Monday, April 28, 2014

Iteration 086 - The Trappings of Mad Science




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In this iteration of the Simulationist Podcast: Josh and Ryan discuss their recent adventures in Minecraft, Josh visits the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, and we discuss the trappings of Mad Science.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Iteration 085 - We Are the Wishers of Wishes



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Discussion Topic: Wishes and Genies

Argument of the Week: Can a Beholder disintegrate a hole to the centre of the earth?

References and Recommendations:

Evil Overlord List: http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html

Hot Fuzz: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Iteration 084 - Spelleton



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In this week's iteration of the Simulationist Podcast:
Josh and Ryan talk about Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons. How we think aliens would react to Lego? And a discussion about infinite game elements for your table-top RPG.

Tiny Realms Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuO0D0gIewY

Kobold Guide to Magic: http://www.koboldpress.com/k/tag/kobold-guide-to-magic

Monday, April 7, 2014

Iteration 083 - Evolving Between Genres



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Main Discussion Topic: Sometimes works of simulation get classified in a different genre based on the era we're looking at them from. Jules Verne's stories look like a species of fantasy to us today, but they looked a lot more scientific to the people of Verne's day. But what if we didn't just want to blur genres? What if a work or a series of works just decides to switch genre somewhere in the middle? That is, you're reading a science fiction story, and then somewhere in the middle, it changes to a fantasy. Or vice versa. Also, what's scarier than Frankenstein's monster? Frankenstein's mother-in-law, of course!

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