Friday 22 March 2013

The End is Nigh! Episode 4: The Future of Gaming

Howdy folks,

Here is the fourth and final episode of the Press stART podcast.

In this episode, we have a retrospective look at our previous episodes, and discuss the future of gaming as an art form and predict where the individual aspects of storytelling, the experience, and aesthetics may go.

That's it from us (for now!). We hope you enjoyed listening to our show as much as we enjoyed creating it. We learned a hell'uva lot about the medium of podcasting. We intent to continue our show in a more personal manner come Summer 2013, so stay tuned for more from myself and the guys!

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The podcast is available on Mixcloud, or downloadable .mp3 file.



We hope to see you down the line,

- Tom







Episode 3: The Aesthetics of Gaming


Hey everyone!


Here is Episode 3 of Press stART, where we discuss the aspects of gaming that are aesthetically pleasing, or unpleasing!


Again, please feel free to let us know what you think - agree, disagree, love, or hate us in the comment selection below.

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The podcast is available on Mixcloud, or downloadable .mp3 file.

Thanks again for listening, and see you on the other side!
- Tom

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Friday 15 March 2013

Episode 2: The Experience of Gaming

Dear Readers/Listeners,


We hope you enjoyed Episode 1, so here's our follow-up Episode 2 of Press stART!

In this episode we focus on the experience of gaming, and compare it to other experiences of art. We speak a lot about mechanics, the player perspective, and the player motivation. The genre, style, and story of gaming copper-fasten the experience of gaming, rendering it an effective and emotive art form.

Again, please feel free to let us know what you think - agree, disagree, love, or hate us in the comment selection below.

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The podcast is available on Mixcloud, or downloadable .mp3 file.

Thanks again for listening, and see you on the other side!
- Tom

Press stART - Episode 2: The Experience of Gaming by Press Start Podcast on Mixcloud

Friday 8 March 2013

Episode 1: Alternative Styles of Storytelling

Dear Readers/Listeners,


Here we are with Episode 1 of Press stART.

In this episode we introduce the show, and talk about aspects of gaming as an art by means of storytelling - covering narrative, dialogue, immersion and much more.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we had fun recording it. Please feel free to let us know what you think - agree, disagree, love, or hate us in the comment selection below.

The podcast is available on Mixcloud, or downloadable .mp3 file.

Thanks again for listening, and see you on the other side.
- Tom

Aaaaand we're up!

Dear Readers/Listeners,


Welcome to Press StART, a podcast made for a 2nd Year project for CT231 Professional Skills at NUIGalway, Ireland.

Over the course of the next 4 episodes, we aim to influence and entertain Undergraduates in IT persuing Games Design, as well as influencing those who are not to appreciate and potentially work with the medium. We also hope to reach out to Artists of a graphical, musical, and literary type.

We would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to listen to us talk about something we are passionate about, and we hope our passion can be passed on to you.



Stay tuned for more from myself and the crew,
- Tom