    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Battlesburgh from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course

    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Mamaev Kurgan (Battle of Stalingrad)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 17:40


    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Mamaev Kurgan from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course

    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Soniashnyk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 20:58


    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Soniashnyk from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course

    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - War on Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 11:34


    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - War on Drugs from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course

    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Scorched Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 27:08


    Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Scorched Earth from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course

    WW1 Student Game Design Presentations Session 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 21:56


    Session three of game presentations from the Spring 2024 WW1 class at Clarkson University

    WW1 Student Game Design Presentations Session 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 51:55


    Student game design presentations from the Spring 2024 World War 1 course at Clarkson University. Included in this session are: Mephisto Mud Trenches and Truces General's Orders

    WW1 Student Game Design Presentations Session 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 47:23


    Student game design presentations from the Spring 2024 World War 1 course at Clarkson University. Included in this session are: Trench Tactics 0:0:0 Mentation 9:18:16 Field Medics of WW1 24:48:16 Field Tent: the Great War 35:25:17

    Student Game Design Project - Signa Lunam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 17:50


    Student Game Design Project - Signa Lunam Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Space Race designed during the course of the semester.

    Student Game Design Project - Forever War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 27:17


    Student Game Design Project - Forever War Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game designed during the course of the semester.

    Student Game Design Project - World War Rivals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 19:07


    Student Game Design Project - World War Rivals Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Eastern Front in WW2 designed during the course of the semester.

    Student Game Design Project - Flames and Fury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 11:41


    Student Game Design Project - Flames and Fury Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on ancient siege warfare designed during the course of the semester.

    Student Game Design Project - Hazard: a Game of Espionage and Insurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 28:24


    Student Game Design Project - Hazard Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on urban insurrection and state collapse designed during the course of the semester.

    Student Game Design Project - Emu War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 17:16


    Student Game Design Project - Berlin Emu War Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Emu War of 1932 designed during the course of the semester.

    Student Game Design Project - Berlin Airlift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 12:56


    Student Game Design Project - Berlin Airlift Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Berlin Airlift designed during the course of the semester.

    2023 Wrap Up Call In

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 0:47


    What were your gaming highlights of 2023? Games that came out and games you played...drop me a voice message and I'll compile into a show! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alypv1/message

    Kevin Bertram Talks Game Design and the Publishing Proceas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 50:44


    Kevin Bertram, owner of Fort Circle Games talks with students in Clarkson University's Wargaming course about game design and the publishing process.

    Volko Ruhnke on How to Design a Historical Simulation Board Game (video version)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 53:53


    Volko Ruhnke talks with students at Clarkson University about historical game design. This version includes the video of the slides Volko used to accompany the talk.

    Volko Ruhnke on How to Design a Historical Simulation Board Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 54:44


    Volko Ruhnke, designer of the Coin Series and other games talks historical board game design with students at Clarkson University.

    Jason Matthews talks about Historical Game Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 54:38


    Jason Matthews, designer of Twilight Struggle, 1989: Dawn of Freedom, 1960: Making of the President, and others speaks with students in Clarkson University's Wargaming course.

    Cole Werhle talks Game Design and the Production Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 57:33


    In this episode, Cole Werhle talks with the wargaming class at Clarkson University about game design and the production process of a game. What he has to say is fascinating, and he spoke with us on the morning of the launch of his new project Molly House.

    David Thompson talks Historical Game Design and Lanzerath Ridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 54:39


    David Thompson talks with class about historical game design, focussing in particular on his game in the Valiant Defense Series Lanzerath Ridge. This is the audio only version, so if you want to see David's slides, hop on over to that and check it out here - https://podcasters.spotify.com/alypv1/episodes/David-Thompson-talks-Historical-Game-Design-and-Lanzerath-Ridge-e2ar6ds

    David Thompson talks Historical Game Design and Lanzerath Ridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 53:35


    David Thompson talks with class about historical game design, focussing in particular on his game in the Valiant Defense Series Lanzerath Ridge

    Playing with the Past Ep. 0 - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 0:36


    A brief trailer to explain what to expect from the podcast. Up next, a conversation with designer David Thompson, focussing on his design for the Valiant Defense Series game Lanzerath Ridge.

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