Interview Episode 17 – Ryan Dancey

* (0:36) John’s Bloodmoon Goblins Kickstarter is still up and running.  John has also expressed his willingness to stay up and run games for people in timezones different than our own. * (1:55) Introducing (or reintroducing) Ryan Dancey. * (7:16) Ryan has been writing a series of columns for EN World.  The links are provided at the end of the show notes. * (7:44) Some information on the MMO he’s currently helping develop, including an explanation of what he means by a “sandbox game”, when used in the context of online play. * (14:57) Chris harkens back to a promo item he received at the D&D Third Edition release party.  This leads into some questions about the overwhelming success of the OGL, even in the face of newer editions of D&D. * (24:50) Revisiting Ryan’s previous list of predictions.  We also get a list of new predictions. * (31:14) Some theories about the shifting demographics of gamers and their interests, using Gen Con 2011 as an anecdotal jumping-off point. * (49:21) The lack of a WotC announcement at Gen Con raises some questions and also serves as a reminder of just how small the industry is. Hosts: Chris, Dan, John, Pat Guest: Ryan Dancey http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/299860-4-hours-w-rsd-who-am-i.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/301385-4-hours-w-rsd-who-sitting-your-table.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/302913-4-hours-w-rsd-realtime.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/304716-4-hours-w-rsd-take-note.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/306026-4-hours-w-rsd-lets-have-flamewar.html http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/308179-4-hours-w-rsd-get-some-feedback.html