Welcome!
Welcome to Ludology, an analytical dialogue of the hows and whys of the world of board video games. Quite than information and opinions, Ludology explores a wide range of matters about video games from a wider lens, in addition to focus on sport historical past, sport design and sport gamers.
We submit a brand new Ludology episode each different week. In these episodes, hosts Erica Bouyouris and Sen-Foong Lim deep-dive right into a single subject inside sport design, typically with a well-regarded visitor from the sport business. We usually concentrate on tabletop sport design (primarily board video games and RPGs), however we frequently pull in specialists from all types of video games, from video video games to flee rooms to fit machines.
On weeks the place there isn’t a flagship Ludology episode, we’ll alternate between two smaller mini-sodes. Erica and Sen are pleased to announce that Sarah Shipp of Shippboard Video games and Stephanie Campbell of TTRPGKids might be becoming a member of us for the subsequent yr, offering extra content material between our longer episodes.
Sarah’s phase, Considering Past Mechanisms, is a month-to-month function that dives deeper into the opposite facets of video games past the cube and playing cards we’re all aware of.
Stephanie’s phase, TTRPGKids, explores how dad and mom and lecturers can use position taking part in video games with youngsters within the residence and within the classroom.
We hope you benefit from the extra content material!
Our Historical past
We purpose for many Ludology episodes to be timeless, so you’re welcome to discover our total catalog. Most of it ought to age fairly effectively. The podcast was began in 2011 by Geoff Engelstein and Ryan Sturm, with Mike Fitzgerald taking on for Ryan in 2015. Gil and Scott joined the present in 2017 when Mike stepped apart, and Emma joined in 2019 when Geoff ended his tenure as host. Emma left in 2021, and Erica and Sen joined us. Since then, Scott stepped down in 2022 and Gil might be hanging up his mic in 2023, leaving Erica and Sen to hold on this wonderful legacy.
Erica and Sen are working to carry new voices to Ludology and have some nice issues to announce as gaming expands to incorporate much more folks!
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Ludology is made attainable by means of the help and donations of listeners such as you.
We presently have 3 “First Pay attention” sequence that can exit to Patrons effectively prematurely of the audio being launched to the broader viewers.
- The Reminiscences that Made Us (month-to-month) – reminiscences about gaming experiences that helped form the those who carry fashionable video games to life
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