"Empty the bucket." Burnout; Asynchronous and Asymmetric Gameplay [Nice Replay]

#185"Empty the bucket."Roundtable2020.07.28Your nice hosts are tired, then get energized. Stephen is thinking about it, Mark brought a few unlikely examples, and Ellen is also thinking about it.Here's a fun new thing: We've recently started a Discord channel for listeners to discuss the show with each other. It's part of the Twin Cities Gamedev Discord server, but you don't need to be a Twin Cities gamedev to partisipate! Get directly to the Nice Games Club discussion channel via https://nicegames.club/discordBurnout0:06:43Stephen McGregorIRLBurn-out, an "occupational phenomenon" - World Health OrganizationTeacher Burnout: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How You Can Prevent End-Of-Yea… - WaterfordToxic management cost an award-winning game studio its best developers - Megan Farokhmanesh, The VergeAsynchronous and Asymmetric Gameplay0:46:39Mark LaCroixGame DesignAsynchronous Multiplay: Futures for Casual Multiplayer Experience - Ian Bogost, Georgia Institute of TechnologyRelaxed Hardcore: Why Asynchronous is the Next Big Thing in Core Gaming - Ian Hardingham, GDCWhy an Asymmetric Board Game Pissed Off Me and My Friends - Kyle Rogacion, Goomba StompAre Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games Becoming a Major Trend? - Micah Shapiro, GameRant