{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast","title":"The Sweater + Sock Combo w/ Alanna Okun and Chase Allhart | X-Strike Summer #2","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8fcd01fc\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5303,"description":"This week AJ chats with Alanna Okun and Chase Allhart about their experiences with game design (and game design adjacent) education! They also confront the age old question: what even is a video game, anyway?\nInto the Game Jam Links\nitch page: https://itch.io/jam/itgj-summer-2024\nFind the forum thread on the TWG Discord: Navigate to the \"Games Forums\" category, select the games-events forum, find \"Into The Game Jam (Summer 2024)\" forum thread and say hello!\nAlanna's Links\nWebsite: https://alannaokun.xyz\nButtonmash newsletter: https://buttonmash.substack.com/\nGames made with bitsy: https://itch.io/games/made-with-bitsy\nChase's Links\nVideo Game Podtimism: https://podtimism.com\nDiscussed: TWG's Into the Game Jam (Summer 2024), Chase's Gamer Cred, Alanna's journey to game design, Alanna's Majora's Mask piece, what is a game, Journey, idea games, Bitsy, telling stories through mechanics, the search for tighter experiences (again), Outersloth, 1000xRESIST, Unicorn Overlord, Animal Well, sweet and salty games, Elden Ring, an embarrassment of riches, Persona 3 in its various forms, Skald: Against the Black Priory, Slice & Dice, Loop Hero.\n---\nFind us everywhere: https://intothecast.online\nBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online\nJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast\n---\nFollow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecast\nFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com\n---\nFollow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/\nFollow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigley\nProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social\n---\nSeason 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/\nTheme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto\n---\nTimecodes:\n---\nThanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:\nGrok\nCorey Z\nDirectional Joy\nSusan H\nOlivia K\nDan S\nIsaac S\nWill C\nJim W\nEvan B\nDavid H\nmin2\nAaron G\nV\nErik M\nBrady H\nJoshua J\nTony L\nDanny K...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/d9E-Yf-lR0XYtSDz2IKsJ3ck0ApW2VR22y7Qg0VLIf8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNzFj/OGE1MjJmY2Y1NWYy/ZWFiZWI3ZmFjZDg4/ZTU3ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}