Jan 20, 2014
Rob Daviau pays a visit for a discussion about theme. How much
theme is enough? How much is TOO much? How do you actually
translate theme into gameplay mechanics. And heck, what IS a
‘theme’, anyways?---------------------------Contact InformationJon
Shafer - @JonShaferDesign, www.JonShaferOnDesign.com,
Jon.Shafer@ConiferGames.comDirk Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer,
www.artana.com, Dirk@Knemeyer.comRob Daviau - @RobDaviauGamer,
Rob.Daviau@IronWallGames.com---------------------------Episode
Outline0:00:58 - How much theme is enough?0:06:42 - Translating
theme into gameplay0:18:40 - Steering the theme0:22:25 - Bad
themes0:27:37 - Choosing your themes0:35:48 - Shared themes0:42:00
- Themes in games we’ve played0:55:22 - What IS a theme?