Emmy Award Winning Mark Fastoso of Mark's Game Room! (Podcast)
The 20 Sided Gamified Podcast proudly presents this episode, featuring Mark Fastoso, multi-time, Emmy award winning producer from PBS and host of the popular youtube channel Mark's Game Room! In addition, Mark is an accomplished author, having written Fireball Forward (WW2 wargaming ruleset) and other popular titles!
Matt Fisher of Your Hobby Place
The 20-Sided Gamified Podcast proudly interviews Matt Fisher of Your Hobby Place, with 3 locations in VA and WV. This is one of the premier game stores in the Northeast, with a significant presence at most large scale gaming conventions including HMGS Historicon, Nova, etc. In addition, Matt is an uber-gamer, who also operates a company called Slayer Games, and wrote the RPG DragonSlayer.
Jim Dietz of the Dietz Foundation (Podcast)
The 20-Sided Gamified Podcast sits down with Jim Dietz: former teacher, hall of fame college volleyball coach, big time gamer, and president the non-profit Dietz Foundation. Jim is all about bringing games to as many teachers as possible, and has tons of contacts within the world of gaming.
Fun First, Then Learning: Lessons from Designing an Educational Board Game
For this blog post, I want to zoom out. Instead of walking you through the development of N.O.V.E.L. step-by-step, I’d like to share a few lessons that have stayed with me — things I hope other educators, designers, and facilitators might find useful in their own work.