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Explore →Welcome back to the Game Based Learning Review! After a bye week at Games for Change Festival, our hosts are back in the studio ready to tackle the mechanical challenges of RoboCo. While diving into the “Across the Goo” level, the conversation takes a fascinating journey through the recent Games for Change (G4C) festival in New York City. Between engineering mishaps and triumphantly spanning the gap, the duo shares insights from G4C, covering the 20th anniversary of Filament Games, thoughts on Neopets, and the general state of the games industry. To top it off, they dive into deep philosophical banter about nostalgia, media exposure therapy, and the mesmerizing (yet disturbing) surrealism of Haruki Murakami novels. Strap in for an episode full of robotics, literature, and educational game design!
Episode Outline:
- [0:00 - 3:30] The hosts kick off the livestream after a week away, sharing observations about New York City bagels, Hell's Kitchen, and attending the Games for Change conference.
- [3:31 - 6:20] Loading up the RoboCo, prompting an impromptu, lighthearted grammar lesson on the difference between rhyming and assonance.
- [6:21 - 12:30] Recap of the G4C conference, featuring a shoutout to Russell Schilling's Sesame Street work, David Gagnon from Field Day, and a celebration of Filament Games' 20th anniversary and Tales from the Middle showcase.
- [12:31 - 19:30] A philosophical detour exploring why youthful music and gaming experiences (like 2000s PC games or Radiohead's Kid A) leave such a profound impact, and how personal perception shapes our cultural critique.
- [19:31 - 37:45] The hosts discuss the CEO of Neopets' G4C appearance and a UNICEF/LEGO positive media framework, leading into a fascinating discussion on how "safe trauma" and exposure therapy in movies and games foster learning and growth.
- [37:46 - 59:30] With focus returning to RoboCo, Dan engineers a clever telescoping vehicle to cross the goo. While refining their contraption, they dive into the dreamlike, disturbing literature of Haruki Murakami before celebrating a successful bridge-crossing
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