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Episode 192 - Metaphorical Games
Manage episode 227003144 series 2363312
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Jason Pitre, Mark Diaz Truman, Kate Bullock
Games are art, and can explore challenging subject material. It can often be useful to use fictional metaphors to recontextualize these difficult topics and make them easier to to examine with a layer of emotional distance. On this panel, the speakers will explore how and when to use metaphors in your game design, and the pitfalls to avoid.
371 episodes
Manage episode 227003144 series 2363312
Recorded at Metatopia 2018
Presented by Jason Pitre, Mark Diaz Truman, Kate Bullock
Games are art, and can explore challenging subject material. It can often be useful to use fictional metaphors to recontextualize these difficult topics and make them easier to to examine with a layer of emotional distance. On this panel, the speakers will explore how and when to use metaphors in your game design, and the pitfalls to avoid.
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