The Clockwork Game Design Podcast

Nov 21 2024 50 ep. 60 mins 7.9k

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The Clockwork Game Design Podcast is a functional strategy game design podcast hosted by game designer and author Keith Burgun. Featuring interviews with some of the biggest and most interesting names in game design and related fields.

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“Progressive” games and neoliberal ideology with Austin Anderson

Hi all! Today I have a fascinating conversation with the brilliant Austin Anderson, who is I think the last of the guests that I’ll have on the show from the Alt-F4 conference (along with Dr. Rachel Kowert and Kathleen Morrissey). In this conversation we talk about a bunch of AAA games, such as Detroit Become […]

Final Fantasy, Consensual Play and more with Kathleen Morrissey

Hi everyone! I come to you with another great conversation, with another super cool person that I met at the Alt-F4: Rebooting Community After Gamergate conference: Kathleen Morrissey. Kathleen is working on a PhD in computational media over at Worchester Polytechnic Institute, she’s done all kinds of awesome academic stuff on the subjects of games, […]

Final Fantasy, dark patterns and more with Dr. Rachel Kowert

Hi all! today I have a wide ranging conversation with Dr. Rachel Kowert, a researcher who studies the effects of games and also discusses a wide range of other pop culture topics, through her youtube channel Psychgeist. She’s written and contributed to a lot of books (including a Psychgeist series, spoken at numerous events including […]

Interview with game marketing expert Ryan Rigney

Hi all! The Clockwork Game Design Podcast has re-taken-over its own podcast space from the Bannet Bulletin for a week, to share with you this exciting conversation I just had with my old pal Ryan Rigney. His first published game, Fast Fast Laser Laser, is actually a game that I did all of the artwork […]

Bannet Bulletin Ep. 3 – Introducing the Impulse Combat System (and more)

Above is an early screenshot of our combat system in the prototype for Through Broken Land, which is coming along smoothly. The incredible UI art was just freshly finished by our artist, Wizbane, and oh my god I love it! Anyway, today I’m talking about our Impulse System, which is the core of the FF13-inspired […]

Bannet Bulletin Ep. 2 – The Skill Grid, Characters, and a game update

Hey all. Today I wanted to talk about the SKILL GRID for my upcoming RPG Through Broken Land, and talk about how it interacts with playable characters. I also give an update on some of the games I’m playing. Enjoy! Don’t forget: you can support my work by going to www.patreon.com/keithburgun and becoming a patron! […]

Introducing: the Bannet Bulletin!

Hello all and welcome to the first episode of the Bannet Bulletin! It’s still the Clockwork Game Design Podcast feed, but for awhile I’m going to do a series of shorter podcast episodes that talk about what is going on and what I’m thinking about with the RPG I’m making. This episode is an overview […]

The RPG Report, and the worst things in RPGs

Nov 25 2023 63 mins

Hey all! Today I have a new episode where I’m going to be talking about two things. First, I’m going to report on a bunch of RPGs that I’ve been playing or trying out, and give my takes. I say more about each game on the podcast, so make sure to check that out. Here […]

RPG Questions, and Trails in the Sky FC

May 10 2023 52 mins

Hi all! Today I have a nice podcast episode, all about RPGs and RPG design! I feel like I have a lot to say here, and I do dare say that I am slowly, slowly pursuing becoming some kind of crazy expert on the topic, so hopefully there’s some interesting stuff in here to think […]

Clockwork Game Design Podcast – Episode #94 – 2022 wrap-up

Jan 10 2023 28 mins

Hey all! This is kind of a “bonus episode” of sorts, only 30 minutes long. Here’s some of the topics covered: A bit of navel gazing about my own theory and approach to games and how it has changed A short essay I wrote about “speaking the language” and how building off of existing designs […]