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Y-Button

Kyle Starr
Video Games
My Documents
Interactive Storytelling
Ludocene
Game Discovery
Polygon
Pixar
Disney Parks
Vox Media
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Creative Technology
Game Development
Video Game Journalism
Family Gaming Database
Taming Gaming
Kickstarter
Children's Gaming
Vietnamese Americans
The Legend Of Zelda
Math Blaster

Interviews with video game creators, enthusiasts, journalists, and media personalities about their origins with video games, what keeps them so interested in the medium, and what excites them about the future.

PublishesTwice monthlyEpisodes16Founded2 years ago
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Kevin Nguyen, author and Features Editor at The Verge, discusses his new novel "Mỹ Documents", what it means to write about video games, comparisons between mediums as a critic, and the unfortunate sale of Polygon.

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Video game journalist Andy Robertson discusses his new project Ludocene — a game discovery service in the form of a deck-building dating app. Ludocene is based on human-curated data and offers users the ability to augment their recommendations with f... more

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Writer and programmer Alanna Okun shares how video games influenced the recent decision to leave her tenured career in journalism for an education in interactive technology — a conversation through the boom and bust of the 2010s media landscape to a ... more

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Pixar Creative Director (Theme Parks), Tasha Sounart, discusses her career journey, from animating at Pixar on A Bug's Life through Cars to directing Double Fine's Costume Quest, to her return to Pixar and overseeing the implementation of Pixar prope... more

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Kevin Nguyen
Features Editor at The Verge and author of My Documents
The Verge
Episode: 16. Kevin Nguyen (Author, Features Editor @ The Verge)
Andy Robertson
A longtime games journalist, founder of the Family Gaming Database, and author of the book Taming Gaming.
Episode: 15. Andy Robertson (Ludocene, Family Gaming Database, Taming Gaming)
Alanna Okun
Former Vox Media journalist and editor pursuing an education in creative technology.
Independent
Episode: 14. Alanna Okun (Writer, Programmer)
Tasha Sounart
Creative director overseeing Pixar properties within Disney parks
Pixar
Episode: 13. Tasha Sounart (Creative Director @ Pixar, Theme Parks)

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14. Alanna Okun (Writer, Programmer)
Q: What are your five favorite games of all time?
Alanna’s favorites include The Sims, Majora's Mask, Persona 3, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and I Was a Teenage Exo-Colonist.
14. Alanna Okun (Writer, Programmer)
Q: What do you hope to achieve after completing your education in creative technology?
She expressed a desire to apply her new skill set in various fields, either in media or tech, while also contemplating the possibility of creating her own projects.
14. Alanna Okun (Writer, Programmer)
Q: What are your thoughts on balancing recreational gaming with your professional life?
Alanna discussed her struggle with balance and how quitting drinking allowed her to have more time and focus to pursue gaming and learning programming.
14. Alanna Okun (Writer, Programmer)
Q: What prompted your career change?
Alanna explained that she felt her creative confidence through tactile crafting and realized video games could lead her to a new creative outlet, prompting her shift away from journalism.
16. Kevin Nguyen (Author, Features Editor @ The Verge)
Q: What excites you about the future of games?
The resurgence of indie games and the innovative potential within that space.

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