Games & Gaming Culture

Games & Gaming Culture: Co-Op Games

TLS tries not to punch each other in the face, either inadvertently or purposefully, in a discussion of co-op games.

Games & Gaming Culture: The “C” Word (Collectibles)

We delve into a thorny topic: That of the inclusion of collectibes in video games, discussing what to do, and what defintiely not to do with them.

 

Games & Gaming Culture: GTFO: Get the F&#% Out (2015 documentary)

We discuss one of the more unpleasant sides of Games & Gaming Culture, filtered through the experiences, treatment of, and testimonies from women in the video game community via the 2015 documentary, GTFO: Get the F&#% Out.

Guest Starring Beth Morgan.

 

Bonus Points: Far Cry 5 Shenanigans

A compilation of some general screwing around and some decent skills in FC5 as a somewhat easter egg to the Dialogue Tree blog about it.

Games & Gaming Culture: Ara Shirinian on the “grammar of games”

Games & Gaming Culture brings back one of our favorite guests, game designer Ara Shirinian, to explore the idea of the “grammar of games” with us. Which of course we end up applying to life at large.

Games & Gaming Culture: Top Games of 2017

TLS returns with the show formerly known as Syntax Error, now Games & Gaming Culture, for a fresh new season. What didn’t change was the fact that we always start with our top (and bottom, and all areas in between) games of the year. Check out our picks and thoughts on 2017’s releases.

 

Games & Gaming Culture: AMA With Game Designer Ara Shirinian

TLS returns to talk with our favorite guest, and yours, game designer Ara Shirinian a sort of loose AMA session. Big thanks to everyone who submitted a question, and we will be speaking with Ara again sometime in the near future, so be sure to keep and ear, and eye out.

Check out more from Ara on:

instagram
Youtube Channel
Twitter

Syntax Error: Interview with game designer, Ara Shirinian

12/6/2017

In a special guest interview episode, Scott and Ian chat with game designer Ara Shirinian, starting with some ideas contained in his previously covered article, and then expanding upon many more nuanced aspects of videogames and their inner workings as a medium at large.

See more from Ara at:

instagram: ara.shir
https://www.youtube.com/user/arashirinian
http://www.shirinian.net/

Bonus Points: It’s No Rock’n’Rolla

Reviewed in this episode: Until Dawn, Hue, The Surge (Demo), No Man’s Sky, Telltale Walking Dead: Season 3, The Flame in the Flood, Thomas Was Alone, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Mother Russia Bleeds, Late Shift, Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth DLC.