Best TC Camp Podcasts (2023)

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The State of Games

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The One About Milk 27:00

15d ago27:00

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In this special “minisode”, Chris is joined by game designer Josh Mills to talk about his game, Milkman, now on Kickstarter from DHMG. Josh talks about the seven-year development of Milkman – its origins and changes over the long journey to potential publishing. All this, plus his earliest game designs using drug store checker boards, and his invol…

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The One About Unpub 2023 2:07:50

1M ago2:07:50

2:07:50

In this episode, Darrell, TC, and Chris cover their highlights and hijinx from the Unpublished Games Festival in Hunt Valley, MD! You’ll hear of new and unpublished games to be on the lookout for, as well as lots and lots of griping about hotel rooms and horses (if you want to skip the griping, jump to 52 minutes in). Plus, urban spelunking, progre…

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The One About Our Robot Overlords 1:32:22

3M ago1:32:22

1:32:22

In this special episode, Darrell, TC, and Chris jack into the matrix and talk about how artificial intelligence models - from ChatGPT to art creation AI - could change the board gaming landscape, as well as the entire world. All this, plus their favorite games of 2022, Christmas with Covid, expensive times at Disney World, Motor City, the pitfalls …

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The One About Crossing the Line 2:14:11

6M ago2:14:11

2:14:11

In this Darrell-less episode, TC takes control of the podcast to get some things off his chest as he and Chris talk about times when people and entities have totally crossed the line of conduct both in personal life and in the boardgame space. Buckle up, it’s going to get bumpy. All this, plus rats in space, Russian spies, mutants, a couple of game…

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The One About Catching Up 2:09:54

8M ago2:09:54

2:09:54

In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC sit down and tell tales of everything they’ve been up to during the long hiatus, including a GenCon recap, a trip to Dollywood, Covid, and a complete computer meltdown. All this, plus impressions of the hottest roll-and-write in town - Twilight Inscription - chasing tornadoes, a relaunch of the Dice Hate Me G…

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Room 42

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Genre, Perception, and Communication 51:22

11M ago51:22

51:22

In this episode, we will be exploring genres, media and platforms with Dr Carolyn Miller. Dr Miller is particularly interested in discovering how genres originate and how they shape the ways we think, perceive, act, and communicate. Dr Carolyn Miller is SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Technical Communication, Emerita. She is t…

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The State of Games

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The One About Works in Progress 2:22:21

11M ago2:22:21

2:22:21

In this episode, Chris, Darrell, TC, and special guest Daniel Newman talk about upcoming projects – and some of the various adaptations and revisions that have been made, all for the sake of progress. All this, plus the works in progress at The Unpublished Games Festival, a rebuttal to our discussion on escape rooms in episode 181, how Time’s Up: T…

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Room 42

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Techcomm, Technology, and Civic Engagement 48:52

12M ago48:52

48:52

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss how electoral spaces serve as one avenue for technical and professional communicators to demonstrate discipline-in-practice. Isidore K. Dorpenyo is an Associate Professor of Professional Writing and Rhetoric at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He received BA in English at the Kwame Nkrumah Universi…

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The One About Getting the Brand Back Together 1:51:38

1y ago1:51:38

1:51:38

In this very special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share news of the business separation between Dice Hate Me and Greater Than Games, why it happened, and what’s in store for the future of Dice Hate Me Games as a wholly-independent publishing house, again. All this, plus Compounded news, horse and moped racing, subway construction, Golem, the upc…

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Room 42

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Humanities Improve Science Communication 47:28

1y ago47:28

47:28

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss how an English Professor ended up in a chicken coop. A humanist, a social scientist, and a nitrogen/ammonia scientist specializing in flow across air, soil, and water systems walk into a poultry house... What happens next? Marybeth Shea teaches advanced composition at the University of Maryland. These courses i…

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Simulation and Realism in TPC 44:57

1y ago44:57

44:57

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss the recent trend in risk communication to rely on realism and simulation as a way to communicate a variety of risks. Dr. Daniel P. Richards is an associate professor and associate chair of English at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. He also serves as Chair of ACM SIGDOC. His research focuses on environme…

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The State of Games

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The One About The Great Escape 1:36:04

1y ago1:36:04

1:36:04

In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC take a deep dive into escape rooms and board games that adapt the escape room concept, including pros and cons of some of the most popular escape room board games released since 2016. All this, plus the roll-and-writes Three Sisters and Motor City, a proper Spring Break in Surf City, rekindling love for word …

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Room 42

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Technology’s Impact on Accessiblility 44:15

1y ago44:15

44:15

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss the ways accessible technologies and curriculum are impacting pedagogy and how programs are preparing students for professional spaces beyond their institutions. Dr. Casey McArdle is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State Uni…

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Designing Multilingual Experiences 41:17

1y ago41:17

41:17

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss Laura Gonzales’ forthcoming book, Designing Multilingual Experiences in Technical Communication and how technical communicators can collaborate with translators, interpreters, and multilingual community members to conduct research that is both ethical and justice-driven. Dr. Laura Gonzales is an Assistant Profe…

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How Techcomm Can Impact Climate Change 50:33

1+ y ago50:33

50:33

In this episode, Sean Williams explains the critical role that technical communication, working at the edge of marketing, public relations and science communication, plays in environmental action. Sean D. Williams, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Technical Communication and Information Design (TCID) department at the University of Colorado-Color…

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Communication: More Than Written Language 45:37

1+ y ago45:37

45:37

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss why Professional Communication and Translation is more than written language. Dr. Rosário Durão is an Associate Professor at New Mexico Tech (NMT) where she teaches courses in Visual Communication and Graphic Design, International Professional Communication, Design Thinking for Innovation Lab, Branding and Soci…

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The Built Symbolic Environment 49:21

1+ y ago49:21

49:21

In this episode of Room 42 the conversation will range in unpredictable ways across questions about our built symbolic environment, drawing on Dr Charles Bazerman's textual historical, quantitative, qualitative and theoretical inquiries. Charles Bazerman is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Education at the University of California San…

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The State of Games

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The One About Looking Back at 2021 2:49:11

1+ y ago2:49:11

2:49:11

In this episode, Chris, Darrell, TC, and special guest Keith Ferguson look back on the year that was, talking about their favorite games, those they wished they’d played, how they spent the holidays, and why Santa’s Workshop is getting a second chance at life. All this, plus why Wordle is a thing, the mouthful that is MicroMacro: Crime City: Full H…

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Improving Communication Between Experts and Novices 47:50

1+ y ago47:50

47:50

In this episode, Diana Awad Scrocco discusses how to improve the transfer of expertise and expert knowledge to new learners. Dr. Diana Awad Scrocco is an Associate Professor of English at Youngstown State University where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in professional and technical writing, writing pedagogy and research methods, and…

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The Importance of Editors (Green Room 42) 1:03:46

1+ y ago1:03:46

1:03:46

In this episode, we sit down with a group of very talented and tenured editors. They share what it takes to make an editor and the impact the role has in enhancing and elevating the overall quality of the entire team. Sure, they know grammar and punctuation and they can spot errors with a keen well trained analytical eye. But they also see the big …

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Communication is the Medicine 54:06

1+ y ago54:06

54:06

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss teaching and research that have orbited the intersection of technical and professional writing and user experience throughout Bill’s 20-year career. Dr. Bill Hart-Davidson is a Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & American Cultures and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education in the Col…

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Words Have Meaning (Green Room 42) 1:05:42

1+ y ago1:05:42

1:05:42

Partnering for Inclusive Language In this episode of Green Room 42, practicing professionals from technical and professional communications fields come together to discuss how inclusive language impacts their work. We share some common mistakes and some of the ways we can partner to develop Industry-wide standards for Inclusive Language with helpfu…

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Strategies for Navigating Transnational Projects 47:57

1+ y ago47:57

47:57

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss the vast challenges of designing, conducting, analyzing, and delivering outcomes of projects that cross national borders. Dr. Nancy Small is an Assistant Professor of English and the Director of First Year Writing at the University of Wyoming. She joined UW as a tenure-track faculty in 2016, after 25 years on t…

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Are Your Best Intentions Causing Harm? 47:02

1+ y ago47:02

47:02

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss complexities in internal corporate communications. Eric James discusses identity, work, and wellness and the role communication plays in workplace health/lifestyle promotion and managerial control. We look at workplace wellness as a model for communication with content consumers. Dr. Eric P. James has always be…

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Robust Audience Analysis Methods 46:17

1+ y ago46:17

46:17

In this episode of Room 42, we discuss how to best understand how people communicate, coordinate, and collaborate at work. Clay Spinuzzi is a professor of rhetoric and writing at the University of Texas at Austin. He studies how people organize, communicate, collaborate, and innovate at work. Spinuzzi has conducted multiple workplace studies, resul…

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Ethics and Empathy in Technical Communication 48:02

1+ y ago48:02

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In this episode of Room 42 we discuss the semantic shift from user to human which has created a space in which the people, the audiences, that we create content for have more depth and diversity than those of us in technical communication used to focus on. Dawn M. Armfield, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication in the Department…

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What Social Media Means for Techcomm 42:57

1+ y ago42:57

42:57

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss discursive affordances, network-building, and cultivating fan bases! Social media technologies are often considered a marketing tool in the Technical Communications community. Dr. Huatong Sun (huatongs@gmail.com) is Associate Professor of Digital Media and Global User Experience Design at University of Washingt…

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What is Documentation Quality? 51:12

1+ y ago51:12

51:12

In this episode, we discuss how readers define documentation quality is being used by technical communication departments around the world to collect meaningful and actionable feedback, and provide reliable methods and metrics for measuring documentation quality. Yoel Strimling has been spinning straw into gold for over 20 years, and currently work…

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The One About a Return to Camp Launius 2:13:15

1+ y ago2:13:15

2:13:15

In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share tales from another trip to South Carolina to hang with King Richard, talking game design, doing some top-secret game development, eating so much food, and playing lots of games. All this, plus voyages in the party bus, the perils of Vampire: Rivals, rubbing and racing (lots of it), betting on the ponies…

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Audio Description Improves Accessibility 48:00

2y ago48:00

48:00

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss Audio Description. Audio Description is the remediation of visual media, such as photographs, into audible media, primarily for the benefit of people who are blind or have low vision. Dr. Brett Oppegaard, Ph.D., University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, researches digital media at intersections of technical communication…

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Asset-Based Inquiry Can Reveal Solutions 41:46

2y ago41:46

41:46

In this episode, we explore the applications and dimensions of positive deviance, an approach to social and organizational change. Dr. Lucía Dura is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies in the English Department and Associate Dean of the Graduate School at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She is a border resident with borde…

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Writing Professionals Can Build Bridges 43:40

2y ago43:40

43:40

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss Dr. Li's book, the journey that led her to create it, and the lessons learned while expanding foundational knowledge for new and transitioning technical communicators around the world. Xiaoli Li is an Associate Professor of Professional and Technical Writing at University of Dayton, Ohio. She teaches technical …

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Transparency, Big Data, & Composition 46:52

2y ago46:52

46:52

In this episode of Room 42 we look into the story behind the forthcoming edited collection Composition and Big Data co-edited by Amanda Licastro and Ben Miller. Dr. Amanda Licastro has a doctorate in English and recently moved from her position as an Assistant Professor to take on a role as the Emerging and Digital Literacy Designer at the Universi…

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Don't Be Sidelined By Your Slides 45:32

2y ago45:32

45:32

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss how to create slides for technical presentations that support you and add value to your message. She is an expert in guiding STEM students in crafting better presentations and adopting habits that help them maximize the value of their slides. Dr Traci Nathans-Kelly, is currently the Associate Director for the E…

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Design Thinking for Writing Professionals 44:25

2y ago44:25

44:25

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss how applying some attributes of design thinking like "empathy" and "radical collaboration" can make us all better technical communicators. Native to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dr. Jason Tham is an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University. Prior to working in Texas, Jason…

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The State of Games

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The One About New Editions 2:01:38

2y ago2:01:38

2:01:38

In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC are joined by special guest Justin Jacobson, president of Restoration Games, to talk about new editions of older games, whether they are good for the hobby, some of their favorites, and a few on their wishlists. All this, plus a deeper dive into the inner workings of Restoration, a look at new Board Game Aren…

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Digital Technology & the Future of Work 42:09

2y ago42:09

42:09

In this episode, we discuss the way emerging technologies are transforming work within the fire and emergency services industry, including insights from an ongoing project funded by the NSF to develop a wearable physiological monitor to improve firefighter safety outcomes. Dr. Tim Amidon is an Associate Professor of Digital Rhetoric at Colorado Sta…

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Writing Professionals Can Build Bridges 43:16

2y ago43:16

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In this episode of Room 42, we travel the intersection of environmental humanities and digital humanities to discover how technical communicators can be a bridge between divergent perspectives. How we might be able to fill in thick, complex, convoluted scenarios—scenarios like energy development in rural areas, where landowners and energy companies…

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Surveillance and Communication 42:17

2y ago42:17

42:17

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss the Disability, Data, and Surveillance Project, a joint project of researchers at Syracuse University and Loyola University Chicago, and the results of our ongoing study of algorithmic data collection in compulsory medical wearables. Krista Kennedy is fascinated by the ways that humans work closely with technol…

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The One About the Main Event 1:30:01

2y ago1:30:01

1:30:01

In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC delve into games that may require you to set a specific calendar day (or, at least, a game night) aside to play, why they’re still pretty awesome, and whether the stigma of extended play time might be a marketing myth. All this, plus mutants, harpoon shortages in Tentacle Town , mad scientists, Pitch Black, t…

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Career Advice for Professional Writers 42:34

2y ago42:34

42:34

In this episode of Room 42 we have a candid conversation about techniques and strategies that can help relieve career anxiety. Saul Carliner is a professor of educational technology at Concordia University in Montreal, where his teaching and research focus on the design of instructional and informational materials (especially in emerging media), th…

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How to Get Invited to Cool New Projects 48:41

2y ago48:41

48:41

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss strategies for searching and finding collaborative projects outside of your comfort zone. Dr. Jack T. Labriola is an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication at Kennesaw State University, where he teaches usability testing, information architecture, and the senior capstone design course. He has researched…

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The One About Boutique Publishing 1:28:26

2y ago1:28:26

1:28:26

In this episode, Chris and TC are joined by Daniel Newman and Tony Miller, game designers and founders of New Mill Industries, to talk about the benefits of small publishing, their company’s “punk rock ethos”, and various upcoming projects. All this, plus predictions on fall convention attendance, Calimala, gladiators in a bowl, Fleet: The Dice Gam…

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De-Myth-ifying the Book Writing Process 43:26

2y ago43:26

43:26

In this episode of Room 42, we have a candid conversation about the realities of authoring and publishing her book. Heidi shares her personal struggles and disappointments as well as life lessons learned along the way. Heidi Y. Lawrence is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at George Mason University. She has a PhD in Rhetoric and …

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Job Search 2.0: Artificial Intelligence Impact in Candidate Pre-Screening 47:21

2y ago47:21

47:21

In this episode of Room 42 we discuss the impact of AI on job application materials and strategies. Professor Huiling Ding teaches technical communication at North Carolina State University. She is the Director of the MS in Technical Communication program and a University Faculty Scholar. Her research focuses on intercultural professional communica…

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Ethics for Writing Professionals 44:43

2+ y ago44:43

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In this Room 42, we focus on the ethics of researching and publishing in technical communication—issues that might cause anxiety, especially for individuals new to the field or new to publishing. Dr. Sam Dragga is Professor Emeritus of Technical Communication at Texas Tech University (TTU). He is co-author of The Essentials of Technical Communicati…

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How to Grow Diversity in Techcomm 45:05

2+ y ago45:05

45:05

In this episode Room 42, we discuss how to increase diversity in the field of Technical and Professional Communications. Chris Dayley is an assistant professor of English and director of the Master of Arts in Technical Communication program at Texas State University. Chris has over 13 years of professional experience in higher education and his sch…

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The One About the Year That Wasn't 1:42:24

2+ y ago1:42:24

1:42:24

In this special 10th anniversary episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC look back on a very weird year of gaming and try their damndest to stick to tradition and select their best games of 2020. All this, plus progress on TC’s My Father’s Work, piracy in the 19th century, sharing some classics with loved ones, Draftasaurus, another game with camels, the a…

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COVID-Inspired Lessons About Charts 48:28

2+ y ago48:28

48:28

In this session, we talk about some very important lessons learned in a look back at what the COVID crisis has taught us all. We discuss guidelines for creating accurate, accessible, and eye-catching charts about COVID-19, particularly for sharing via social media. Dr. Sara Doan is an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication at Kennesaw State…

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Trauma-Informed Design Supports Equity 52:13

2+ y ago52:13

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In this episode we're joined by a panel of academics from Michigan State University -- Ben Lauren, Stuart Blythe, Shannon Kelly, and Kaitlyn Nguyen -- to discuss how they developed trauma-informed approaches to research and design practice. Ben Lauren is a songwriter, scholar, and Associate Professor at Michigan State University in the Department o…

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