After 35 Years of Traveling the World, I Finally Found My Next Mission

After 35 years as a game designer, professor, and keynote speaker, Gabe Mac shares why he's building The Abiding Grove—a community inspired by travel, sustainable living, play, and connection

Can Game Design FIX the Real World? - TGB Podcast S2 E10

The world is full of broken systems (education, health, finance) that are filled with anxiety or boredom. Game designers have the tools to fix them.

Minecraft vs. The Last of Us: Narrative or Declarative Design? - TGB Podcast S2 E9

Do you want to tell a story, or let the player build one? We compare Narrative (scripted) design with Declarative (emergent) design and show you how to choose the right path for your project.

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