Playing fun games, talking about serious stuff.
Fun Games with Serious People
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Playing fun games, talking about serious stuff.
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September 28, 2020
Hey Robot! AI is made of people!
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We play <a href="https://everybodyhousegames.com/heyrobot.html">Hey Robot!</a>, a game where you try to get your smart speaker to say a specific word. Which, as you might imagine, is much more difficult (and hilarious) than you might think. My guests are two of Hey Robot’s creators, Frank and Hilary Lantz, and Brooklyn-based programmer and artist Nicole He. Oh, and Alexa. The question we ask and try to answer in this episode is: “Alexa: what is intelligence?” Listen to find out what Alexa (and Nicole and Frank and Hilary) think. (filmed and recorded April 2020)<br /> <br /> Listen to the full episode:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Additional Content<br /> Unedited footage from our Hey Robot! play session:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Guests<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nicole He<br /> <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://nicole.pizza/img/nicole_2020.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">Nicole He</a> is a programmer and artist based in Brooklyn, New York, currently making videogames, including the acclaimed <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://www.enhance.computer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="2" data-reactroot="">Enhance.Computer</a> and an upcoming sci-fi voice-controlled game with the National Film Board of Canada. She has worked as a creative technologist at Google Creative Lab, an outreach lead at Kickstarter, and an adjunct faculty member at ITP at NYU, where she received her Master’s degree. Nicole’s work has been featured in places such as <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://www.wired.com/story/enhance-computer-browser-game/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="4" data-reactroot="">Wired</a>, <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35096547/tinder-robot-uses-your-sweat-to-find-you-love-and-swipes-right-or-left" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="6" data-reactroot="">BBC</a>, <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://theoutline.com/post/1313/this-artist-programmed-a-computer-to-tell-her-what-art-to-make" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="8" data-reactroot="">The Outline</a>, and <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/science/twitter-bots-science.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="10" data-reactroot="">The New York Times</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Frank Lantz<br /> Frank Lantz is the Director of the <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://gamecenter.nyu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="1" data-reactroot="">NYU Game Center.</a> He is a game designer and the co-founder of <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://areacodeinc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="3" data-reactroot="">Area/Code Games</a>. He’s 1/4 of the family game company <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://everybodyhousegames.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="5" data-reactroot="">Everybody House Games</a>, best known for <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://everybodyhousegames.com/heyrobot.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="7" data-reactroot="">Hey Robot! </a>and <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="9" data-reactroot...
September 22, 2020
Special Episode: A Media Historian Plays Animal Crossing
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> As we were wrapping up this season, I reached out to some of my earliest guests to record some extra bits for their episodes – and one of those people was Laine Nooney, from the episode: <a href="https://www.fungameswithseriouspeople.com/2020/05/04/isuntitledgoosegamequeer">Is Untitled Goose Game Queer?</a> While I meant to talk with Laine about some topics that came up during the Untitled Goose Game Episode, we tumbled into a really interesting conversation about <a href="https://animal-crossing.com/">Animal Crossing</a> – the game that defines the quarantine experience for so many people. While everyone was confined to their apartments and homes, in Animal Crossing, we could visit each others’ islands. I visited Laine via Zoom to talk about how Animal Crossing fits into game history and this specific moment. (filmed and recorded April 2020)<br /> <br /> Listen to the full episode:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Guest<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Laine Nooney<br /> <a href="http://www.lainenooney.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">Laine Nooney</a> is an Assistant Professor of Media Industries at New York University, specializing in historical, cultural, and economic analysis of the video game and computer industries. Her research has been featured in popular venues such as <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/12/the-odd-history-of-the-first-erotic-computer-game/383114/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="2" data-reactroot="">The Atlantic</a><a href="https://ourglasslake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">,</a><a href="https://www.flashforwardpod.com/2015/06/23/the-day-the-internet-broke/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="4" data-reactroot="">Flash Forward Podcast</a><a href="https://ourglasslake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">,</a><a href="http://www.internethistorypodcast.com/2016/06/the-history-of-sierra-online-with-laine-nooney/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="6" data-reactroot="">The Internet History Podcast</a><a href="https://ourglasslake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">, and</a><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2013/03/06/tech/who-tech/roberta-williams-mother-computer-video-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="9" data-reactroot="">NPR</a><a href="https://ourglasslake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">, as well as academic journals such as</a><a href="http://gamestudies.org/1302/articles/nooney" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="11" data-reactroot="">Game Studies</a><a href="https://ourglasslake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">,</a><a href="http://www.journalofplay.org/issues/10/1/article/3-let%E2%80%99s-begin-again-sierra-line-and-origins-graphical-adventure-game" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="13" data-reactroot="">The American Journal of Play</a><a href="https://ourglasslake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">, and </a><a href="http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1470412914551351" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="15" data-reactroot="">Journal of Visual Culture </a><a href="https://ourglasslake.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="0" data-reactroot="">.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
September 15, 2020
Bowling for Fun(ny) with Rob Dubbin
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In this episode of Fun Games with Serious People, I play the charmingly ridiculous game<a href="https://kittenm4ster.itch.io/abc"> Alfonso’s Bowling Challenge </a>with writer, comedian and entrepreneur Rob Dubbin. We discuss Rob’s writing days for the Steven Colbert Show and his recent entrepreneurial turn with his company<a href="https://scripto.live/"> Scripto </a>. There’s also a great story about a goat in New York City. Tune in as we try to answer the question: “how does funny work?” (filmed and recorded February 2020)<br /> <br /> Listen to the full episode:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Additional Content<br /> <br /> Unedited footage from our play session:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Guest<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Rob Dubbin<br /> Rob Dubbin is CEO and co-founder with Stephen Colbert of <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://scripto.computer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="1" data-reactroot="">Scripto</a>, where they make software for TV shows. Previously Rob wrote for TV on The Colbert Report and The Late Show. He has contributed to Botnik Studios, a comedic hive mind of humans and machines, and has written articles for the <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-rise-of-twitter-botshttps://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-rise-of-twitter-bots" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="3" data-reactroot="">New Yorker</a>, <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://www.gq.com/story/can-you-clone-yourself-on-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="5" data-reactroot="">GQ</a>, and more. In his spare time, he works on <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://robdubbin.com/games.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="7" data-reactroot="">games</a> and <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="http://robdubbin.com/bots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="9" data-reactroot="">bots</a>. He recently wrote a very funny tweet about the Dolly Parton classic <a class="notion-link-token notion-enable-hover" href="https://twitter.com/robdubbin/status/1155490752237101056" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-token-index="11" data-reactroot="">Jolene</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Show Notes<br /> <a href="https://kittenm4ster.itch.io/abc">Alfonso’s Bowling Challenge</a> is by kittenm4ster<br /> <a href="https://colleenmacklin.com">Colleen Macklin</a> is the host of Fun Games with Serious People<br /> Colin Howarth is our Editor and Producer<br /> Yiqin Ma, is our Videographer<br /> Our theme is “Rainbow” by Chad Crouch<br /> Fun Games with Serious People is made possible through a grant from<a href="https://www.newschool.edu/"> The New School</a>and <a href="https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/">Parsons School of Design</a>. <br /> Thanks for listening!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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