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EPISODE · Dec 8, 2019 · 1H 8M

Ep 61: A Conversation With John Zilch About Clever Kids Mysteries And Family Games

from The Thoughtful Gamer Podcast · host The Thoughtful Gamer

I sit down with John Zilch, creator of the Clever Kids Mysteries series of puzzle games, to talk about how he creates puzzles for the family gaming experience. We also discuss family gaming in general, and how games can help us all learn and think more critically. 0:56 - Creating the Clever Kids Mysteries games 11:18 - Narrative in puzzle games 29:22 - Family gaming 42:44 - Obligatory sports tangent 48:42 - Using data and feedback to aid puzzle-making 53:48 - Designing puzzles for diverse thinkers   Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.

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