Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

97: Hosting Online Reality Games (ORGs) w/ Ash Neleh

Aug 19, 2022

01:24:21

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Is Discord a Better Platform to Host Games?

02:56

Survivor

01:42

Twin Seasons of Survivor

02:32

Introduction

5min

What Is an Online Reality Game?

2min

How Did You Get Into ORGs?

4min

Are You Still Playing Orgs as a Teenager?

2min

How Much Work Do You Put Into Your Games?

3min

Survivor - What's the Main Motivation for Going Back to These Franchises?

4min

Survivor

2min

How Do You Choose Players for Your Game?

3min

I Love DMing Strategy Games

2min

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What's Different About ORGs Than TV Shows?

4min

11.

Survivor

2min

12.

The Host Team on Survivor, Big Brother and Big Brother

2min

13.

The 24 Sevenness of Big Brother?

3min

14.

Is Discord a Better Platform to Host Games?

3min

15.

The Last Two Seasons of the Mole

3min

16.

Is There a Way to Incentivize Players to Compete in Missions?

2min

17.

Twin Seasons of Survivor

3min

18.

Survivor Twin Advantage

3min

19.

USA Survivor Season 7: Fire Tokens

2min

20.

Season Twists From Survivor Seasons

3min

21.

Game Design Challenges for the Mole?

3min

22.

The Apprentice Mission From the Mole All Stars

2min

23.

The Avatar in Fantasia

2min

24.

Hit Challenges From the Ball - What Are Your Favorite Challenges?

2min

25.

The Secret Missions in the Mole

2min

26.

The Secrets Within Secrets, Missions Within Missions

5min

27.

How Do You Build a Community Around Reality TV?

4min

28.

The Non-Commercial Aspect of Online Games

3min

29.

Is There a Future Season of Survivor?

2min

30.

The Secret Lives With Games Podcast

3min

Ash Neleh, host of the ! Series of online reality games, joins Doug for a conversation about adapting reality TV competition games for online fan communities. We talk about the 18-year history of the ! Series, as well as some of the favorite twists he's designed.

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