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Building half earth socialism with Son La Pham and Francis Tseng

In collaboration with utopian collective Trust, designer Son La Pham (he/him) and developer Francis Tseng (he/they) created Half Earth Socialism (2022), a browser game companion to Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass’s book of the same name. As part of the game’s launch, Son La and Francis joined me on the show to discuss how the collaboration began, the challenge of building a global planning simulator as a browser game, and the importance of going beyond raw calculations to allow players to become emotionally invested.

PodcastNathalieMay 28, 2022Half Earth Socialism, Academia, Socialism, Climate Change, Trust, Son La Pham, Francis Tseng, Kritiqal Care

Leo Bunyea breaks down the challenge of archiving games and the implicit biases of game engines

Leo Bunyea (he/him) joins me on episode 4 of Kritiqal Care to talk the biases of game engines, how to make academia more accessible, and the joys of the Animal Crossing tag system.

PodcastNathalieApril 15, 2020Leo Bunyea, Kritiqal Care, Industry Talk, Academia