Summary: <p>In this extra big, beefy, and somewhat late episode, your nice hosts talk about recent events and share some personal thoughts on anti-black racism, police violence, and white privilege. Also, Mark is a smart animator, Stephen makes us feel the space and the place, and Ellen doesn’t want to live on the planet Zebes.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Special: George Floyd, police violence, protests</p> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Official George Floyd Memorial Fund</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.welovelakestreet.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Love Lake Street</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Visions Collective</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.blacktablearts.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Table Arts</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reclaim the Block</a> </li> <li> <p>Since we recorded this episode, Itch launched <a href="https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality">a massive bundle of over 1500 titles</a> (including <em>Widget Satchel</em> and other Minneapolis-made games), whose proceeds will be donated to the <a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund</a> and <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd" rel="nofollow noopener">Community Bail Fund</a>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Meta</p> </li> <li> <p><em>Widget Satchel</em> is out in Japan! Well, technically it's <em><a href="https://www.famitsu.com/news/202005/25198995.html">Widget Satchel ~Ferret's Treasure~</a>.</em></p> </li> <li> <p>Keep an eye on <a href="https://twitter.com/igdatc">igdatc</a> for upcoming <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqX7Hr9Yuqk">virtual playtesting sessions</a> using <a href="https://parsecgaming.com/">Parsec</a>.</p> </li> </ul> Animation 0:27:00 <a href="/person/mark-lacroix" hreflang="en">Mark LaCroix</a> <a href="/topics/art" hreflang="en">Art</a> <a href="/topics/programming" hreflang="en">Programming</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1P_B65XW4I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Realtime Procedurally Animated Spiders</a> - <a href="/publication/youtube" hreflang="en">YouTube</a> <a href="https://hbr.org/2019/10/research-how-virtual-reality-can-help-train-surgeons" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Research: How Virtual Reality Can Help Train Surgeons</a> - <a href="/author/gideon-blumstein" hreflang="en">Gideon Blumstein</a>, <a href="/publication/harvard-business-review" hreflang="en">Harvard Business Review</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Animators-Survival-Kit-Expanded-Principles/dp/0571238343/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Animator's Survival Kit (Expanded Edition)</a> - <a href="/author/richard-e-williams" hreflang="en">Richard E. Williams</a> Establishing a Sense of Place 1:02:00 <a href="/person/stephen-mcgregor" hreflang="en">Stephen McGregor</a> <a href="/topics/game-design" hreflang="en">Game Design</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/98" hreflang="en">Narrative</a> <p>Does Russia have McDonald’s? <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/01/31/mcdonalds-in-russia-turns-30-a69111">Yes, McD's has been there for 30 years.</a></p> <a href="https://www.polygon.com/videos/2018/9/26/17905892/spider-man-new-york-city-landmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Spider-Man PS4 gets right (and wrong) about New York City</a> - <a href="/author/simone-de-rochefort" hreflang="en">Simone de Rochefort</a>, <a href="/publication/polygon-1" hreflang="en">Polygon</a>
