Podcast appearances and mentions of nick mcdonnell

On this weeks Book(ish) I sit down with game development company Samurai Punk founder Nick McDonnell to talk Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. Our conversation ranges over the differences between game development and tech, building worlds to escape into, and learning world history in the most delicious way possible. Enjoy!Books mentioned:Labyrinths by Jorge Luis BorgesThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuRamayana by ValmikiSlaughterhouse-5 by Kurt VonnegutCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoyevskyCheck out Samurai Punk's website and follow Nick on Twitter.Follow Bookish Comedy on Twitter and Instagram.Sign up to our newsletter here. Join our facebook group here.You can now physically send us stuff to PO BOX 7127, Reservoir East, Victoria, 3073.Want to help support the show?Sanspants+ | Podkeep | USB Tapes | Merch See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Becca's power is out which means it's just Gary this week to go through a whole lot of events!  Join us this weekend for Mysterious Galaxy's reopening celebration!   Events this week: Tuesday, July 20th: Karin Slaughter, in conversation with Alafair Burke  Tuesday, July 20th: Fabian Nicieza, in conversation with Peter Melnick  Wednesday, July 21st: Chris Baron and Rajani LaRocca  Thursday, July 22nd: Book Recommendation Party with Penguin Random House  Friday, July 23rd-Sunday July 25th: Comic-Con at Home 2021  Friday, July 23rd-Saturday July 24th: Mysterious Galaxy Reopening Celebration!  Friday, July 23rd: Escondido Library's Virtual Author Chat Series - YA Fantasy Panel  Friday, July 23rd: Young Adult Book Club  Monday, July 26th: Barbara DeMarcy-Barrett, Rob Bowman, and Rob Roberge, in conversation with Halley Sutton    New this week: False Witness by Karin Slaughter  She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan  The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish  The Council of Animals by Nick McDonnell, illustrated by Steven Tabbutt  The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente  The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig  Celestia by Manuele Fior, translated by Jamie Richards  Cast in Secrets and Shadow by Andrea Robertson  Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima  How to Hide a Ghost by MacKenzie Haley  Vampenguin by Lucy Ruth Cummins    You can now find us on Patreon! Unlock exclusive content by subscribing today! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to mystgalaxypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook,  YouTube, and TikTok!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com!

This week on All N: a Nintendo podcast! • What have we been up to? Mighty Switch Force Collection Spinch Super Punch Patrol Super Mario 3D All-Stars Mario Kart Tour Spelunky 2 (PS4) • News - 12:31 • Top 5 Nintendo Franchises That Need RPG Spinoffs - 50:17 • Indie Showcase: Samurai Punk w/Nick McDonnell - 1:22:48 • Review: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered - 1:48:18 As always -- huge thanks to GrooveCube for the use of our theme song! Check them out over at: @groovecubemusic

Nick McDonnell, war correspondent, novelist, former child prodigy, on where to find honor in dangerous times.

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Drama erupts at a post-primary election meeting held by the Democrats. Reporter Tyler Pager tells us about proxy voting, and how one man—Frank Seddio—trumped the over 500 committee members with a single vote that counts for 500. Then, Brooklyn author and journalist Nick McDonnell discusses his new book ‘Bodies in Person: An Account of Civilian Casualties in American Wars.”  

Nicholas McDonnell of Samurai Punk, is our guest this week, and he's joined us to share how his team created their new VR game The American Dream. The American Dream is a satirical VR title that has players navigate a world using only guns, and no problem is too big or small to be solved without them. Nicholas filled us in on what was like to make such a game and how the American audiences reacted when touring the game to US conventions. Nick joined us back in Episode 19, and you can listen back to that show here where we learnt all about Screencheat.. For a long time, the value of a game was based on how many hours of gameplay it could provide, but now the tide appears to be changing. With game audiences getting older, and priorities shifting shorter focused games are becoming a godsend for the time poor player. Are games too long, or have our tastes changed? Pixel Sift is produced by Fiona Bartholomaeus, Mitch Loh & Scott Quigg. Gianni Di Giovanni is our Executive Producer SUPPORT PIXEL SIFT: We couldn't do what we do without your support. If you'd like to show your support on your exterior form why not head to our Merch store? You can pick up shirts, Totes and even socks! pixelsift.com.au/store You can find us on social media, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift"

This week on the show we look at the obsessive nature of collecting games. Do you have a giant steam library? Do you scour the online stores for old cartridges and consoles. We talk about what it is that makes us collect, and sometimes never play. You can check out the value of your steam library, and how little of it you've actually played on Steam Gauge.  I spent many hours playing split-screen Halo on the original Xbox, and there was always the accusation of "screening" between me and my brothers when someone got a particularly good kill. As part of the Global Game Jam in 2014 Melbourne developers Samurai Punk created their game Screencheat where you need to look at other players screens to win. Mitch and Gianni spoke to Nick McDonnell about bringing their game to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, lessons learnt and gamer entitlement. Screencheat is available on Playstation 4 and Xbox One on the 1st of March 2016. Finally this week we explore whether a game can be "awards bait" or designed to win awards or accolades. Reddit user spunk_monk posed this question this week after playing the anticipated Firewatch. Can we explore games and critical acclaim without drawing on other forms of media? Is there value in a "Game of the Year" award if every man and his dog gives out one? You can find us on all the social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift" and you'll find us!