Overworld: How Design Connects Great Games

Overworld: How Design Connects Great Games
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On the podcast Overworld: How Design Connects Great Games, we are exploring the games whose designs changed the way we play. Our roadmap for this exploration is the 2025 Polaris List, which ranks the 100 most influential games according to a cohort of 167 professional game designers.

Episodes

  1. Aug 22

    [PREVIEW] World 2: Inside (2016)

    In this episode game design professor Dr. Ada Wish, playwright Katie Coleman, and elite gamer Gia Szekeres discuss the design of 2016's Inside, which was ranked #92 on the Polaris List. Back us on Patreon at Patreon.com/OverworldPodcast to access our full show notes and the next episode two-weeks early. Citations  The Playdead Unofficial Museum, created by TEN RAN 432  How Inside's levels were designed, by Alex Wiltshire at Rock, Paper, Shotgun Three GDC talks given by the Playdead team including Huddle Up! Making the [SPOILER] of 'INSIDE', 2017 Low Complexity, High Fidelity: 'INSIDE' Rendering, 2016 Temporal Reprojection Anti Aliasing in INSIDE, 2016

    [PREVIEW] World 2: Inside (2016)

  2. Aug 22

    World 1: The Legend of Zelda and Breath of the Wild (1986, 2017)

    In this first episode of Overworld, game design professor Dr. Ada Wish, playwright Katie Coleman, and elite gamer Gia Szekeres discuss the design of The Legend of Zelda (1986) and The Breath of the Wild (2017). Back us on Patreon at Patreon.com/OverworldPodcast to access our full show notes and the next episode two-weeks early. Citations: Super Nintendo, by Keza Macdonald (2025) Shigeru Miyamoto: Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda (Influential Video Game Designers), by Jennifer Dewinter (2015)

    World 1: The Legend of Zelda and Breath of the Wild (1986, 2017)

  3. Aug 16

    Announcing - Overworld: How Design Connects Great Games!

    Episodes releasing every other week, coming soon!

    Announcing - Overworld: How Design Connects Great Games!
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On the podcast Overworld: How Design Connects Great Games, we are exploring the games whose designs changed the way we play. Our roadmap for this exploration is the 2025 Polaris List, which ranks the 100 most influential games according to a cohort of 167 professional game designers.

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