Designing for the Player's Experience feat. Alex Lu - 138
Dustin StaatsMay 3, 2021 at 7:20 pm23min
Dustin Staats
00:00Welcome to another video cast episode of Board Gaming with Education. Today, we're going to talk about what it means to design a game from the player's perspective. So if you are a parent or a teacher, we're going to talk about different topics related to what to think about when you're picking up a game for your classroom or picking up a game to play with your family. And then as a designer, we're going to look at that perspective of the players experience, because as a player, we bring a lot of experiences to the board game table. And as a designer, we need to consider those things. So join us for today's episode, let's get into the conversation.
BBoard Gaming with Education
00:38Board Gaming with Education, a podcast for anyone curious about how games and education mix, we explore various topics like game based learning, gamification, and board games, and the impacts they have on learning. here's your host, Dustin Staats.
Dustin Staats
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Dustin Staats
01:42So welcome, Alex, I'm super excited to be joined by you for a video cast episode. This is new for Board Gaming with Education. So you're one of our first on the video cast format. We're here to talk about dog bonds. And we're going to chat about designing games. And why a player's experience playing a game is important and some considerations you might make. So this is going to be a really good topic for parents or for teachers thinking about games they might pick up for their families or maybe for in their classroom. Before we get into the topic. Would you mind just introducing yourself a little bit?
AAlex Lu
02:14Yep. So I'm Alex Lu. I am the designer developer behind dogs bond. We are a Let me see if I can do that with the video backwards. So yeah, it's a game about rescue animals rescue dogs finding their way to their forever home. It's for two to six players, they just tend it up. And it's about 15 minutes per player once you get to get into it get into the groove of things. And yeah, I'm really excited to share it with you guys. Awesome. So
Dustin Staats
02:41I usually prep guests give us some questions before they come on the show. Our conversations usually are casual, and we go from one point to another, but I'm gonna ask you a question I did not prep you for Oh, great. Ready? What are your favorite dog like type or breed? Do you have a favorite
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