Why is THAT your favorite game series?

#62: We have favorite games and series but what makes that your favorite game series? We are joined by special guest Marc Cuiriz, host of the new Assassin’s Creed podcast The Codex to talk about what makes our favorite game series our favorite.

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Orientation

#1: Welcome to The Codex! We are fans of Assassin’s Creed and this is our dive deep into its lore. We discuss the incredible world-building and story-telling of one of our favorite franchises. Welcome to orientation! Questions? Comments?

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Future Test

What happens when you have the ability to see into the future? Does it help or do all the infinite possibilities hinder you from living your life?Garnet learns that even though she wants Steven to learn all about her she still has to be careful on the …

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The Lion King Is Still the Best

#4: The Lion King live-action remake isn’t actually live-action but it’s here and we loved it. We compare the movies and the Broadway musical, look at what makes us love this story so much, and discuss some of its themes in depth.

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Video Games Are Communication Technologies

#61: In a recent Kotaku article, Cecilia D’Anastasio wrote “…video games aren’t just entertainment—they’re communication technologies” and we completely agree. We discuss the article and some research around communication and gaming.

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One Child’s Heart: An interview w/ Camdon Wright

The game One Child’s Heart is a role playing game in which players take on the role of community professionals attempting to provide support to traumatized children. While this may not sound like a fun RPG to engage with,

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Warp Tour

The Gems are afraid and avoiding dealing with Steven’s view. Stevonnie steps on the scene.

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Pokémon Memories

#60: A study finds a specific region of the brain that stores pokémon information? 100,000 people played Pokémon simultaneously and beat the game? We’ll be able to play Pokémon in our sleep? We love pokémon so much! 😭 Follow us on Twitch at twitch.

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Self talk and self esteem in gaming

In this episode of Rolling for Change, Brian, Ginger, Suzi and Woody discuss the nature of self talk in gaming and the role it can play in sapping our energy and bringing down our gaming experience. They also suggest ways to mitigate this experience,

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Racebending and Whitewashing: What’s the Difference?

#6: Breck and Sophia discuss the important differences between racebending and whitewashing in comics and the media.

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