Meaningful Play Podcast

About Meaningful Play Podcast

Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play is hosted by Sian Tomkinson and Heather Blakey, who are games studies scholars based in Perth, Western Australia.

Publisher

Sian Tomkinson and Heather Blakey

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 Jan 2019

Latest episode

17 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jul 2025

   Episode 39 – Haunting

   We’re back to haunt you! After our hiatus we’re back for our first episode of 2025. We discuss some games we’ve been playing lately, including The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Piofiore: Fated Memories, and The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, and South of Midnight. We then move on to discuss haunting in […]

2. 

   11 Dec 2024

   Episode 38 – 2024 in Review

   Sian and Heather share their favourite games of 2024, highlighting the year's standout psychological horrors, action-RPGs, and visual novels that pushed the boundaries of meaningful play.

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   1 Oct 2024

   Episode 37 – Archiving Games

   In this episode, Sian and Heather reflect on the complexities of archiving video games. We discuss the way that formal archiving is often difficult and tied up with ideas and judgements about cultural value. We also reflect on the importance of fan preservation, and the discussions around ownership, accessibility, licencing, backwards compatibility, remixing, and more....Continue reading »

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5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 7 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

0

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