Paper Labyrinths

Dr Holly Nielsen on Canon & Ambiguity

We talk with Holly Nielsen about Amberspire, games in historical contexts, citing sources, and the Whiggish nature of skill trees. Follow Holly on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/hollynielsen.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/hollynielsen.bsky.social] Amberspire releasing May 6! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/] --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/ [https://blog.enceledean.com/]) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev [http://brendanmcleod.dev]) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/ [https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)]) [https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)] https://paperlabyrinths.com [https://paperlabyrinths.com]

No episode this month!

Sorry folks, but no ep this month - scheduling didn't work out to get a convo done on time. But weirdly enough, it DID work out with me and Nic in the same place at the same time, so please accept our phone-recording apology.

Chris Kindred on Cards & Crates

We talk with Chris Kindred about DJing, teaching game design, and hauntology. Follow Chris on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/chriskindred.com [https://bsky.app/profile/chriskindred.com] and find their work at https://chriskindred.com/ [https://chriskindred.com/] --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/ [https://blog.enceledean.com/]) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev [http://brendanmcleod.dev]) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/ [https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)]) [https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)] https://paperlabyrinths.com [https://paperlabyrinths.com]

Meredith Gran on Comics & Memories

We speak with Meredith Gran about nostalgia, sense of time and place, cartooning, and getting a project across the finish line. Follow Meredith on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/meredithgran.com [https://bsky.app/profile/meredithgran.com] Meredith's new game, Perfect Tides: Station to Station, is out now on Steam for PC and Mac, and coming soon to Switch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/ [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/] --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/ [https://blog.enceledean.com/]) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev [https://brendanmcleod.dev]) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/ [https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/]) https://paperlabyrinths.com [https://paperlabyrinths.com]

Non-Breaking Space on Artifacts & History

We talk with Non-Breaking Space about expressive play, mechanics of scale, hidden information, and librarians. Non-Breaking Space (https://www.nbsp1618.games/ [https://www.nbsp1618.games/]) is the designer of Cross Bronx Expressway (https://www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-bronx-expressway.aspx [https://www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-bronx-expressway.aspx]), a competitive city-builder that simulates urban and societal development in the South Bronx between the years 1940 and 2000. He is also the designer of The Archivist's Dream (www.nbsp1618.games/session/the-archivists-dream [http://www.nbsp1618.games/session/the-archivists-dream]), a hybrid RPG-megagame adaptation of Wehrlegig's John Company, a game about the rise and fall of the British East India company.) Listen to the episode of End Notes that Brendan mentions here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/endnotes-cross-bronx-expressway/id1840058034?i=1000726985016 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/endnotes-cross-bronx-expressway/id1840058034?i=1000726985016] --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/ [https://blog.enceledean.com/]) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev [http://brendanmcleod.dev]) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/ [https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)]) [https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)] https://paperlabyrinths.com [https://paperlabyrinths.com]