Paper Labyrinths

Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod
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Paper Labyrinths is a podcast about overlapping disciplines of game design. Join Nic Tringali and Brendan McLeod as they have conversations with designers, artists, critics, and others whose work exists at the intersections of video games, analog games, and other forms of media.

  1. 4D AGO

    Meredith Gran on Comics & Memories

    We speak with Meredith Gran about nostalgia, sense of time and place, cartooning, and getting a project across the finish line. Follow Meredith on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/meredithgran.com Meredith's new game, Perfect Tides: Station to Station, is out now on Steam for PC and Mac, and coming soon to Switch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

    58 min

  2. JAN 1

    Non-Breaking Space on Artifacts & History

    We talk with Non-Breaking Space about expressive play, mechanics of scale, hidden information, and librarians.   Non-Breaking Space (https://www.nbsp1618.games/) is the designer of Cross Bronx Expressway (https://www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-bronx-expressway.aspx), a competitive city-builder that simulates urban and societal development in the South Bronx between the years 1940 and 2000. He is also the designer of The Archivist's Dream (www.nbsp1618.games/session/the-archivists-dream), a hybrid RPG-megagame adaptation of Wehrlegig's John Company, a game about the rise and fall of the British East India company.)   Listen to the episode of End Notes that Brendan mentions here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/endnotes-cross-bronx-expressway/id1840058034?i=1000726985016   ---   Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)   Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)   https://paperlabyrinths.com

    1h 6m

  3. 12/01/2025

    Andrew Shouldice on Maps & Manuals

    We talk with Andrew "dicey" Shouldice about teaching game development, making maps, managing projects, and the joy of the game manual. Andrew Shouldice is the creator of TUNIC (http://tunicgame.com). Follow him on social media (https://bsky.app/profile/dicey.bsky.social) and check out the PICOSteveMo game he made with his partner, King Stephen, out now (https://dicey.itch.io/king-stephen) --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

    1 hr

  4. 10/01/2025

    Sophie Abromowitz on Comedy & Mystery

    We talk with Sophie Abromowitz about stage comedy, worldbuilding through systems, FROMSOFT games as detective stories, and the origin of the hot dog.   Follow Sophie on Instagram (https://instagram.com/soph.abromowitz) and check out her portfolio at https://sophieabromowitz.cargo.site/   HOT STREAK is available from CYMK games: https://www.cmyk.games/collections/games/products/hot-streak   Read Sophie's short story JAN IS IMPORTANT on Joyland: https://joylandpublishing.com/fiction/jan-is-important/   --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

    1h 13m

  5. 09/01/2025

    Joannes Truyens on Secrets & Lore

    We talk with Joannes Truyens about burnout, secrets, narrative confusion, and Michael Crichton technotrillers. Follow Joannes on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/playthroughline.com) and read their blog at https://playthroughline.com/ Play Neurocracy 3.0 at https://neurocracy.site/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

    1h 1m

  6. 08/01/2025

    Cameron Kunzelman on Writing & Academia

    We talk with Cameron Kunzelman about Magic the Gathering, writing for different kinds of audiences, the conditions of producing things, and xenomorphs. Follow Cameron on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ckunzelman.bsky.social) and listen to his shows at Ranged Touch (http://rangedtouch.com) Preorder his next book, Everything is Permitted (https://tinyurl.com/buyCMRN) --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

    1h 52m

  7. 07/01/2025

    Brian Bucklew on Big & Small Numbers

    We talk with Brian Bucklew about the joy of collaboration, outer space, Jenga, and water. Follow Brian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/unormal.bsky.social). Caves of Qud is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

    1 hr

  8. 06/01/2025

    Jason Grinblat on Words & Bugs

    We talk with Jason Grinblat about the joy of bugs, extrapolative narration, system suspense, and milk. Follow Jason on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jfg.land). Caves of Qud is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

    1h 21m
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Paper Labyrinths is a podcast about overlapping disciplines of game design. Join Nic Tringali and Brendan McLeod as they have conversations with designers, artists, critics, and others whose work exists at the intersections of video games, analog games, and other forms of media.

Information

  • Creator
    Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    Paper Labyrinths

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