melessthanthree on being the Velvet Underground of videogames

Colin (he/they) of melessthanthree makes crunchy action games about catholic guilt and queer acceptance. He joined me to talk about early adventures goofing off in coding class, bucking publisher marketability, and Lucah: Born of a Dream’s intriguing and often confounding narrative structure. Later on we dig into the ethics of violent games and appreciate the eternal charm of Lord of the Rings.

You can find Colin on Twitter @melessthanthree and play Lucah on Steam, itch, and Switch.

Colin’s Good Thing to Share
Watching Lord of the Rings for the first time and feeling inspired by their ordinary heroism.

Things Discussed
Lucah: Born of a Dream (melessthanthree, 2018)
Extreme Meat Punks Forever (Heather Flowers, 2018-2020)
Ectoplaza (Syndicate Atomic, 2016)
”Divest from the Video Games Industry!” (Marina Kittaka, 2020)
”De-Organization and Salvation — Politics of The Self in LUCAH: Born of a Dream” (Catherine Brinegar and Jessica Harvey, 2019)

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Colin (he/they) of melessthanthree makes crunchy action games about catholic guilt and queer acceptance. He joined me to talk about early adventures goofing off in coding class, bucking publisher marketability, and Lucah: Born of a Dream's intriguing and often confounding narrative structure.