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![In the last episode of season 1 Shawn Rider, Trevor Owens, and Shane Hinton take a look back at the previous episodes and chime in with our thoughts on some […]](http://playablecharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ipad_horiz_logo-1-115x115.png "008: Looking Back")
008: Looking Back
Posted on August 25, 2011 | 2 CommentsIn the last episode of season 1 Shawn Rider, Trevor Owens, and Shane Hinton take a look back at the previous episodes and chime in with our thoughts on some […] -
![In this episode: Nick Hagman on beating Ninja Gaiden with a dance pad, and his motivation for playing difficult games in impossibly hard ways. Watch his videos here, and check […]](http://playablecharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/kano_kunglao_mk3-115x115.jpg "007: Game Discomfort")
007: Game Discomfort
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 3 CommentsIn this episode: Nick Hagman on beating Ninja Gaiden with a dance pad, and his motivation for playing difficult games in impossibly hard ways. Watch his videos here, and check […] -
![In this show: Douglas Stanley talks to us about his piece, Invaders!, and the creative environment that produced it. Trevor Owens of playthepast.org discusses collecting evidence as a digital historian […]](http://playablecharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/invaders-115x115.jpg "004: Invaders!, History, and Chip Music Controversy")
004: Invaders!, History, and Chip Music Controversy
Posted on June 29, 2011 | 1 CommentIn this show: Douglas Stanley talks to us about his piece, Invaders!, and the creative environment that produced it. Trevor Owens of playthepast.org discusses collecting evidence as a digital historian […] -
![In this show: Shawn Rider interviews Jamin Warren about the ideas behind Kill Screen, a game culture magazine. David Carlton discusses ideas from his Minecraft blog about architecture and the […]](http://playablecharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/miranda-working-on-lamp-115x115.png "002: Magazines, Mines, and Classroom Practice")
002: Magazines, Mines, and Classroom Practice
Posted on June 1, 2011 | 3 CommentsIn this show: Shawn Rider interviews Jamin Warren about the ideas behind Kill Screen, a game culture magazine. David Carlton discusses ideas from his Minecraft blog about architecture and the […] -
![In this show: Trevor Dodge responds to Leigh Alexander‘s thoughts on the EA game Dante’s Inferno. Erik Loyer of Opertoon discusses the creation of and inspirations for his hit app, […]](http://playablecharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/photo-115x115.png "001: Orcs, Hellfire, and Rainy Days")
001: Orcs, Hellfire, and Rainy Days
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsIn this show: Trevor Dodge responds to Leigh Alexander‘s thoughts on the EA game Dante’s Inferno. Erik Loyer of Opertoon discusses the creation of and inspirations for his hit app, […] -
![First, we were gamers. We grew up with games and learned about ourselves through them. Interactive representations were as valid to us as any other form of representation we […]](http://playablecharacter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Press_Start_to_Continue_by_mikemcnary-115x115.jpg "Player 2 Press Start")
Player 2 Press Start
Posted on May 16, 2011 | No CommentsFirst, we were gamers. We grew up with games and learned about ourselves through them. Interactive representations were as valid to us as any other form of representation we […]