Indie By Design Podcast

Is it a game, isn’t it a game – this is a question becoming increasingly popular in discussion about certain games and has certainly, for better or worse, been the central topic around which a lot of criticism of Variable State’s Virginia has revolved. We talk to the studio’s co-founder Jonathan Burroughs about his reaction to that question, whether it’s a meaningful point of enquiry, the design goals of Virginia and much more over the course of the interview coming. If you’ve ever played Virginia, and we recommend you do or at least watch some of the playthrough we have on our YouTube channel, you’ll know that it’s a game that celebrates ambiguity and subjectiveness in storytelling – and it’s these discussion about these aspects that kick off our conversation with Jonathan. Visit us at IndieByDesign.net - Twitter: @indiebydesign - Facebook.com/IndieByDesign - YouTube - Patreon.com/IndieByDesign   Music by Ben Prunty. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.