SPAWNPOINT

Patrick Klepek, Keza MacDonald
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Podcast SPAWNPOINT

A podcast from Crossplay, a newsletter at the intersection of parenting and gaming, featuring longtime games reporters (and parents!) Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, alongside a slew of insightful guests. patrickklepek.substack.com

  1. 12 DE SET.

    Even Busy Parents Love Dragon's Dogma 2

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit patrickklepek.substack.com It’s time for another Spawnpoint bonus episode exclusively for Crossplay subscribers, in which Patrick and Keza sit down to discuss one of the few very long video games they’ve played and finished this year, Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2. We’re both parents, but why did we prioritize finishing this over, say, any other game? Being a parent means picking and…

    21min

  2. 16 DE AGO.

    Spawnpoint, Episode 05: What Do We Want Governments to Do About Games?

    Spawnpoint returns, with Patrick Klepek (Crossplay) and Keza MacDonald (The Guardian) mulling over Turkey recently banning Roblox, increasing regulatory scrutiny over video games, and a growing panic among world governments about social media, to ask a seemingly simple question: what do we want them to do about? In the mailbag, we sympathize with a father simply trying to help his kid make reasonable purchases on an Xbox and having to fight through a load of red tape. Crossplay subscribers get access to episodes early at https://crossplay.news Timestamps: * 00:01:05 — Family vacations are complicated * 00:10:08 — What today’s kids think of the games we played as kids * 00:30:00 — The Big Question: What do we want governments to do to help us? * 00:51:30 — Mailbag This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickklepek.substack.com/subscribe

    1h0min

  3. 22 DE JUL.

    Spawnpoint Bonus: Making Time For Long Video Games

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit patrickklepek.substack.com Crossplay subscribers, you’re in for a treat: the first Spawnpoint bonus episode. This podcast is exclusive to paying subscribers at Crossplay! On Spawnpoint, Patrick and Keza rarely have time to talk about the games they’re playing, so now, one per month, our two hosts will get together to talk about what THEY’VE been playing—not they’re kids! What a c…

    18min

  4. 8 DE JUL.

    Spawnpoint, Ep. 04: Direct to the Heart

    Apologies for the re-send on this, but it looks like there was an audio goof on this that I did not notice while I was on holiday last week. It should be fixed now. Sorry!!! -pk It’s been a minute, but Spawnpoint is back, featuring Patrick (Crossplay) and Keza (The Guardian). Patrick and Keza actually met up IRL recently, but neglected to record a podcast in-person! Total geniuses. Nonetheless, we walk through our (ecstatic!) reactions to the latest Nintendo Direct, Patrick’s oldest falling for the latest Super Monkey Ball, and Keza’s youngest trying to grasp Yoshi’s Crafted World. Elsewhere, they discuss what it means to design a game “for” kids, and how so many fall short. In the mailbag, a listener wrestles with trying to make user accounts for their kids. Crossplay subscribers get access to episodes early at https://crossplay.news Timestamps: * 00:01:30 — Long Flights * 00:09:40 — Nintendo Direct Reaction * 00:17:15 — Super Monkey Ball / Yoshi’s Crafted World * 00:32:00 — What is Kid-Friendly Design? * 00:51:25 — Mailbag This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickklepek.substack.com/subscribe

    1h5min

  5. 17 DE MAI.

    The Gamer Educator

    You’ve read Ash Brandin’s words on Crossplay, now hear from “The Gamer Educator'' in their own voice, as well. Ash joins Patrick to discuss what prompted Ash to start an Instagram account about helping parents navigate games, screen time, and technology, and in-between dodging school bell noises, the two discuss establishing digital literacy for young kids.  Crossplay subscribers get access to episodes early at https://crossplay.news Timestamps: * 00:02:00 — How Patrick and Ash Met * 00:06:20 — The Gamer Educator Origins * 00:09:33 — Gamification in the Classroom * 00:23:11 — The Morality of Screen Time * 00:33:50 — The Old Internet * 00:39:00 — Screen Anxiety * 00:54:39 — Ash Is Writing a Book! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickklepek.substack.com/subscribe

    59min

  6. 26 DE ABR.

    Death of the Father

    Spawnpoint is excited to welcome actor Abubakar Salim (Raised By Wolves, House of the Dragon, Assassin’s Creed Origins) for a touching conversation about Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a video game about processing the grief associated with the death of Abubakar’s father. A little more than a decade ago, Patrick Klepek’s own father died of a heart attack, and the two find common ground on the often lonely path to understanding what to make of such sadness. Timestamps: * 00:00:43 - What is Tales of Kenzera: Zau? * 00:03:57 - Fathers and Video Games * 00:08:75 - Why a Video Game? * 00:16:45 - Grief as Game Design * 00:22:30 - What Would Father Think? Crossplay subscribers get access to episodes early at https://crossplay.news This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickklepek.substack.com/subscribe

    28min

  7. 19 DE ABR.

    Spawnpoint, Episode 03: The Strange Sadness of Theme Parks

    Welcome to another episode of Spawnpoint, a podcast hosted by Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, two parents trying to navigate the increasingly complex world of raising children and gaming. On this episode, we unpack navigating theme parks with children, after Patrick’s trip to Disneyland and Super Nintendo World, while Keza recounts visiting the Pokémon International Championships with her family and uncovers an old Pokémon childhood trauma. Lastly, we chat through our collective experiences dealing with the world of parental controls. Crossplay subscribers get access to episodes early at https://crossplay.news Timestamps: * 00:01:03 — British Accents * 00:09:20 — Kids and Theme Parks (Disney/Nintendo) * 00:27:23 — Pokémon International Championship * 00:36:36 — Parental Controls * 00:51:34 — Dragon’s Dogma 2 * 01:01:45 — More Spawnpoint? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickklepek.substack.com/subscribe

    1h6min

  8. 5 DE ABR.

    Finding New Games For Your Kids Is Weirdly Difficult

    Spawnpoint is thrilled to be joined by Andy Robertson, editor of Family Gaming Database, a wonderful website to sort through the thousands of video games released each year and figure out which ones are best for you and the kiddos in your life. Patrick and Andy chat about how their experiences as parents led them to creating Crossplay and Family Gaming Database, and how it’s had them confronting the many ways the video game industry doesn’t help parents. Crossplay subscribers get access to episodes early at https://crossplay.news, and you can visit the Family Gaming Database at https://www.familygamingdatabase.com Timestamps: * 00:01:00 - What Is the Family Gaming Database? * 00:10:54 - Saying Yes (or no) to Roblox * 00:20:27 - Playing Games With Older Children * 00:29:25 - On Writing the book “Taming Gaming” * 00:36:14 - Children Feeling Validated by Games * 00:43:35 - The YouTube’ing of Children’s Entertainment * 00:50:45 - The Future of the Family Gaming Database This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickklepek.substack.com/subscribe

    58min
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Sobre

A podcast from Crossplay, a newsletter at the intersection of parenting and gaming, featuring longtime games reporters (and parents!) Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, alongside a slew of insightful guests. patrickklepek.substack.com

Informações

  • Criado por
    Patrick Klepek, Keza MacDonald
  • Anos de atividade
    2019 - 2024
  • Episódios
    16
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Patrick Klepek
  • Site do podcast
    SPAWNPOINT

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