Game Design Reflections: Engagement vs. Disappointment

We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) and Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy) to discuss Porgy, the 22nd game in the UFO 50 collection.

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Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed on this episode:

Kayin’s Porgy Blog Post – ”On Backtracking” https://kayin.moe/backtracking  

Games: Agency as Art – C. Thi Nguyen https://global.oup.com/academic/product/games-9780190052089?cc=us&lang=en& 

A Play of Bodies – Brendan Keogh https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262037631/a-play-of-bodies/ 

Shadow The Past’s Porgy Speedruns (1st World Record run) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoYXGkX2_IA&t=1s 

Game Maker’s Notebook – 17 Year Development Journey with Caves of Qud https://interactive.libsyn.com/17-year-development-journey-with-caves-of-qud 

Kayin’s website https://kayin.moe/about  

Kayin on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kayin.moe 

Trent on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social

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