Episode 259: 10th Anniversary Special Part 2

The screenshot above is from a 2014 doc on my desktop called "My Show brainstorm." In the second part of our retrospective on how Imaginary Worlds has covered sci-fi and fantasy in the last 10 years, we look at the world of gaming. I visit the game shop Sip & Play and talk with the owner Jonathan Li. Game designer and cultural consultant James Mendez Hodes returns to discuss the affect Stranger Things and Critical Role have had on the popularity of D&D, and why the last decade has been a golden age of indie tabletop games. Illinois Tech professors Carly Kocurek and Jennifer deWinter discuss the breakout video games in the last 10 years, and why it’s harder for indie video games to have the same success as indie board games. 
10th Anniversary Special Par 2 transcript
MUSIC LIST
  • Blowing Bubbles by Cutesy Chamber Ensemble
  • Concertina by Danijel Zambo 
  • Morning Weekend by Sanctus
  • Last Promise by Nettison
  • New England is Interesting by BOPD
  • Machine (Reprise) by Magnus Moore
  • Running a Quick Errand by Sanctus
This week’s episode is sponsored by GreenChef, ShipStation and Hims.
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