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EMPATHY (with That Dragon Cancer's Amy Green)

EMPATHY (with That Dragon Cancer's Amy Green)

FromVideo Game Feelings


EMPATHY (with That Dragon Cancer's Amy Green)

FromVideo Game Feelings

ratings:
Length:
48 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Amy Green doesn't regret making That Dragon, Cancer. But she doesn't want it to define her life.
Amy Green is a writer and game designer behind That Dragon, Cancer and Area Man Lives.
Note: Toward the end of the interview we should have been using the term "unhoused," or "houseless." Apologies.
Here's some stuff we talked about:

Our Feelings


Phase 10: World Tour makes Amy feel empowered.


Papo and Yo showed Amy that deeply serious, emotional games are possible.

Is Papers Please too disempowering?


Fortnite entirely misses the point of what The Hunger Games was trying to say.
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (22)

"This podcast is tender without being twee, the kind of soft and open that isn’t an aesthetic, just a genuine question. It’s a special vibe that gives me games discourse nostalgia..." - Sarah Elmaleh, Video Game Voice Actor and Director "It reminds me of my most cherished conversations with other game makers." - Hayden Scott-Baron, Senior game designer at ustwo Games Video Game Feelings is an interview podcast about the way video games make us feel, and the reasons we play them. Each week, host Richard Clark speaks to a video game insider to delve into their hearts and minds and discover the various ways video games make us feel. You'll love this series of conversations with video game developers, journalists, and personalities where we explore why open-world games can feel so lonely, why hype can ruin a video game experience, or what video games can teach us about grief. Video game Feelings is an Area Code Production. Find out more at AreaCodeAudio.com. Theme song by Bruce Holtman. Art by Jackie Kerr.