This week we present to you another fabulous gaming family. We talk with Jodi Black from Beautiful Brains Books and Games and her two daughters, Bethany and Trinity. Listen to hear the girls talk about DMing their first games (at nine, yes 9! years old!) and Jodi talk about the important role gaming plays in their family… Continue reading Episode 34 – Brains and Games: Jodi Black and Family
This week we return to one of our favorite themes: gamification. We talk to Britain Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech, Chris Ritter. He shares his approach to teaching technical communications using a service learning project geared toward his local community. Listen for some great insights on how gaming and learning interact, along with details of another game… Continue reading Episode 33 – Chris Ritter: Gamifying Tech Com
My fellow gamers, It is that time of year again. There is a new season of our favorite webseries: The Guild. In honor of the show, Rhonda and I discuss the past seasons, the development of some of our favorite characters, and how gaming communities evolve. We also share your ideas and strategies about how you create and… Continue reading Episode 32 – Our Communities & The Guild Season 6
Ok, ok. Not that kind of busy. 🙂 Last week was a bit of a whirlwind for me. So here is a round-up of things I did with some awesome people around the internet. First, I live streamed some Left 4 Dead 2 with Grethade from Newbcast Gaming. You can check that out on his… Continue reading The Doc Gets Busy
Very exciting episode this week! We have the honor of talking to Jessica Merizan, community manager at BioWare! She's worked on two of our favorite franchises: Mass Effect and Dragon Age! Listen to hear stories about working in the games industry, more stories from GeekGirlCon, and some great info about a certain BioWare game controversy. WARNING: There are spoilers. Be prepared.… Continue reading Episode 31 – Building Community: Jessica Merizan
Greetings gamers! Check out the latest episode of Game on Girl where we talk about Borderlands 2 from Gearbox. We share impressions of game play, story, graphics, and characters. If you're not playing and Borderlands 2 isn't on your must buy list, you are missing out! We'd love to hear your impressions of the game, how it compares… Continue reading Episode 30 – Borderlands 2: Like Walking Into a Graphic Novel
For episode 29, we were honored to have the chance to speak with Lynn Hogan. Lynn is an artist, author and gamer and she shares stories about working in the game industry and publishing her own graphic novel. This is a sample of some work that Lynn did for PopCap. (Of course, I picked the… Continue reading Episode 29 – Lynn Hogan: Fantasy in Her Reality
This week, Rhonda and I take on the task of explaining the basics of Game Culture to the uninitiated. We talk basic gaming terms and concepts that keep us returning to gaming game after game. Use this episode to explain to your non-gamer friends and family what and how and why you game. Let us know… Continue reading Episode 28 – Game Culture 101
This week, Rhonda and I talk about two cons we attended on opposite sides of the country on the same weekend. Rhonda reports on her three favorite panels from DragonCon (one with a very special last minute guest appearance!) and I talk about my top three games I played at PAX Prime. Listen in for… Continue reading Episode 27 – Get Your Con On! DragonCon and PAX Prime 2012
Extraordinary situations, outstanding actions. This week, we share our favorite heroes from some classic TV shows. Here are some clips from the top three lists we share in the episode. Rhonda's #3 - Samantha Stevens, Bewitched Regina's #3 - Wesley Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation Rhonda's #2 - Will Robinson, Lost in Space Regina's #2… Continue reading GoG Short #11 – Our Favorite Classic Sci-Fi TV Heroes
