Grumpy Old Gamers

In this episode there is anger. Listen at your own risk. We want to hear from you. Send us your questions, opinions, and thoughts; we want to hear them. jim and I tend to forget others are listening. So what do you want to know, or us to talk about? thegrumpyoldgamers@gmail.com twitter apple itunes google play spotify stitcher Also if you like what we do, we will not say no to your money.

As always we had no idea where this was going to go. We start with piracy, move to Richard revealing his love of high fashion, and jim talking about game experience. The topics: Piracy Changing who you are The death of the identity talk, Honest, we mean it. Game Experience There is a lot more we talked about, but the summary would be longer than the episode. Links to what we mentioned A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster Netflix's 7 Days Out -- League of Legends CHANEL Haute Couture Fashion Show, Spring 2018 Karl Otto Lagerfeld From the Archives: Art Deco in Vogue We want to hear from you. Send us your questions, opinions, and thoughts; we want to hear them. jim and I tend to forget others are listening. So what do you want to know, or us to talk about? email: thegrumpyoldgamers@gmail.com facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoGpodcast/ twitter: https://twitter.com/gamers_grumpy apple itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grumpy-old-gamers/id1439696896 google play: https://play.google.

As we have shown, we do not plan out what we discuss. Here is a perfect example. The topics: Craft versus art Outgrowing the hobby Being lost Mental health There is a lot more we talked about, but the summary would be longer than the episode. We want to hear from you. Send us your questions, opinions, and thoughts; we want to hear them. jim and I tend to forget others are listening. So what do you want to know, or us to talk about? email: thegrumpyoldgamers@gmail.com facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoGpodcast/ twitter: https://twitter.com/gamers_grumpy apple itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grumpy-old-gamers/id1439696896 google play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I6ky7qrl4f2f32noc33snv24qmi soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/we-are-grumpy spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JcZgVVDy8TgxjNxlR2GvC#upsell stiticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/richard-iorio/grumpy-old-gamers?refid=stpr Also if you like what we do, we will not say no to your money. https://simplecast.com/

In this, our 6th episode, the typical hijinxs take place. Just like always there is a lot here. Now onto the topics: Firefly and why it annoys jim that people like it. Over analyzing entertainment Richard, as always, misses jim's point Creative boxes Reviews, star systems, and those who do it for free games Pirating, Agrhhh More graphic design talk History vs. Anthropology Not understanding the roots of this hobby The Links: Book The New Typography, Jan Tschichold Movies Auntie Mame Bicycle Thieves References Bauhaus International Typographic Style Swiss Graphic Design and Typography Revisited Propaganda Graphic Design: Germany and Russia We want to hear from you. Send us your questions, opinions, and thoughts; we want to hear them. jim and I tend to forget others are listening. So what do you want to know,? email: thegrumpyoldgamers@gmail.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2139825406285835/ twitter: https://twitter.com/gamers_grumpy apple itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grumpy-

We talk for 2 hours and do so n three parts. No planning took place. So find a comfortable chair and get something to drink, this is a long one. The topics: Awards mean nothing Tribalism Facebook's Lie No one communicates Head cannon Manbabies Extra grumpy Richard jim rants about the diversity debate Richard rants about the diversity debate jim hates casual games You can't hire what you can't find jim's storytime fun hour The sharing of a joint experience There is a lot more we talked about, but the summary would be longer than the episode. We want to hear from you. Send us your questions, opinions, and thoughts; we want to hear them. jim and I tend to forget others are listening. So what do you want to know, or us to talk about? email: thegrumpyoldgamers@gmail.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2139825406285835/ twitter: https://twitter.com/gamers_grumpy apple itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grumpy-old-gamers/id1439696896 google play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I6ky7qrl

WE'RE BACK. In this episode, we talk design, specifically graphics and book design. There is a lot here, but if you are interested in learning about our approaches, this topic is for you. The big discussion covers Style over Substance. Yes, the writing of a game is essential, but so too is the presentation. We end with the start of the next podcast. We hate planning these, yet we hit on a topic that we did not have the time to cover. Why? At 1:30.00 we got tired of talking. Here are some links to the books we mentioned They are also great places to start if you want to learn more about typography and sound design. Elements of Typographic Style 4.0, Robert Bringhurst *Inside Paragraphs: typograpic fundamentals*, Cyrus Highsmith The Index Series, by Kim Krause Non-Designer's Design Book, by Robin Williams Helvetica (you must see this), Produced & Directed by Gary Hustwit The Helvetica Typeface from Linotype Skyrealms of Jorune Example of Skyrealms of Jorune's art Damn, that's a lot. We also want to hear

In this episode, we talk about not only the expectations players have for a game, but the expectations a gamemaster has as well. Other topics include encounter balancing, why the concept of feats is something you either like or dislike, as well as a brief discussion on next episode's topic: freelancing. We also want to hear from you. Send us your questions, opinions, and thoughts; we want to hear them. jim and I tend to forget others are listening. So what do you want to know, or us to talk about? email: thegrumpyoldgamers@gmail.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2139825406285835/ twitter: https://twitter.com/gamers_grumpy apple itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grumpy-old-gamers/id1439696896 google play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I6ky7qrl4f2f32noc33snv24qmi soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/we-are-grumpy spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JcZgVVDy8TgxjNxlR2GvC#upsell stiticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/richard-iorio/grumpy-old-gamers?refid=stpr Also if you li

We begin with one of the strangest conversations we have ever had. From cats being a health risk to the issues I have with the master bathroom, we suddenly switch focus and talk about the creative "aha!" moment. This moment is when you realize you want something different from your design or from the games you play. We also want to hear from you. Send us your questions, opinions, and thoughts; we want to hear them. jim and I tend to forget others are listening. So what do you want to know, or us to talk about? email: thegrumpyoldgamers@gmail.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2139825406285835/ twitter: https://twitter.com/gamers_grumpy google play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I6ky7qrl4f2f32noc33snv24qmi soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/we-are-grumpy spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JcZgVVDy8TgxjNxlR2GvC#upsell stiticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/richard-iorio/grumpy-old-gamers?refid=stpr

jim and Richard talk about the culture of the hobby, the gatekeepers it creates, and the assumptions hobby publishers have about breaking in. With brutal opinions and frank honesty, the conversation is organic, at times rambling, but in the end entertaining, Can you tell we stink at this?