Clubhouse Conversations

Mar 17 2024 12 ep. 136 mins 10

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In-depth conversations with developers and thinkers in and around the videogame industry.

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What Brood War Got Right. A conversation with SaiyanSC

Mar 17 2024 93 mins

Welcome to a conversation chock-full of Brood War discussion with SaiyanSC! Check out Saiyan's video on SC2 vs BW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMp2-k3dEHk Follow Saiyan's twitch: https://twitch.tv/saiyansc Visit The No-Frauds Club! Website: http://www.fraudsclub.com/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thenofraud

Difficulty IS Content! A conversation with The Electric Underground

Mar 12 2024 173 mins

From difficulty being integral to a game's design, to speedrunning being best left to the sidelines, and even to the role of game reviewers in shaping casual discourse, a lot of ground is covered in this conversation with Mark of The Electric Underground! Check out Mark's documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7RY0FHTI68 Look out for Mark's forthcoming video ca

Bringing quality back. A conversation with Jonathan Blow

Nov 12 2022 123 mins

We welcome Jonathan Blow back to The No-Frauds Club to discuss hidden conflicts in game design, and what progress, if any, has been had in the past two decades. Follow Jonathan: https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow Visit The No-Frauds Club! Website: http://www.fraudsclub.com/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thenofraudsclub

At the Thought Frontier - A conversation with IskatuMesk

May 27 2022 188 mins

We welcome IskatuMesk, a longtime modder, designer, and games commentator, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for a discussion about exploring uncharted territory in video games. Visit The No-Frauds Club: Website: http://www.fraudsclub.com/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH39uIK-hnNUgiJ_WOAzMtg/

Eighteen thousand hours. A conversation with Jonathan Blow

May 19 2022 188 mins

We welcome Jonathan Blow back to The No-Frauds Club to discuss Braid, The Witness, his game design philosophy, and how it all dovetails with the modern state of art and culture. Follow Jonathan: https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow Visit The No-Frauds Club: Website: http://www.fraudsclub.com/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c

Back to the Classics - A conversation with Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat

May 13 2022 110 mins

We welcome Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat, a veteran esports commentator, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for an exotic sandwich with flavors from commentary, ethics, technology, gaming, and meaning. Follow Semmler: https://twitter.com/OnFireSemmler Visit The No-Frauds Club! Website: http://www.fraudsclub.com/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY Thumbnail

Nerding out on RTS design! A conversation with Erik "DoA" Lonnquist

Mar 18 2022 47 mins

We welcome Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, a veteran and journeyman esports caster, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for a discussion of strategy within competitive games, and design that enables them. Follow DoA: https://twitter.com/ggDoA Visit The No-Frauds Club! Website: http://www.fraudsclub.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH39uIK-hnNUgiJ_WOAzMtg Discord server: ht

Grounded in the game. A conversation with Duncan "Thorin" Shields

Mar 02 2022 80 mins

We welcome Duncan "Thorin" Shields, the Esports Historian, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for a discussion of competitive metagames within esports, the role of developers, and the integrity of popular titles. Follow Thorin: https://twitter.com/thorin Visit The No-Frauds Club! Website: http://www.fraudsclub.com/ Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY YouTube channel: h

Just out of reach. A conversation with Ross Scott of Accursed Farms

Feb 26 2022 168 mins

We welcome Ross Scott, the creative behind Accursed Farms, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for a discussion of computer UI, game worlds, dream software, inspirations for Ross's forthcoming movie, and more. Follow Ross: https://twitter.com/raiganburns Ross recommends: Comic on the state of gaming - https://imgur.com/a/BaMJzzU Comic on game difficulty - https://i.imgur.com/mZO6bQm.j

Following the fun. A conversation with Raigan Burns

Feb 19 2022 182 mins

We welcome Raigan Burns, designer and musician of Metanet Software, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for a discussion on the N line of platformers, the pursuit of greatness, and the conceptual processes of game design. Follow Raigan: https://twitter.com/raiganburns Raigan recommends: Michael Brough's site - http://www.smestorp.com/ Cinco Paus - https://smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus D