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The podcast about games, language and culture. With hosts Dr. Ibi and Dr. Joe. Dr. Ibi has a Ph.D. in Linguistics and likes to play games. Dr. Joe has a Ph.D. in Media & Cultural studies, and designs games for a living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Deciphering the Nebula: language, history and narratology in Heaven’s Vault
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In this episode we discuss the brilliant Heaven's Vault; a narrative adventure videogame about decyphering a constructed language in order to learn the history of a fantastical world. Hosts Dr. Ibi and Dr. Joe cover topics including: How the game works Ideographic vs Alphabetic writing systems Semantics and Morphology in language Science fiction, m…
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From Elfsperanto to Orcstralian: The Languages of D&D
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In this episode we discuss the languages used in Baldur's Gate 3, and in Dungeons & Dragons more broadly. Hosts Dr. Ibi and Dr. Joe cover topics including: What is a lingua franca? What is a constructed language? Fantasy races (species) and the signs and sounds they make. How the needs of tabletop roleplay leave D&D's designers to "leave something …
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