Welcome to this extended seminar with Donncha Kavanagh on the history and Metaphysics of Games, Play & Fun.In the next couple of episodes Donncha will talk about the background, key ideas, concepts and theories surrounding the role of games and play in human society.In part 2 Donncha juxtaposes the split between work and play as distinct domains of human character (good and bad; valued versus vulgar); and the modern era’s increasingly unashamed appreciation for leisure. Modernity; contemporary and post-modern treatment of games and play. From theorising games and play as the genesis of human culture – homo ludens – through to the contemporary move to employ the mechanics of games and play in purely utilitarian applications, the psycho-physiological application of games and play experience for behavioural control, profit and production.Thank you for listening to Design Talk.The music used is Tired Traveler On The Way Home by Andrew Codeman……and Jimmy’s Jam from Ampletunes. For licence and other information see the show notes.AcknowledgementsMusic 1) Title: Tired traveler on the way to homeArtist: Andrew CodemanLicence: Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Source: https://bit.ly/2yTIHv4​ (AndrewCodeman_TiredTravelerOnTheWayHome_2018.mp3)2) Title: Jimmy's JamArtist: AmpletunesSource: https://ampletunes.com/downloads (Soul | Funk)License: Ampletunes Free License; "Ampletunes was created to provide you with royalty free music absolutely free of charge"  Cover Art Title: Blue Sky ThinkingArtist: Allen HigginsSource: A collage: photo of Donncha Kavanagh used with permission; “Cloud with ladders” used under Fair Use, non-commercial: stock image clip art from Microsoft PowerPoint "New" 23 Dec 15:15 2021); font used “Silom”.License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) is released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this extended seminar with Donncha Kavanagh on the history and Metaphysics of Games, Play & Fun.In the next couple of episodes Donncha will talk about the background, key ideas, concepts and theories surrounding the role of games and play in human society.In part 1In part 1 Donncha develops a brief history of influential ideas surrounding the ideal of work and the role of play in human culture.Pleasure and play as sin, the protestant reformation, and the centrality of a work versus leisure shaping the ethics of utlilitarianism, capitalism, and labour movements. From the ancient to the classical period of European history – thinking on values attached to games and play in everyday life.We see Shifting conceptulisations of the status of games and play from the late classical to early Industrial eras.Contrasting changing beliefs of what is pious, worthy, good, and valuable; social-value distinctions between work and play.Thank you for listening to Design Talk.The music used is Tired Traveler On The Way Home by Andrew Codeman……and Jimmy’s Jam from Ampletunes. For licence and other information see the show notes.AcknowledgementsMusic 1) Title: Tired traveler on the way to homeArtist: Andrew CodemanLicence: Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Source: https://bit.ly/2yTIHv4​ (AndrewCodeman_TiredTravelerOnTheWayHome_2018.mp3)2) Title: Jimmy's JamArtist: AmpletunesSource: https://ampletunes.com/downloads (Soul | Funk)License: Ampletunes Free License; "Ampletunes was created to provide you with royalty free music absolutely free of charge" Cover Art Title: Blue Sky ThinkingArtist: Allen HigginsSource: A collage: photo of Donncha Kavanagh used with permission; “Cloud with ladders” used under Fair Use, non-commercial: stock image clip art from Microsoft PowerPoint "New" 23 Dec 15:15 2021); font used “Silom”.License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) is released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Unboxing Spiel. The Epilogue.Thank you for listening  The music used is “Sorry” by Comfort Fit.  AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Sorry (from the album "Forget And Remember"")Artist: Comfort FitSource: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_FitLicense: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE (Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland). Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/  Cover Art Title: The Game Wall Poster (collage using personal photos with permission and image by Omar Flores ("omar-flores-lQT_bOWtysE-unsplash.jpg" Free to use under the Unsplash License) Artist: Allen HigginsSource: Whelan_UnboxingSpielPart1.jpgLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) is released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Unboxing Spiel. Part Three: Player Value.Thank you for listening. The music used is “Sorry” by Comfort Fit.  AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Sorry (from the album "Forget And Remember"")Artist: Comfort FitSource: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_FitLicense: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE (Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland). Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/  Cover Art Title: The Game Wall Poster (collage using personal photos with permission and image by Omar Flores ("omar-flores-lQT_bOWtysE-unsplash.jpg" Free to use under the Unsplash License) Artist: Allen HigginsSource: Whelan_UnboxingSpielPart1.jpgLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) is released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Unboxing Spiel. Part Two: KICKSTARTER.We talk about:The boardgame ‘Sell Sheet’Breaking Games – sell sheet and prototypePublisher contactsThe question of whether to self-publish or growdfund it via Kickstarter pledges?Royalty versus MSRP?Making video, CGI, playthrough, instructions, explaining strategy etc.What do you need for a Kickstarter campaign?What is your print run going to be?Who else to involve? Outsourcing manufacturer, marketing, post campaign provider (BackerKit) for logistics, post-release…Kickstarter say “if you think you’re ready for Kickstarter, you’re not ready!”300 to 500 relevant email addresses. Thank you for listening to Unboxing Spiel. The music used is “Sorry” by Comfort Fit.  AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Sorry (from the album "Forget And Remember"")Artist: Comfort FitSource: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_FitLicense: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE (Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland). Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/  Cover Art Title: The Game Wall Poster (collage using personal photos with permission and image by Omar Flores ("omar-flores-lQT_bOWtysE-unsplash.jpg" Free to use under the Unsplash License) Artist: Allen HigginsSource: Whelan_UnboxingSpielPart1.jpgLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) is released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Unboxing Spiel. Part One: Essen.In the next couple of episodes Shane Whelan and I talk about the business of traditional non-digital games.The role of game trade fairs. In particular, Spiel at Essen Messe, Germany.The impact of KickstarterHow to find a publisher.Being an indie tabletop developer - going from prototype to getting published...Thank you for listening to Unboxing Spiel. The music used is “Sorry” by Comfort Fit.  AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Sorry (from the album "Forget And Remember"")Artist: Comfort FitSource: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_FitLicense: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE (Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland). Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/  Cover Art Title: The Game Wall Poster (collage using personal photos with permission and image by Omar Flores ("omar-flores-lQT_bOWtysE-unsplash.jpg" Free to use under the Unsplash License)Artist: Allen HigginsSource: Whelan_UnboxingSpielPart1.jpgLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) is released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this session we play the "Four Games" exercise.The exercise simply involves responding to the statement (think of it as a question) in which you choose and then talk about and explain why you will play four chosen games again:a card or board gamea video gamea physical sports gameand a business gamificationWe'll provide some pointers for running the exercise yourself at the end of the podcast.[recording of Ruth and Allen's discussion]Our goal with the "Four Games" exercise is to start a process of thinking about games in a deep way. We start by reflecting on some games that are personal to you. Get you to talk about some games that remain (or were) influential in your life. I'm pretty certain we will all learn something new and we will start playing with the topic itself. What makes a game a game? Does a game have to be fun? When is a game? What makes a game different from other parts of life? Why do we play games? What do games add to life? What is game's role in society? Are even single player games social? These and many more questions.If you're going to run the exercise yourself we recommend preparing by writing a short letter to a friend that answers the four prompts. Think of it as a script, written as a conversation, as if you are preparing to record the talk for our next podcast. But, and this is important, the script is just a way preparing yourself. We don't actually want you to read it it out. That approach tends to suck the spontaneity and liveliness out of speech. Do the prep, underline or highlight keywords, then find a friend to ask the questions. Your thoughts will flow, and it will be much more interesting for your audience to listen to later. Sure, you'll make some mistakes but it'll be more fun. Plus you can always edit it in post-production with Audacity or some other tool.Acknowledgement/Credits:Music mix Cold Funk - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist: http://incompetech.com/The `Design Talk dot ie’ podcasts are released under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike version 4.0 creative commons license (aka CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded June 2020Ruth Campion and Allen HigginsIn this game chat, Ruth and I talk about the some theories to help us craft better, more satisfying game experiences.We hope you enjoyed this game chat. Please do subscribe and listen to more episodes.Intro/outro music Cold Funk - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded June 2020Ruth Campion and Allen HigginsIn this game chat, Ruth and I talk about the game world taking place outside of a game, involving friends and communities of players. We also touch on the dynamics between design, designer and audience.We hope you enjoyed this game chat. Please do subscribe and listen to more episodes.Intro/outro music by Ivan Šipek used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded June 2020Ruth Campion and Allen HigginsIn this game chat, Ruth and I talk about the art model animation environment audio texture pipeline for game developmentWe hope you enjoyed this game chat. Please do subscribe and listen to more episodes.Intro/outro music by Ivan Šipek used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.