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Playing With the Past
by Ali Kocho-Williams
Playing With the Past takes a dive into historical games. Looking at how games represent and help understand the past, through conversations with deisgners and players and talking about the history behind the games, expect lively discussion of games as part of the way we can understand the past.
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Student Wargaming Presentation - Snail Line Miami
Student designed game from Clarkson University’s Fall 2025 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Presentation - Pike an Shot: Blood and Honor
Student designed game from Clarkson University’s Spring 2025 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Presentation - Escape or Extinct
Student designed game from Clarkson University’s Spring 2025 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Presentation - No-Man's Land: WW2 Tank Warfare
Student designed game from Clarkson University’s Spring 2025 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Presentation - Dogfight: Mig Alley
Student designed game from Clarkson University’s Spring 2025 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Presentation - Manifest Dustiny
Student designed game from Clarkson University’s Spring 2025 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Centuries
Student designed game from Clarkson University’s Spring 2025 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Route 11 Rivalry
Route 11 Rivalry. Student designed game from Clarkson University’s fall 2024 wargaming course.
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - This is Your Digital Life
Student Wargaming Design Presentation - This is Your Digital Life
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Battlesburgh
Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Battlesburgh from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Mamaev Kurgan (Battle of Stalingrad)
Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Mamaev Kurgan from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Soniashnyk
Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Soniashnyk from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - War on Drugs
Student Wargaming Design Presentation - War on Drugs from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course
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Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Scorched Earth
Student Wargaming Design Presentation - Scorched Earth from Clarkson University's Fall 2024 Wargaming Course
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WW1 Student Game Design Presentations Session 3
Session three of game presentations from the Spring 2024 WW1 class at Clarkson University
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WW1 Student Game Design Presentations Session 2
Student game design presentations from the Spring 2024 World War 1 course at Clarkson University. Included in this session are: Mephisto Mud Trenches and Truces General's Orders
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WW1 Student Game Design Presentations Session 1
Student game design presentations from the Spring 2024 World War 1 course at Clarkson University. Included in this session are: Trench Tactics 0:0:0 Mentation 9:18:16 Field Medics of WW1 24:48:16 Field Tent: the Great War 35:25:17
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Student Game Design Project - Signa Lunam
Student Game Design Project - Signa Lunam Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Space Race designed during the course of the semester.
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Student Game Design Project - Forever War
Student Game Design Project - Forever War Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game designed during the course of the semester.
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Student Game Design Project - World War Rivals
Student Game Design Project - World War Rivals Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Eastern Front in WW2 designed during the course of the semester.
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Student Game Design Project - Flames and Fury
Student Game Design Project - Flames and Fury Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on ancient siege warfare designed during the course of the semester.
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Student Game Design Project - Hazard: a Game of Espionage and Insurrection
Student Game Design Project - Hazard Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on urban insurrection and state collapse designed during the course of the semester.
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Student Game Design Project - Emu War
Student Game Design Project - Berlin Emu War Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Emu War of 1932 designed during the course of the semester.
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Student Game Design Project - Berlin Airlift
Student Game Design Project - Berlin Airlift Game Design presentation/playthrough from Clarkson University's Fall 2023 Wargaming Course. Here students present a game on the Berlin Airlift designed during the course of the semester.
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Kevin Bertram Talks Game Design and the Publishing Proceas
Kevin Bertram, owner of Fort Circle Games talks with students in Clarkson University’s Wargaming course about game design and the publishing process.
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Volko Ruhnke on How to Design a Historical Simulation Board Game (video version)
Volko Ruhnke talks with students at Clarkson University about historical game design. This version includes the video of the slides Volko used to accompany the talk.
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Volko Ruhnke on How to Design a Historical Simulation Board Game
Volko Ruhnke, designer of the Coin Series and other games talks historical board game design with students at Clarkson University.
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Jason Matthews talks about Historical Game Design
Jason Matthews, designer of Twilight Struggle, 1989: Dawn of Freedom, 1960: Making of the President, and others speaks with students in Clarkson University's Wargaming course.
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Cole Werhle talks Game Design and the Production Process
In this episode, Cole Werhle talks with the wargaming class at Clarkson University about game design and the production process of a game. What he has to say is fascinating, and he spoke with us on the morning of the launch of his new project Molly House.
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David Thompson talks Historical Game Design and Lanzerath Ridge
David Thompson talks with class about historical game design, focussing in particular on his game in the Valiant Defense Series Lanzerath Ridge. This is the audio only version, so if you want to see David's slides, hop on over to that and check it out here - https://podcasters.spotify.com/alypv1/episodes/David-Thompson-talks-Historical-Game-Design-and-Lanzerath-Ridge-e2ar6ds
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David Thompson talks Historical Game Design and Lanzerath Ridge
David Thompson talks with class about historical game design, focussing in particular on his game in the Valiant Defense Series Lanzerath Ridge
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Playing with the Past Ep. 0 - Trailer
A brief trailer to explain what to expect from the podcast. Up next, a conversation with designer David Thompson, focussing on his design for the Valiant Defense Series game Lanzerath Ridge.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Playing With the Past takes a dive into historical games. Looking at how games represent and help understand the past, through conversations with deisgners and players and talking about the history behind the games, expect lively discussion of games as part of the way we can understand the past.
HOSTED BY
Ali Kocho-Williams
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Playing With the Past takes a dive into historical games. Looking at how games represent and help understand the past, through conversations with deisgners and players and talking about the history behind the games, expect lively discussion of games as part of the way we can understand the past.
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