Summary: <p>This week Martha just got back from the XOXO Festival and Conference in Portland! She gives a run down of all the cool video game related content and what it was like to be there. Then Stephen talks all about Randomization and how you can use it to enhance or detract from your game. Stephen manipulates the RNG, Mark doesn’t understand loot color coding, and Martha just wants to sort things.</p> XOXO Festival 0:19:53 <a href="/person/martha-megarry" hreflang="en">Martha Megarry</a> <a href="/topics/events" hreflang="en">Events</a> <a href="https://xoxofest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">XOXO website</a> <a href="https://pigsquad.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PIG (Portland Indie Game Squad)</a> <a href="https://www.rosecitygames.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rose City Games</a> <a href="https://www.smallbu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smallbü animation</a> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/966320/Later_Alligator/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Later Alligator</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-25c8Rsobw&list=PLaDrN74SfdT7Ueqtwn_bXo1MuSWT0ji2w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian David Gilbert of Polygon’s “Unraveled” video series about ridiculous vide…</a> <a href="https://www.polygon.com/videos/2019/9/9/20849172/unraveled-how-to-calculate-pet-hp-hit-points" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here are the instructions and character sheets for calculating your pet’s HP</a> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/emmakinema">Emma Kinema</a> of <a href="https://www.gameworkersunite.org/">Game Workers Unite</a></p> <a href="https://100r.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hundred Rabbits</a> Randomization 0:52:05 <a href="/person/stephen-mcgregor" hreflang="en">Stephen McGregor</a> <a href="/topics/game-design" hreflang="en">Game Design</a> Procedural generation episode <a href="/episode/21" hreflang="en">"Mutual butt-kicking." </a> Loot episode <a href="/episode/146" hreflang="en">"There's loot in your DNA!"</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5KWh1DGddI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“If Your Office was an RPG”</a> - <a href="/taxonomy/term/101" hreflang="en">Rooster Teeth</a>
