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Videogame Avaria discussion and gameplay – Andrew Linde interview

Posted January 20, 2019 • 00:22:47

Andrew Linde worked in the music industry until he decided to commit himself full-time to indie game development. He’s been working on Avaria for...

Japanese mystery fiction book – “Old Crimes, New Scenes” (Published by MerwinAsia; distributed by the University of Hawaii Press, 2018) – Charles Exley and Michael Tangeman interview – ArtandDesignSff (Episode 86)

Posted December 5, 2018 • 01:05:44

Charles Exley and Michael Tangeman are academics who both study Japanese language and literature. They both have an interest in Japanese mystery fiction...

Video games studies book – “The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games” (University of Minnesota Press, 2018) – Chris Paul interview – ArtandDesignSff (Episode 85)

Posted November 25, 2018 • 00:39:51

Christopher Paul teaches at the Seattle University where he focuses on applying tools rooted in rhetorical analysis to elements of new media, especially...

Artificial Intelligence academic – “How Smart Machines Think” (MIT Press, 2018) – Sean Gerrish interview – ArtandDesignSff (Episode 82)

Posted November 5, 2018 • 00:42:07

Sean Gerrish is a software engineer and has worked as an engineer for Teza Technologies and as an engineering manager for machine learning and data...

Science Fiction and religion – “Religion and Technology into the Future” (Lexington Books, 2018) – Sam Gill interview – ArtandDesignSff (Episode 70)

Posted September 23, 2018 • 00:38:26

Professor Sam Gill has studied dance, religion and science fiction for decades. He’s written books on the subject and here we discuss his latest book...