We take a break from examination and analysis of gaming concepts to look at what games have influenced Sientir as a game designer and why. Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Cliff Notes 00:03 Intro to Sientir's Game Influences 01:32 Doom -- Gameplay and Level Design 03:10 Hexen -- Narvisaud execution 05:34 Mech Warrior 4: Vengeance -- Customization 06:24 Guild Wars 1 -- Meaningful Customization 09:52 Guild Wars 2 -- Impetus to Analyze Design 10:55 Magic The Gathering -- Customization and Design Analysis 11:33 Dark Souls Series -- Gameplay and Design 11:59 Starcraft Brood War -- Modding and Design Exploration 12:27 Super Smash Brothers -- Fighting Game Design 13:01 Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker -- World Presentation 13:59 Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask -- Complex World and NPC Design 15:00 Pokemon -- Competitive Environment Design 17:20 Shadows of Morder -- Story Telling in Games 19:34 Warcraft 3 -- The Power of Tools 20:40 Overview -- Sientir's identity as a Designer 21:33 Importance of a Designer's Identity 22:33 Sign Off

Today we unveil the Demo for the game! (Download available on Itch.io): https://vernacular-games.itch.io/legends-of-mathmatica-under-the-shadow-of-certainty A Controller is recommended for the best experience Link to Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vernaculargames/legends-of-mathmatica-under-the-shadow-of-certainty Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Link to Prefudia Profile: https://prefundia.com/project/60a460c596d2ac2b25db5a14 Our other platforms: Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/vernaculargames Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VernacularGames Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames

Check out the link below to find out more information www.mysteriesoftheyokai.com Check out their Kickstarter here www.kickstarter.comprojectswardin…ref=nav_search Podcast Cliff Notes 1:29 What is Mysteries of the Yokai 2:30 Why use the setting of Ancient Japan 3:29 What are some of the challenges in making this setting 4:20 Respecting the setting while staying accessible 5:08 The focus of the setting 6:18 Going beyond ninja and samurai 8:40 Translating the setting and feel into mechanics 12:40 The Tide System 13:51 Why make such a unique system 15:34 Preserving character uniqueness within the system 18:41 The importance of feel and flavor 21:00 Conveying the strengths of a product to prospective players 24:36 Building a community around your product 27:29 Considerations for using Kickstarter to fund your project 30:59 Shoutouts 33:24 Memorable moments from development 36:31 Closing Statements 37:15 Re-introductions and Sign-off

In this cast we explore Randomness as a concept and How it can be applied to video games Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/vernaculargames Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VernacularGames Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Cliff Notes: 00:04 Introduction 00:13 What is Randomness 01:03 Suspension of Disbelief 01:57 Predictability and Disbelief 02:32 Deterministic Unpredictability is Hard 03:04 Randomness and Suspension of Disbelief 03:47 Randomness and Gameplay Variance 04:00 Card Games and Randomness 04:34 Predictability and AI 05:08 Randomness and Risky Play 05:24 Random results and Pokemon 06:09 How can Randomness can be implemented 06:29 Progressive and Insular Randomness 07:15 Humans and Pattern Seeking 08:22 Pattern Seeking and Player Perception 09:29 Result Relevance and Pattern Seeking 10:20 Pokemon and Result Relevance 11:40 Audio Cues and Impact Perception 12:34 "Owed" Luck or Unluck 13:21 Contextual Randomness and Disbelief 14:29 Implementing Insular Randomness 14:40 Implementing Progressive Randomness 14:48 Bag of Results or Deck of Cards 15:11 Results History 15:28 Adjusting Chance 16:20 Progressive RNG to Match Player Expectation 17:04 Sample Size and Standard Distribution 19:09 Pokemon and Binary Result Logic 19:45 Miss Chance and Binary Result Logic 20:50 Card Games and Gradated Result Logic 21:40 Result Gradation 22:11 Gradated Results and Fire Emblem 22:47 Randomness and Skill 24:13 Skill, Randomness and Exciting Play 25:54 Next Cast and Sign Off