Christal Rose Hazelton at Playthink: 11/12/24

11/13/24 • 58 min

Playthink is back after so much time away! Please join us for a wonderful conversation between Narrative Designer Christal Rose Hazelton and Bryan Sng Yong about Hazelton’s work on Apex Legends, crafting authentic characters from diverse backgrounds, and using feedback to refine portrayals of characters. She has some great advice for young creatives on finding their voice in the industry — especially those from underrepresented backgrounds. Have a listen and we’ll be back again soon!

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Eric Zimmerman at Playthink: 9/15/20

Playthink is back and Zoomier than ever!! Please join us for a Zoom conversation between Eric Zimmerman and Tracy Fullerton about the recently released “The Infinite Playground,” the final book by visionary game designer Bernie De Koven, written with Holly Gramazio and edited by Celia Pearce and Eric Zimmerman. Eric and Tracy Fullerton will be discussing Bernie’s work, his influence on so many other designers, and the importance of the themes of his final book in our world today.

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Sam Roberts at Playthink: 2/19/25

On this episode of Playthink, Game Designer Sam Roberts and Eric Park discuss Robert's essay on class systems in Final Fantasy Tactics and other RPG's. The conversation ranges far and wide from the narrative potentials for system designs around class to the ways that playing with class in games can offer real world opportunities for change.