@friede.bsky.social generously spoke with us for well over an hour and added breadth, depth, charm, wits, and warmth to our discussion for Season 1.

Dr. Emily Friedman@friede.bsky.social · 5d ago

What a joy to talk both @senfoonglim.bsky.social and @czamboni.bsky.social for their monumental project on RPG Roots about what Actual Play is, has been, can be. And now I’m going to take a nap. (Sorry inbox, you still have to wait)

Session 0 is coming at the beginning of Fall, with Season 1 following in late Fall / Winter. For more info on release dates, please follow - we will use Bluesky and Instagram for updates.

Aaron Trammell@aarontram.bsky.social · last wk.

This was an amazing opportunity to talk RPGs. The other speakers in this series are a home run as well. Please give a listen.

The final speaker whom we will feature in Session 0 of RPG Roots is Aaron Trammell @aarontram.bsky.social, Associate Professor of Informatics with affiliations with African American Studies and Media Studies at UC Irvine. Find his website and research here: aarontrammell.com 1/

Another speaker we invited for our Session 0 is Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social, a professor of German, Film, and Game Studies at the University of Cincinnati but also a lifelong LARP and TTRPG player, GM, designer, and scholar.

As promised, we'll highlight the designers and scholars we interviewed for RPG Roots, starting with the voices that will populate our Session 0. First, we welcomed the wonderful @megueyb.bsky.social - with her, we talked about...

When we interviewed @jmstar.bsky.social (our first interview), we discussed "The Blue Way" - and how it tackles matters of oppression and resistance. The game is now live in a beautiful edition by @cmichpress.bsky.social - take a look, and if you like it, support it!

Jason Morningstar@jmstar.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Blue Way crowdfunding campaign is live! It's a cool game, and CMU has added peer review, a curriculum guide, and beautiful art from Sam Araya. Please check it out and spread the word! Thanks! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

Thanks for the shout-out and congrats on "Girl Frame" 2.0, @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social!

Isabelle Ruebsaat won an Ennie!@anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm on this at points, was a fun recording session! Highly recommend checking it out

40 interviews later, we are done recording! We'll spend the summer listening, editing, and finding points that resonate among all our great guest speakers. Until then, we'll release, in reverse order of appearance, some info of the game designers and scholars we had the honor of interviewing!

Are you looking for a podcast that digs deep into the games we play and the people who make them? Well, we are excited to welcome you to RPG Roots! Here's a small intro. #rpg #podcast #rpgroots #roleplayinggames #analoggames