Episode 7: George and The Old Republic

Summary: <p>Maybe I’ve just never really understood games. George gets it, though. Like <em>really</em> gets it. It’s a little unfair – he designs them for a company that makes big ones. But he still can’t get his rotation right. </p> <blockquote><p>“When you go there… it’s immediately a different world.”<cite>–George Smith</cite></p></blockquote> <p>That’s kind of the point, George.</p> <div class="show-notes-soundbyte"> <h5>Show Notes</h5> <ul class="soundbyte-notes"> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">1:00</div> <p>Gaming</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">3:01</div> <p>Star Wars: The Old Republic</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">6:47</div> <p>The Corporate Gaming Ladder</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">10:15</div> <p>I’m terrible at video games.</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">12:07</div> <p>Maniacally laughing</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">14:38</div> <p>Dreadmaster Brontes</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">17:35</div> <p>Professional Gamers</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">23:30</div> <p>Complexity of Games</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">26:25</div> <p>Anthem</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">31:48</div> <p>Who’s flying this JET?</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">34:47</div> <p>Jazz Hands</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">36:01</div> <p>So… I got into Anime…</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">37:42</div> <p>My Icelandic Friend</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">43:16</div> <p>Not meaning what you meant</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">49:47</div> <p>Gifts and horses or gift horses or horses as gifts</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">53:44</div> <p>Boxing Day</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">56:46</div> <p>Lessons Learned</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">58:07</div> <p>False Culture</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">62:42</div> <p>The Golden-ish Arches</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">65:28</div> <p>Reddit</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">68:27</div> <p>Colege Courses</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">72:06</div> <p>Cats have a bad rap</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">73:43</div> <p>Single in your 30s. Also dogs</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">83:10</div> <p>Some of the best people in the world have cats</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">86:38</div> <p>The acceptable amount of cats</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">87:36</div> <p>The real gender issues</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">89:49</div> <p>The Internet is awash in cats</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">93:40</div> <p>A drawer full of Mittens</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">94:42</div> <p>Fidgeters</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">98:42</div> <p>ESPN2 has run out of ideas</p> </li> <li class="soundbyte-timeline"> <div class="soundbyte-time-pro">100:23</div> <p>ASMR</p> </li> </ul> </div>