Re:Play Victor Media Group
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Gaming has brought generations of people together around ideas, experiences, and - of course - play. Hosted by Clara Mount, Re:Play is building a more inclusive community by creating a space for underrepresented gamers and their allies to share their voice. We’ll tell stories about our experiences and provide new perspectives that challenge our community to think differently about who we are and what we do. If you’re excited about games and the gaming community - join us at the game table!
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Shanna Germain Invites Consent Into Our Tabletop Games
Shanna Germain (she/her) is one of the co-founders of Monte Cook Games (MCG). As a veteran tabletop game designer and an award-winning erotica author, she has forgotten more about building and using safety tools than many of us will ever learn. Join us as Shanna reveals how discussions about consent and boundaries at our tables lead to healthier tabletop gaming experiences!
00:01:20 - Who Is Shanna Germain?
00:08:48 - No Thank You Evil (aka How Yoshi Made Shanna Happy Cry)
00:14:13 - The Importance of Pre-Negotiation | TTRPG = BDSM
00:20:08 - Why Consent Needs to Be Invited To Our Games
00:26:30 - A Quick and Dirty Guide to Shanna's Consent in Gaming Checklist
00:29:15 - Establishing Boundaries & Improving Communication at the Table
00:39:33 - How Better Communication Increases a Game's Accessibility
00:45:17 - Safety Tools As Building Blocks For Self-Advocacy
00:52:34 - Tools and Tips For Empowering Your Table
01:00:01 - Closing Remarks
Resources
The Poison Eater - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/the-poison-eater/
Consent in Gaming Checklist - https://www.montecookgames.com/consent-in-gaming/
Cypher System - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/cypher-system-rulebook-2/
As Kinky as You Wanna Be - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/As-Kinky-as-You-Wanna-Be/Shanna-Germain/9781627780629
No Thank You Evil - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/no-thank-you-evil/
We Are All Mad Here - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/we-are-all-mad-here/
Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com
Credits
Guest - Shanna Germain, https://www.shannagermain.com/
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. - https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson - https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host - Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)
Executive Producers-- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editor - Anna Hughes
Production Assistant - Bishop Clarke -
Sereia Spinner Explains Why Your LARP Definitely Needs a Sensitivity Consultant
Sereia Spinner (they/them) is a sensitivity consultant, burlesque performer, avid LARPer, a historian. In all that they do, Sereia specializes in bringing important truths to the spotlight while motivating others to do the same. In this episode, Sereia speaks on the need for sensitivity consultants in creative projects, why LARPs should care about making their communities inclusive, and how to make your LARP more accessible to people of color.
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Play & Games As Survival Skills
04:40 - Sereia’s First Forays Into Gaming
04:50 - “What is D&D but text based rp spoken out loud with dice?”
06:28 - How Sereia Found LARPing
12:30 - A Sensitivity Consultant Is Born
18:10 - Why Games Need Sensitivity Consultants
27:54 - LARPing in Color
31:46 - Consulting as an Act of Care
36:34 - Getting More POC in LARPs
42:46 - The Necessity of Intentionality & Accessibility in LARP
50:54 - Final Thoughts
Resources
LARPing in Color: Consultant List -- https://larpingincolor.com/consultants
Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com
Credits
Guest -- Sereia Spinner, sereia.mcdaniel@gmail.com
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes
Production Assistance -- Bishop Clarke
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Shannon McDowell Investigates Cultural Bias in Escape Rooms
Shannon McDowell (she/her) is a board game inventor and puzzle designer who was hired to research and mitigate cultural bias in the puzzles for the 2019 Red Bull Escape Room World Championships. Shannon walks us through how she became a professional puzzle designer, how cultural biases manifest in escape rooms & puzzle design, and how to design puzzles that are challenging while remaining inclusive.
00:02:07 - How We Connect Through Games
00:04:28 - Meet Shannon
00:10:21 - “We Haven’t Seen Everything That’s Possible”
00:17:36 - Cultural Bias in Escape Rooms
00:20:26 - Five Categories of Cultural Bias in Puzzles
00:24:55 - How to Make a Bad Escape Room
00:38:18 - How Hints Can Make or Break A Puzzle
00:50:55 - On Physical Accessibility in Escape Rooms
01:01:00 - The Value of Inclusivity in Gaming
Resources
Shannon’s publications - https://www.shannonmcdowell.ca/publications-media
Shannon’s free puzzles - https://www.shannonmcdowell.ca/puzzles
SCRAP Entertainment Inc - https://realescapegame.com/about/
2019 Red Bull Escape Room World Championship - https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/red-bull-escape-room-world-championships-final
Cryptex Hunt - https://cryptexhunt.com/2022/
Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com
Credits
Guest - Shannon McDowell, https://www.shannonmcdowell.ca/
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. - https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson - https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host - Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)
Executive Producers-- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing - Anna Hughes -
Raquel Skellington is the World’s First Professional LARPer
TW: sexual assault and abuse, grooming, bullying, threats, talk of suicide, racism.
Raquel Skellington (she/her), the world’s first full-time professional LARPer, tells the story of how she built her career, survived a traumatic public character assassination during the peak of cancel culture, and now represents some of the biggest companies in the LARP sphere. She also shares her thoughts about being the first pro LARPer as a woman of color, and what that means for her.
00:02:06 -- Meet Raquel!
00:13:02 -- “LARP fundamentally changed me”
00:22:49 -- Becoming a professional LARPer
00:39:38 -- When modeling and LARPing converge
00:47:59 -- Surviving a racially fueled public attack
01:06:51 -- Recovery and growth
01:21:21 -- What keeps Raquel going
Games
Sims series -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims
House of the Dead 2 -- https://bit.ly/39cqL25
Civilization series -- https://bit.ly/3zpXWK9
Paladins -- https://www.paladins.com/
Dystopia Rising -- http://www.dystopiarisinglarp.com/
Dammerung -- https://www.larpcoop.com/dammerung
Other Resources
Calimacil -- https://calimacil.com/?aff=117
Ateliers Nemesis -- https://ateliers-nemesis.com/en/
Drachenfest US -- https://www.drachenfest.us/
Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com
Credits
Guest -- Raquel Skellington, https://raquel-skellington.carrd.co/
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes -
Elaine Gómez is Leaving a Legacy of Accessibility
Elaine Gómez (she/her), Puerto Rican game designer at Brass Lion Entertainment, shares how game design can be a tool for exploring and celebrating culture, and how she’s leaving a legacy of accessibility through her work in the video game industry.
00:01:19 -- Meet Elaine!
00:15:11 -- A beautiful storybook
00:20:40 -- Game design philosophy
00:29:20 -- Leaving your mark as a designer
00:39:36 -- Representing cultures with sensitivity
00:51:22 -- The importance of accessibility design
01:03:21 -- The industry needs to learn to share
01:15:15 -- Getting started with accessible design
Games
Child of Light -- https://bit.ly/3wqQwUR
Assassin’s Creed 3 -- https://bit.ly/3815A2g
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey -- https://bit.ly/3FYHbH8
Mulaka -- https://www.lienzo.mx/mulaka/
The Last of Us -- https://bit.ly/3G6gnVy
Other Resources
Brass Lion Entertainment Careers -- https://brasslionentertainment.com/careers/
AbleGamers -- https://ablegamers.org/
Accessible Player Experiences (APX) -- https://accessible.games/accessible-player-experiences/
Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com
Credits
Guest -- Elaine Gómez (she/her), @chulatastic or http://www.elaine-gomez.com/
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes -
Chel Wong is a Freelancer with the Power of Friendship
“If you like video games and music so much, why don’t you write music for video games?” Today’s guest said “BET!” Tune in for a behind the scenes look at game audio and insights on networking in the game industry, featuring Chel Wong (she/they), award-winning game music composer and sound designer with credits on games such as Kine, OnlyCans, and Whisker Squadron.
01:06 -- Meet Chel!
08:27 -- A life shaped by games
14:00 -- The secret life of game audio
28:47 -- “I failed teaching”
32:21 -- Advice on getting into audio
38:11 -- Networking for gamers
50:30 -- Curated spaces
Games
Kine -- https://www.kinegame.com/kine-home
OnlyCans -- https://oxyoxspring.itch.io/onlycans
Whisker Squadron -- https://bit.ly/3MKO0yf
She Dreams Elsewhere -- https://www.studiozevere.com/
Death’s Door -- https://playdeathsdoor.com/
Sable -- https://www.shed-works.co.uk/sable
Guilty Gear Strive -- https://www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/
Outer Wilds -- https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html
NieR Gestalt – https://bit.ly/3sbp6zP
Trails in the Sky -- https://bit.ly/3ycgUDs
Pokemon Diamond -- https://diamondpearl.pokemon.com/en-us/
RedOut -- https://redout.games/
F-Zero -- https://bit.ly/3w3xRNG
Kirby Air Ride -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Air_Ride
Ghost Trick -- https://bit.ly/3KC76oF
Team Fortress 2 -- https://www.teamfortress.com/
Undertale -- https://undertale.com/
A Hat in Time -- https://www.gearsforbreakfast.com/games/a-hat-in-time/
Heroes of the Storm -- https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/
Warframe -- https://www.warframe.com/landing
Hyper Light Drifter -- https://www.heartmachine.com/hyper-light-drifter
Other Resources
Charity EP Jam -- https://charityepjam.bandcamp.com/music
AbleGamers -- https://ablegamers.org/
Andrew Prahlow (composer for Outer Wilds) -- http://www.andrewprahlow.com/
Akash Thakkar (music for Hyper Light Drifter) -- https://www.akashthakkar.com/
Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com
Credits
Guest -- Chel Wong (she/they), @chelwongaudio on Twitter/IG or https://linktr.ee/chelwongaudio
Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/
Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l
Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)
Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell
Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes