Ending the year with a brief bonus episode — a reflection on games media consumption and reaffirmations. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/reset-awestuck
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Why do we care about video games? w/ @kylestarr
Zero CountsY-Button: Andy Robertson (Ludocene) https://zerocounts.net/2025/02/25/y-button-andy-robertson/
Video game journalist Andy Robertson discusses his new project Ludocene — a game discovery service in the form of a deck-building dating app; built on human-curated data; augmented with user-chosen “expert tastes”.
Andy also dives into his origins with video games and why he thinks they're important for people of all ages and the culture at large. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/15-andy-robertson
Writer and programmer Alanna Okun shares how video games influenced the recent decision to leave her tenured career in journalism for an education in interactive technology — a conversation through the boom and bust of the 2010s media landscape to a revelation of control and expression found in making video games. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/14-alanna-okun
Pixar Creative Director (Theme Parks), @tashas, joins @ybutton to discusses her career journey, from animating at Pixar to directing @doublefine’s Costume Quest, to overseeing the implementation of Pixar properties in Disney Parks.
She shares how video games influence physical attractions, gaming as a family, and her fondness for RPGs and MMOs. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/13-tasha-sounart
Episode 12: Simon Parkin, award-winning journalist and non-fiction writer, contributor to @NewYorker and @guardian, and creator of the My Perfect Console podcast, discusses his journey into journalism, curiosity about video games, the transition from 2D to 3D gaming, and informing the broader culture about the medium.
Episode 11: Chris Plante, Editor-in-chief of Polygon and co-host of The Besties podcast, chronicles his journey into games journalism, his fondness for "7/10 (rated)" video games, and what makes video games different (and the same!) as other mediums.
@jaykass oh yeah! Mike would be amazing! Noted! Thanks!
Stephen Hilger, co-host of Into the Aether podcast, discusses the power of video games on childhood, art, and imagination. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/10-stephen-hilger
JacobRPG 🫘Well, @ybutton has me watching the Psychodyssey documentary about the making of Pyschonauts 2.
I feel like I end up with listening/viewing/playing assignments by the end of each episode. 🤷♂️