Episode 134 - Imagination

Christian from Imaginary Game Studios joins Ben this week to talk about a word that is very dear to him. In addition to being a component in the name of Christian’s game development company, imagination is something that both of the hosts love to use in their day-to-day lives and in all of their creative endeavors because it brings them so much joy. As one would expect from the topic of imagination, the conversation goes many fascinating places—cooking, mixology, childhood toys and games, and imaginary friends… to name a few. In the video games-focused segment, they engage in a little brainstorming session about a couple of video game ideas Ben has had over his lifetime. Finally, they "put a bow on it" with a question from Christian about Ben’s most impactful gaming moment.  

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00:00:20 - Actively supremo, Spaghetti-Os, youthful eating habits, and prison fruit rollups 00:03:20 - Rogue Climber development, an announcer voice, and other show considerations 00:05:26 - Attending virtually, advice on attending the Tokyo Game Show, and proper nouns 00:08:58 - A Scottish themed suggestion, Legos and other toys of our youth, and the FRPG 00:15:29 - Don’t forget your globe, hitting Christian with the definition, and Christian hits back 00:18:03 - Visualization, cooking with Christian, pungent, creative mixology, and Sex on a Bus 00:24:15 - The imagination game, sandboxes, Kenshi, and when Activision was cutting edge 00:29:40 - Ben is left speechless, creating strategies, and getting into the weeds of “the meta” 00:35:05 - The imaginary friends of your childhood… TODAY, and the death of unique premises 00:38:45 - Skyfall …finger, Double Fine games, Ben starts pitching game ideas, and mimes 00:41:37 - Roger Rabbit, noir meets buddy cops, cost cutting measures, and Seth MacFarlane 00:47:06 - Side-scrolling beat ‘em up dates, diversity perspectives, and making infinity money 00:52:02 - Product versus art, Ben’s struggle with reviews, and Christian’s least favorite game 00:56:59 - Leveling the playfield with consoles, marketing moves, and Ben’s most meaningful 01:02:46 - Creating sharable experiences with game design, and Christian convinces Ben

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References, Links, and Tags

Imaginary Game Studios GAMES on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2673440/Rogue_Climber/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2175790/Meticulous/

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