Podcasts about undesign

Join Dr. Shine on What's Your Shine? The Happy Podcast for a captivating conversation with Brad Holley—visionary outdoor designer, creative mind behind Undesign, and winner of the prestigious Million Dollar Pool Design Challenge. In this episode, Brad shares the heart behind his award-winning outdoor environments, which are far more than luxury backyards—they're places where people gather, celebrate, and grow. He also opens up about navigating imposter syndrome, learning the power of mentorship, and how design can shape behavior and build community. But that's not all—Brad dives into one of the most joyful, imaginative projects we've ever featured on the podcast: a community-wide treasure hunt he created during the pandemic that brought neighbors together through surprise, creativity, and kindness. This episode is a masterclass in self-awareness, vision, and the power of creating spaces—both physical and emotional—where people can truly connect.   Key Topics: Brad's journey from commercial construction to award-winning outdoor design How design can transform behavior and foster human connection The magic of mentorship and learning through apprenticeship Behind the scenes of the Million Dollar Pool Design Challenge The story of Dallas Side Quest: a pandemic-era community treasure hunt that sparked joy and connection

In this week's episode of the PolicyViz Podcast, I speak with Braden Crooks, co-founder of Designing the We, about their project Undesign the Redline, an interactive exhibit that explores the history and lasting impact of redlining in the U.S. Braden shares how his background in landscape architecture and urban design led him to develop this project, which combines research, storytelling, and community engagement. He discusses the importance of making history tangible through physical exhibits, the role of public participation in shaping the narrative, and the upcoming digital expansion of the project. We also discuss how organizations can bring Undesign the Redline to their communities, using it as a tool for education, dialogue, and activism.Keywords: data, data visualization, Redlining, Undesign the Redline, Urban policy, Structural inequality, Community engagement, Designing the We, Interactive exhibit, Storytelling in policy, Housing discrimination, Urban history, Social justice, Data visualization, Public participation, Community organizing, Historical inequities, Urban renewal, Environmental advocacy, Fair housing, Policy storytelling, Systemic racismSubscribe to the PolicyViz Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.Become a patron of the PolicyViz Podcast for as little as a buck a monthCheck out Braden's work and Designing the We on their websiteFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Substack, Twitter, Website, YouTubeEmail: jon@policyviz.com

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The traveling "Undesign the Redline" will be on display at the Cleveland Park Library through July 11.

Mariam sits down with Rona Roberts and Barbara Sutherland to discuss their work on Segregated Lexington. Segregated Lexington gathers primary sources and research to show how systemic racism in housing result in unequal life opportunities for Lexington's Black residents versus white residents. They speak on redlining in particular, as well as the effect of realtor steering in relation to home ownership. They talk about how, as white women, they can contribute to repair, and how it's important to understand our past to move forward together in the future. You can visit Segregated Lexington at https://www.segregatedlexington.com This podcast episode is produced in conjunction with the Library's Community Read of The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (available for checkout) and the UnDesign the Redline exhibit at Central Library, available for viewing until November 17, 2023. 

The development of many American cities has been profoundly shaped by “redlining,” a process dating to the 1930s of deliberately dividing urban areas primarily by race. Once a federal policy, redlining produced maps determining which areas of a city were considered “safe” for investment and growth, and which were not, with red lines drawn around those areas deemed to be unsuitable for lending. Redlining was a widely practiced means of ensuring a racially segmented city and placed minorities at a severe disadvantage when trying to obtain banking or insurance services. The effects of the practice led to spiraling urban decay in redlined neighborhoods and are still highly evident in cities like Columbus. Today, the advent of community land trusts, more equitable property tax appraisal practices, and the growth of minority-owned banks are attempting to address the consequences of redlining. Join CMC as we look at the impact of redlining in Columbus and new efforts to heal its deep divisions. The speakers are: Jordan A. Miller, Jr., Chairman & CEO, Adelphi Bank Danielle Sydnor, CEO, Rise Together Innovation Institute Nicole Sutton, Black Heritage Special Collections Librarian, Columbus Metropolitan Library Monica Moran, Deputy Chief of Staff, Franklin County Auditor's Office The host is Tracy Townsend, Anchor, Wake Up CBUS and Face the State, WBNS 10TV This forum was sponsored by COTA, The United Way of Central Ohio, and The Robert Weiler Company, and was supported by the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. The livestream was presented by The Center for Human Kindness at The Columbus Foundation and The Columbus Dispatch. It was recorded before a live audience in Columbus, Ohio on June 7, 2023. You can learn more about redlining in Columbus and how it has impacted Columbus' neighborhoods by visiting the “Undesign the Redline” interactive exhibit, on display in Columbus through December 31, 2023. Admission is free. Learn more: https://www.ywcacolumbus.org/get-involved/attend-an-event/aanda/undesign-the-redline-exhibit/

Chenny Xia is an award-winning entrepreneur, designer, technologist, and CEO of Gotcare. After working within the healthcare industry and at multiple innovation consultancies for over a decade, Chenny realised that there needed to be changes made within the healthcare system to better support its workers. This lead to her co-founding Gotcare, a health tech company that is transforming in-home healthcare across Canada. “In order for us to help unburden people from the weight of the system, we need to change a part of the system and be very strategic about how we're intervening.” Chenny and her team are passionate about creating a more equitable healthcare system, and are dedicated to making that change one step at a time. Gotcare focuses on people first, providing personalised care to people they serve and livable wages to their care providers. Chenny invites us to examine the broader challenge we face as a society:  our relationship with care and caregiving. Specifically, as a society, we don't value care work the same way we value revenue-generating work. We explore the shifts in caregiving, the impact of moving from relationship-based care model to a very transactional-based care model and the questions we can ask to bring care and relationship back into focus. In order to achieve her massive goals, Chenny breaks them down into smaller pieces.  She speaks about the importance of believing in the core of what you do, how care plays a crucial part in bringing people together for change, turning past trauma into strength, and the importance of authentic leadership.   To learn more about Gotcare, visit www.gotcare.ca. If you're ready to expand your influence and impact in 2023,  visit Coach with Amy  to learn more about our programs for women leaders and founders.

On this episode of Undesign, we look back on our inaugural first season with host Kosta Lucas and DrawHistory founders Angel Chen and Jeffrey Effendi to share podcast learnings and insights from behind the scenes, as well as opportunities and pitfalls for aspiring podcasters seeking to make change in the world around them.

Joining us on Undesign's Season One finale to talk racial justice, online activism, and active allyship is our guest, Fadzi Whande. Fadzi is currently the Senior Programme Officer (Diversity and Inclusion Adviser) at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). She is also the Founding Director of the Whande Group, a consultancy and program development organisation extending this work. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

We drop by with two quick announcements we're excited to share. While we originally planned for 8 interviews this season, we have a special bonus episode with Google next week to talk about their Next Billion Users initiative on making technology inclusive for everyone, everywhere! Also, Undesign is up for the 2021 People's Choice Podcast Awards. To vote, go to podcastawards.com and click on the big blue button for “Nominations Voting”. We're under the “Society & Culture category”. The rest of the categories are optional, but you can stick around and vote for your other podcast favorites if you have the time. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

Carly teaches you how to UNdesign (emphasis on the UN) your home! She also discusses the joys of beanbags and the pros and cons of a pioneer lifestyle. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intentional-house/message

Talking to us on this episode of Undesign is our guest, Luke Pearson. Luke is a Gamilaraay man who founded IndigenousX, a digital “pass the mic” platform for upcoming Indigenous writers, creatives and thought leaders to take back control over their stories and their voices. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

On this episode of Undesign, we discuss using social media for social good with Nadir Nahdi. Nadir is the founder of BENI, a multi-platform space for a truly multicultural, pluralist, digital community to emerge, as well as a YouTube Creators for Change Ambassador. This episode is a personal, introspective chat where hard truths emerge. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

On this episode of Undesign, we are joined by Emmy Suzuki Harris. Emmy is the Asia Regional Director for the Change.org Foundation, the philanthropic initiative of Change.org. We dive into some of the questions that she and her team spend everyday trying to better understand, from what makes a campaign successful to assessing the effectiveness of petitions. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

On this episode of Undesign, we dive deeper into nationalism and its impacts on our identity with Dr Farida Fozdar. Farida is a distinguished sociologist with The University of Western Australia who has published over a hundred journal articles, chapters, books and reports on these fundamental questions of how diverse communities (and people) form relationships with one another. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/. Special thanks to Kai from Curiosity Digital for recording this episode. Learn more about Kai at kailovel.com.

On this episode of Undesign, we unpack travel and tourism with Edmund Morris. Edmund is a well-travelled and experienced international economic development professional, currently Founder at Equator Analytics and formerly an economist with USAID. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/. Special thanks to Kai from Curiosity Digital for recording this episode. Learn more about Kai at kailovel.com.

On this episode of Undesign, we discuss free knowledge and open-source culture with Zack McCune — diving deep in everything that entails, from edit wars to the legacy of former President Trump. Zack is the Director of Brand for Wikipedia and various projects of the Wikimedia Foundation, arguably the most well-known, global mobilization of the free knowledge movement. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

On this episode of Undesign, we discuss online extremism and counterspeech with Dr Erin Saltman. Erin is an experienced researcher and practitioner who is the current Director of Programming for the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). She was also formerly Facebook's Head of Counterterrorism and Dangerous Organizations Policy for Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

Launched by social change agency DrawHistory, Undesign is a collection of conversations untangling today's big social challenges. With our host Kosta Lucas, we speak directly and frankly about wicked problems with guests from leading global brands to fierce grassroots movements. For more, go to DrawHistory's website: drawhistory.com/undesignpodcast/.

Katie Swenson is a nationally recognized design leader, researcher, writer, and educator, and a Senior Principal at MASS Design Group. Katie and I explore how love can be a power to transform the world. Katie shares how she has learned to think about and practice designing with love, and how designers can use love to help dismantle systemic injustices. “Talking about Love gives us clarity. Love and abuse, or love and racism, or love and discrimination, fundamentally cannot coexist.” - Katie Swenson 2:10 Katie shares her earliest memories of architecture, and her path to becoming an architect, writer and community development expert. 10:30 Katie's shares her process of discovery. She unpacks what she meant when, in Design with Love, she said, “I naively thought that design could be the answer … it was my mistake to think that design by itself could solve a problem, without recognizing that it takes people, joining together and using many tools, including design, to support their community ... I realized this job didn’t require me to be an expert, it required me to be humble and a facilitator”. 12:00 Katie and I discuss parallels to the Hippocratic Oath in architecture, and how we design for the betterment of society. 13:40 Katie shares what shaped her understanding of architecture and design's role in “dismantling systemic injustice rather than contributing to its perpetuation," a passage from her book. She shared lessons from her seminar with April De Simone, Undesign the Redline, and discusses historic injustices in urban and rural areas. 20:00 Katie shares what she thinks we are currently getting right and getting wrong when it comes to designing to dismantle systemic injustice. 24:30 Katie shares what she sees as the role of love in design and why it is so important. Sharing definitions from Bell Hooks All About Love, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s studies on the Beloved Community as an achievable aim. 29:40 Katie shares the example of Franklin Square in Baltimore, Maryland from her book, Design with Love. She shares the stories of the community and what they created. 37:00 Katie shares a very different type of love story and her experience suddenly losing her fiancé in May 2017, and the book that came from that experience, In Bohemia. 40:00 Katie shares her final takeaways around how we design for connection. I hope this episode can inspire and empower you to use Love and Design as forces for positive change. If you want to find out more about Katie and her work at MASS Design, Enterprise Communities, and more, check out the links below: Katie’s work at Enterprise Communities & The Rose Fellowship Katie’s work at MASS Design Group Katie’s book: Design with Love: At Home In America Katie’s book: In Bohemia: Memoir of Love, Loss, and Kindness Katie’s website --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/erinpeavey/message

Best. Episode. Ever. Everyone's Hobby Dad, Vince Venturella, joins me to talk about our shared passion of RPGs and Age of Sigmar Soulbound. Y'all already know to check out Vince and Tom every Wednesday on YouTube for Warhammer Weekly. To hear more about RPGs specifically be sure to also check out Vince and T.A. on Undesign anywhere you get your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... For Vince's custom character sheet follow the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ueo9njmhcts30d8/Soulbound%20Character%20Sheet%20with%20Calculations%20-%20Final%20v2.xlsx?dl=0 Oh, right, and there's a giveaway all through the month of may. Comment on any of my videos throughout the Month of May mentioning the giveaway and that you are a new player and leave a brief story about why AOS interests you and you'll be entered! A Winner will be randomly drawn during the Ranties next month. As always, thanks for watching/listening and be excellent to yourself and each other! Like RantCast and wish to become one of my Mortarchs supporting me in my quest to bend content to my evil will? Consider contributing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mrmephisto Want to join Chat Gang and become part of the discussion? Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/mr_mephisto

In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.Bruce Katz is the Founding Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Previously he served as inaugural Centennial Scholar at Brookings Institution and as vice president and director of Brooking’s Metropolitan Policy Program for 20 years. He is a member of the RSA City Growth Commission in the United Kingdom and a Visiting Professor in Practice at London School of Economics. Katz previously served as chief of staff to the secretary of Housing and Urban Development and staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Katz co-led the Obama administration’s housing and urban transition team. He is coauthor of The Metropolitan Revolution and The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism, editor or coeditor of several books on urban and metropolitan issues, and a frequent media commentator. This program is in conjunction with Undesign the Redline, exhibited at Central Library November 1, 2019-January 31, 2020 and Southeast Anchor Library, February 1-February 29, 2020.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.Re-opening activities are made possible in part by a generous gift from Sandra R. Berman.Recorded On: Tuesday, January 21, 2020

In their new book, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.Bruce Katz is the Founding Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Previously he served as inaugural Centennial Scholar at Brookings Institution and as vice president and director of Brooking’s Metropolitan Policy Program for 20 years. He is a member of the RSA City Growth Commission in the United Kingdom and a Visiting Professor in Practice at London School of Economics. Katz previously served as chief of staff to the secretary of Housing and Urban Development and staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Katz co-led the Obama administration’s housing and urban transition team. He is coauthor of The Metropolitan Revolution and The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism, editor or coeditor of several books on urban and metropolitan issues, and a frequent media commentator. This program is in conjunction with Undesign the Redline, exhibited at Central Library November 1, 2019-January 31, 2020 and Southeast Anchor Library, February 1-February 29, 2020.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.Re-opening activities are made possible in part by a generous gift from Sandra R. Berman.

Racially restrictive housing covenants were once common in Baltimore. Eventually, federal rules and regulations locked in even sharper barriers to mortgage loans and housing access. A traveling exhibit titled, “Undesign the Redline,” now at the Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, uses maps and stories to show how explicit racism became structural. Facilitator Trent Hall tells us about the exhibit. He hopes visitors leave with a sense of purpose.

Join Vince & Travis for another episode of Undesign. This week they are talking about what happens when a game company advances timelines and kills characters in their games. When the world moves on, does it leave gamers behind? Should timelines move and big changes happen? What makes a good change and what makes a bad change? Tune in and find out! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at warhammerweeklyquestions@gmail.com.

This program is in conjunction with Undesign the Redline, exhibited at Central Library November 1, 2019-January 31, 2020.Lawrence Lanahan is the author of The Lines Between Us: Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore’s Racial Divide. In his deeply reported, revelatory story, Lanahan chronicles how the Baltimore region became so highly segregated and why its fault lines persist today. Writing from the Fair Housing Act to the death of Freddie Gray and beyond, Lanahan describes epic efforts to desegregate the Baltimore region and deconcentrate poverty in West Baltimore. As Baltimoreans “cross the lines” in the book, one theme emerges repeatedly: the struggle for self-determination. During the attempted revitalization of 1990s Sandtown, for example, and during the protests following Freddie Gray’s death, neighborhood leaders in West Baltimore worked the lines trying to ensure that their communities remained in control of their own destiny.Lawrence Lanahan will speak with three Baltimoreans whose lives and work have drawn them to this struggle. Sandtown resident Antoine Bennett is the founder of Men of Valuable Action, a leadership development program in West Baltimore. From 2007 to 2012, he was the co-director of New Song Urban Ministries, which worked closely with followers of the Christian Community Development movement who moved into West Baltimore to live in solidarity with the poor.Dayvon Love is the director of public policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, where he has worked for nearly a decade years to advance the public policy interests of Black people. As interest in West Baltimore intensified after the death of Freddie Gray, Love and other community leaders created Baltimore United for Change, a hub to connect people to grassroots activists with long histories in Baltimore communities. Love is the author of Worse Than Trump: The American Plantation and co-author with Lawrence Grandpre of The Black Book: Reflections from the Baltimore Grassroots.Audrey McFarlane is the Dean Julius Isaacson Professor of Law and associate dean of faculty research and development at the University of Baltimore School of Law. McFarlane studies the intersection of economic development with race, place, and class. Her latest article, “The Properties of Integration: Mixed Income Housing as Discrimination Management” (UCLA Law Review), looks at the impact of discriminatory preferences on the development of affordable housing. Re-opening activities are made possible in part by a generous gift from Sandra R. Berman.Recorded On: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

This program is in conjunction with Undesign the Redline, exhibited at Central Library November 1, 2019-January 31, 2020.Lawrence Lanahan is the author of The Lines Between Us: Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore’s Racial Divide. In his deeply reported, revelatory story, Lanahan chronicles how the Baltimore region became so highly segregated and why its fault lines persist today. Writing from the Fair Housing Act to the death of Freddie Gray and beyond, Lanahan describes epic efforts to desegregate the Baltimore region and deconcentrate poverty in West Baltimore. As Baltimoreans “cross the lines” in the book, one theme emerges repeatedly: the struggle for self-determination. During the attempted revitalization of 1990s Sandtown, for example, and during the protests following Freddie Gray’s death, neighborhood leaders in West Baltimore worked the lines trying to ensure that their communities remained in control of their own destiny.Lawrence Lanahan will speak with three Baltimoreans whose lives and work have drawn them to this struggle. Sandtown resident Antoine Bennett is the founder of Men of Valuable Action, a leadership development program in West Baltimore. From 2007 to 2012, he was the co-director of New Song Urban Ministries, which worked closely with followers of the Christian Community Development movement who moved into West Baltimore to live in solidarity with the poor.Dayvon Love is the director of public policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, where he has worked for nearly a decade years to advance the public policy interests of Black people. As interest in West Baltimore intensified after the death of Freddie Gray, Love and other community leaders created Baltimore United for Change, a hub to connect people to grassroots activists with long histories in Baltimore communities. Love is the author of Worse Than Trump: The American Plantation and co-author with Lawrence Grandpre of The Black Book: Reflections from the Baltimore Grassroots.Audrey McFarlane is the Dean Julius Isaacson Professor of Law and associate dean of faculty research and development at the University of Baltimore School of Law. McFarlane studies the intersection of economic development with race, place, and class. Her latest article, “The Properties of Integration: Mixed Income Housing as Discrimination Management” (UCLA Law Review), looks at the impact of discriminatory preferences on the development of affordable housing. Re-opening activities are made possible in part by a generous gift from Sandra R. Berman.

Join Vince and Travis for the Triumphant return of Undesign. We are here discussing out favorite TTRPG endings. Season 2 might have been a little delayed, but we’re back and talking through what makes a good ending, what makes them memorable and how important they are to the overall game. Hope you enjoy! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at warhammerweeklyquestions@gmail.com.

This week, John Sullivan of Enterprise Community Partners and Rashidah Williams from the Tulane Small Center for Collaborative Design stopped by to talk with Kenny and MarkAlain about Undesign The Redline, an interactive exhibit exploring the history of race, class and U.S. housing policy, and how this legacy of inequity and exclusion continues to shape our communities. Visitors to Undesign the Redline are left with a strong impression of the historical forces that made New Orleans and other cities the way they are now. The exhibit is on display at the Small Center until April 1. It is powerful, moving and incredible - make sure you check it out!

Redlining is the practice of denying a credit-worthy applicant a loan for housing in a certain neighborhood, even though the applicant may otherwise be eligible for the loan. Redlining on a racial basis has been held by the courts to be an illegal practice. What are the roots of redlining and what effects does it still have today? How can we begin to think about a solution to redlining’s impact? Howard County Library System hosts Undesign the Redline, an interactive exhibit, now through December 31. Christie Lassen, Director of Communications and Partnerships at Howard County Library System, tells us more about the history of redlining.

Redlining is the practice of denying a credit-worthy applicant a loan for housing in a certain neighborhood, even though the applicant may otherwise be eligible for the loan. Redlining on a racial basis has been held by the courts to be an illegal practice. What are the roots of redlining and what effects does it still have today? How can we begin to think about a solution to redlining’s impact? Howard County Library System hosts Undesign the Redline, an interactive exhibit, now through December 31. Christie Lassen, Director of Communications and Partnerships at Howard County Library System, tells us more about the history of redlining.

Episode 19: Seeing Red. In this episode, we speak with Richard Rothstein about his book, The Color of Law, a forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Also, we'll talk to Braden Crooks, co-founder, and partner of Designing the We a company that created Undesign the Redline, an exhibit that explores the history of structural racism and classism, how these designs compounded each other from redlining maps until today, and how we can come together to undesign these systems with intentionality. This exhibit is on display at our Central Branch through the end of the year.

O papo deste episódio inclui a tela "pure black" do iPhone do Marcus Mendes, o primeiro resultado financeiro do Snapchat, o lançamento do Amazon Echo Show, e as novidades anunciadas pela Microsoft na abertura da conferência Build.

Join Vince and Travis as they share some of their favorite RPG memories and what makes them unique and special. Over twenty years of gaming, they have had some memories that rise to the top of the heap. What makes a moment special? How can you create them in your own games? Why was Travis wrong in the in-character fight that ended one of their greatest games of all times? All of this and less will be answered within.  Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss their favorite and best Campaign Worlds. What are their favorite published campaign worlds and why? What makes a campaign world good or bad? What elements need to be there to make it stand out? What are their favorite homebrew campaign worlds and why? What does "Forgotten Realms, but..." mean anyway? All of this and less will be answered within.  Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss generic, universal systems. What is a generic universal system? When did they come into popularity? What have they morphed into over time? How useful are they in the modern RPG landscape? What is the benefit versus a specifically designed system? Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss travel in RPGs. Getting from one place to another in a game seems so simple and yet is so important. How should you structure travel in your games? What does the nature of travel say about the tone of your game? What are the challenges of instant travel in games? Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the VAST number of RPGs on the market today. There are so many, but are there too many? What has led to this recent RPG boom? Is there a bust coming? How easy is it make your own RPG? What does this mean for the consumer of RPGs? How about the creator? All of this and less will be answered within! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis for the first part of their two part discussion on Kickstarting Your RPG. There is so much to cover here, we had to split it into two full episodes. How do you Kickstart your RPG? Pre-Work, Editing, Prep, Costs, Time, Add-ons, Stretch Goals, Communication, Updates, more time - there is so much! All of this and probably more is covered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/617292343/ngs-the-narrative-game-system

Tamer Nakisci is an award-winning Turkish designer with a strong vision and fascination for the future. He started his career at Fiat Advanced Design Concept Lab – Milan in 2004. His design for a flexible, wearable "Nokia 888" concept phone over a decade ago inspired device designs that are only now becoming a reality. Most recently his work was featured in the 2017 Wallpaper Magazine design awards. We caught up in Istanbul to talk about the future of design, the challenges of creating technology that is formless and adaptable, and how creativity comes alive when you provide tools without instructions.

Tamer Nakisci is an award-winning Turkish designer with a strong vision and fascination for the future. He started his career at Fiat Advanced Design Concept Lab – Milan in 2004. His design for a flexible, wearable "Nokia 888" concept phone over a decade ago inspired device designs that are only now becoming a reality. Most recently his work was featured in the 2017 Wallpaper Magazine design awards. We caught up in Istanbul to talk about the future of design, the challenges of creating technology that is formless and adaptable, and how creativity comes alive when you provide tools without instructions.

Join Vince and Travis for the first part of their two part discussion on Kickstarting Your RPG. There is so much to cover here, we had to split it into two full episodes. How do you Kickstart your RPG? Pre-Work, Editing, Prep, Costs, Time, Add-ons, Stretch Goals, Communication, Updates, more time - there is so much! All of this and probably more is covered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/617292343/ngs-the-narrative-game-system

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss death and the macabre. When is it appropriate to let a character die as a game master? When should you "let the dice fall?" How easy should it be to return to life? What does the spectrum of death look like? Why is a grave 6 feet anyway? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they mull over the use of Pulp and Noir settings in modern RPGs. Is it possible to truly play a version of these genre's without submitting to the tropes? Do these genres have anything to offer the modern game landscape? What influence did they have on modern games? Who loves the Defenders of the Earth? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the most controversial of ability scores in D&D - Charisma. What does Charisma even mean in the game? Is it more or less valuable than other ability scores? How should it be used - talking, dice, both together? What are the benefits of these methods and how can you utilize them to get the most from your players? How hot is Charisma 18? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss what happens when you have conflicting player personalities at the table. What causes this conflict? Does it mean you just have bad players? How can you solve the problem? What are your options? Where do you bury the bodies? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Vince and Travis discuss the Pros and Cons of gaming over the internet. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince as Travis as they shamelessly abandon their normal premise and discuss Holidays in Games in honor of the holiday season. Do you care about holidays in your RPGs? How do you get the characters to connect to holidays in games? What do we think of holiday celebrations in MMOs? What does Charlie Brown have against all these holidays anyway? All of these questions and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss why losing is fun. Losing is so often maligned and much ignored, but it can be the most important aspect of a memorable play experience. Why does losing matter so much? How did we get to the point where we fear losing so much? Why does losing enable you to move onto more interesting challenges? Do I have a dollar for you? All of these questions and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the buying and selling of magic items in fantasy or other RPGs (but mostly D&D of course). Should magic items be able to be bought or sold? If so, why or why not? Isn't it totally insane to assume they wouldn't be? (It is) Does selling them make them less special? How much should the cost and where do you buy them? How much is that cork that fits any bottle? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they get into some nitty-gritty of design and talk about the value of upper limits in games. What exactly are the greatest characters in your world capable of? When the PCs in your world face challenges - how great are the powers they bring to the table to resolve them? What do these limits say about the themes and tones of your game? How much can Superman lift? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they ask the ultimate question - Is Fantasy Boring? Well, is it! Talk! Why does Travis think Fantasy is boring? How do we define fantasy versus how most see the genre? Is there any way to make fantasy interesting if it is boring? Is Travis just wrong? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the right number of players to have at your table for a great game. Is there a golden mean, a perfect number of players? What is the floor and ceiling of group size? What does having the right amount of players allow you to achieve and how do the player types figure into this? How does the two for one pizza deal figure into all of this? All of this and less will be answered within! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the value of restriction and how it can lead to additional creativity for both GMs and players. What does restriction mean for game design? How do you best use it as a game designer? How can the GM be empowered to use restrictions to tell a story? Won't player's revolt if you place too many restrictions on them? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the nature of advancing timelines in RPGs. Why do they advance slowly or suddenly? What reason does a designer have for advancing the timeline of their worlds hundreds or thousands of years? Why do these changes in the world often coincide with massive changes in rules? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the best loot they have received in games and why that loot is so good. What makes great and memorable loot? What are Vince and Travis' favorite items they have received and how did it make their character's stories better? What about those cool items in the book? Who cares about a sword +5 anyway? Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss Luck and it's use in RPGs. We aren't talking about a good dice roll, we are talking about your character having a luck mechanic and using it to shape the world. Should luck be a currency or a static effect? What do we expect of luck in a mechanic? How can it best be deployed to shape your player's experience? All of this and less will be covered in this episode! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they talk about an avalanche of books. Can an RPG publish too many books? What does too many mean? How do you define too many? What does happens if you have too many? What are the upsides for the players? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the hidden problem that makes all Superhero games fall flat. What is the big problem? What does Vince have against superhero games? What about the original medium doesn't translate? Are there any exceptions? What is the best superhero RPG? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they talk about the use of Humor in RPGs. Should every RPG game have some humor and levity in it? What genres work best with humor? How do you organically add humor to your games without it feeling forced? Are clowns funny or scary? All of this and less will be covered in within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they have an intervention. Vince has always had a problem with playing religious characters (deeply religious characters) and he is trying to figure out why? What is it about clerics that make them challenging to play? Can a cleric or paladin have a distinct personality away from the tenants of their faith? Are divine characters just following a pre-set template? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis for another week of RPG discussion. This week they are talking about their favorite types of players at the table. They have talked about the worst players at the table, but who is the best and why? What players make the game truly memorable and enjoyable and why? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss Random Encounters. Are they a black mark on the history of RPGs or a springboard for new adventure and story? How can you as a GM use them best? What are the pitfalls to avoid? What is the dumbest random encounters we have seen? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the idea of Marathon Gaming. What exactly is Marathon Gaming and why does Vince blame Travis for getting him into this life long obsession? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this type of game? What sets of skills do you need to run a good marathon game? All of this and less will be answered within! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they talk about the use of miniatures in RPGs. When did miniatures and battlemats become a thing and why? What do the guys think about miniatures being used in RPGs vs. the theater of the mind? What are the advantages and disadvantages of miniatures in RPGs? Why is Vince so angry? All of this and less will be answered within! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they explore the concept of designing adventures as a group. They have long been advocates of group character and world design, but can you design an adventure that you are all supposed to play together and still have it be exciting? What is the value of doing this activity as a group? What can you learn from it about being a DM and your players? All of these questions and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss why you should always try to make sure that someone, heck, everyone, should hate something in your game design. Why does having elements that people hate make sure that people also have stuff to love? What does this have to do with psychographic profiling? What is the right ratio of love to hate? What is the value of neutral boring design in the middle of all this? All of this and less will be answered within! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they get evil. Today, they are talking about playing the bad guys, going to the dark side, getting down with sin. How do you play an evil character in an otherwise good group? How do you play a group of evil characters without all killing each other? What are the benefits to playing an evil character? Does every evil character need to be on an arc of redemption? All of this and less will be discussed within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the thorny topic of Balance, something everyone seems to want and scream about all the time. What are people really asking for when they want balance, and would they really be happy if they got it? What does it mean for a game to be balanced? What are some balanced games? What is the dark side of balance? Why does everyone seem to want to break the balance they have cried so loudly to attain? All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss Behind the Scenes boxes in RPGs. Those little boxes where the designers share their notes and directly communicate with the players of their games. Why should you include these boxes in your games? What is the best information to place in them? How should they be laid out through the book? All of these questions and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they journey away from the world of RPGs and into the wide world of mobile games. Mobile games have taken the world by storm and more players, by millions and millions, are playing them every year. What does the future hold for other games? What is the future of mobile gaming? When do we get to have the complete gaming experience in the palm of our hand? All of this and less will be discussed within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss the D20 Revolution, In the early 2000's the RPG world exploded (along with the gaming shelves at your local FLGS). Was the overflow of new books a good thing? What was the best content that came from the deluge? What results of the revolution are still with us today? All of this and less will be discussed within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they talk about Gender in RPGs. We approach this sensitive subject with all the care and dexterity you would imagine two middle-aged white men to have. How has the depiction of women in games changed over time? How tough is the landscape for women game designers? What about women at your table and as your GM? All of these subjects and less will be discussed within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they touch on the nature of combat in RPGs. Can a combat where one side is destined to win 98+% of the time be interesting or tense? Why is Good RPG combat and Bad RPG combat like the difference between Die Hard and Die Hard 5? How can you as a GM or player make sure that combat is a vital, informative and interesting part of the game, instead of just punching paper dolls until loot falls out. All of this and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince & Travis as they discuss the history of XP and advancement in RPGs and how to best use them both in design and as a GM. How should your advancement system be designed? Should rewards be generic and allow the character to advance whatever they want? Should what the character uses directly advance? Is there any game that has the best of both worlds? All of these questions and less will be answered within. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg. Email us at vincentrventurella@gmail.com.

Join Vince and Travis as they discuss their least favorite genres of RPGs. Which RPG genres just don't work in their opinions and why? That pretty much sums it up. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Join Vince and Travis as they talk through Ability Scores. They are part of nearly every RPG in some form or another but why is that the case? What are ability scores truly meant to represent, how do they make you as a player see your character? How can they be best implemented for your individual game? All of these questions and less will be answered within. Also, thanks to Kirk Kovich (The Red Wizard) for the new theme song! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Join Vince and Travis as they talk about damage and death in games. How should damage be represented, should a sword swing slice flesh and burst organs, or be a minor inconvenience to the heroes inevitable victory? What about damage tracks? Why the heck do we even have hit points to begin with? All of this and less will be covered in the episode! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Join Vince, Travis and their special guest Tom as they discuss their favorite MMORPGs. What was the best MMORPG and why? What innovated and what was merely a clone of a clone of a clone. All of these questions and less will be answered within! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Join Vince and Travis as they talk about the difference between using classes or having a freeform method of character creation. Why use classes at all? Can a freeform system ever be big enough or balanced enough to capture reality? Do these systems work better in certain games or genres? All of these questions and less will be answered within! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Join Vince & Travis as they talk about the newest old thing in gaming - The Old School Renaissance (OSR). What is it? Why does it matter? What about those good old games appeal to new and experienced gamers alike? All of these questions and less will be answered! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Join Vince and Travis as they talk about Intelligence in RPGs - what does this stat mean and how do you best portray a character with high or low intelligence? What dividends should high intelligence pay when resolving challenges in an RPG? All of these questions and less will be addressed! Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Join Travis and Vince as they explore the importance of Art for RPGs. How important is art for a game? How can it set the tone of your game and help your players or potential players get interested fast. A picture is worth a thousand words - so listen to a podcast that has no images whatsoever as we use all those words and more.

Travis and Vince talk about the importance of having a setting for a new game and how it helps players get interested. We go through some ideas around how to create your settings and how having a world for your game can help to guide your design process.

Vince & Travis dive deep on the concept of feats, specifically those in the 3rd edition of Dungeons and Dragons. Were feats a good idea? Did they accomplish what they were meant to? Did they ruin the whole game? All these questions and more will be kind of answered. Want to follow everything related to Vince, Travis and Venture Land Games? Check out the website for more information or direct downloads - www.venturelandgames.com. You can also follow Vince on Youtube if you are into that sort of thing - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgptSaRLvd1QH0SURdQNYgg

Carnivorous Irradiated Conifers are on the loose! In this episode Vince and Travis discuss how good design in both layout, rules and even art can aid newer GMs in running games and understanding your world.

Our first episode in which Vince & Travis explain the premise of the show. It's not the most exciting episode, but at least it's short!

Forget distracted driving, we talk about the perils of distracted gaming. Vince and Travis discuss their least favorite player types. Those people who ruin or at least detract from your play experience and turn good games bad.

Vince and Travis talk about Tables of Content - proving at last that you can talk for around 20 minutes on just about anything related to RPGs. We cover the best way to design them to actually be useful in the age of iPads and PDFs.

Vince & Travis talk about Random Tables in games - where are they the most useful and where are they a hindrance. How can you as a game designer make them as asset instead of a liability? All of these questions and more (such as the real presence of a table about meeting prostitutes that once existed in D&D) will be moderately addressed in this episode.