Game For Thought // Podcast on Ethics and Games
By DAE Howest and Quindo
Game For Thought // Podcast on Ethics and GamesApr 30, 2024
Game for Thought S3 / EP1 / Mental Health & Crunch Culture
The return of the Game for Thought podcast has ARRIVED! Joined by our co-hosts Maxime-Benoit Noffels (Game Graphics Production student), Jo Efthymiadou (Game Graphics Production student), March Gutman (Game Graphics Production), and Gust Redant (3D Animation) as they muse on all sorts of topics relevant to the digital entertainment industry -- starting off the season with the topic of Mental Health & Crunch Culture! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and feel free to share your topic suggestions with Max, Jo, March, and Gust! Check out the Game for Thought livestream series HERE: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-KQ7JTQvikQ8zwyY-QwYgtoDE06QYdJD&si=Z3bzXybveHcaS8pe Follow Game for Thought on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/game-for-thought/?viewAsMember=true
Game For Thought S2 /EP4/ Game History
In this episode, Robin teaches Ruth (and the rest of us) the basics of game history. From why people started developing video games all the way to the PlayStation 5, everything is covered in this episode. Try to see if you're smarter than Ruth by answering Robin's exam questions!
Note from Ruth:
Hey everyone! Today's episode was recorded in February and only released now due to our busy schedules. Normally we should be going back to monthly releases from now on. Thank you for sticking around.
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Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.be
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Game For Thought Livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Game For Thought S2 /EP3/ Psychology In Games
In this episode, Ruth and Robin discuss psychology in games. What makes us keep playing games? How do games make us think about the decisions we're making? Find out why Ruth "just can't" with Hellblade and why Robin doesn't like the Mass Effect series in this episode of Game For Thought.
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Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.be
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game For Thought Livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (click for link):
Disco Elysium, FFX, Persona 5 Royal, Portal, Genshin Impact, Cookie Run Kingdom, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Destiny 2, Warframe, Ghost of Tsushima, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect Series, Dragon Age Series, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Devil May Cry, Spec Ops: The Line, This War of Mine, Overwatch, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted Series, The Last of Us Series, Unpacking
Game For Thought S2 /EP2/ The Metaverse
In this episode, Ruth and Robin think about the metaverse. What would our world be like if it existed already? Would there still be microtransactions? How much would flying cost? In which way will this affect gaming? Click the episode to find out what they think.
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Game For Thought Twitter: @GFTatDAE
Game For Thought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gameforthoughtdae
Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.be
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game For Thought Livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (click for link):
Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, Persona 5, Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous, Fortnite, Sora in Smash (if you decide to watch only one trailer in these shownotes, let it be this one), Amazon New World
Game For Thought S2 /EP1/ E-Sports
For the first episode Robin and Ruth discuss E-Sports. Robin gives us a short history on the topic. How did League of Legends become the phenomenon it is today? Aside from that they also delve into the many controversies that e-sports has become known for. Tune in and check it out.
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Game For Thought Twitter: @GFTatDAE
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Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game For Thought Livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (click for link):
Donkey Kong, Starcraft 2, DOTA, League of Legends, Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Hearthstone, Overwatch, CS:GO, Candy Crush, Call of Duty, Splitgate
Interesting articles:
Stardew Valley as an e-sport: https://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-to-host-dollar40k-tournament-is-sort-of-an-esport-now/
Game For Thought S2 // Prologue
To kick off the second season of Game For Thought, Ruth introduces the new things this season has to offer. This includes: new topics, new insights, new guests and last but not least a new host! Robin Rodet gets to talk about his job and why he's on this podcast but he also discusses his favourite video games.
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Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game For Thought Livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Game For Thought Twitter: @GFTatDAE
Game For Thought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gameforthoughtdae
Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Game For Thought /EP6/ Bullying & Peer Pressure in Games
In the last episode of the season, Ruth and Manon join for one last time to discuss the topic of bullying and peer pressure in games and in the gaming community. How "toxic" is the gaming community really? What about the stigma surrounding playing games on easy mode? Should your voice and criticism of the game only be heard if you rank high on the competitive ladder? Listen as they discuss this and much more.
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Ruth makes a mistake in today's episode: Apex Legends only has one pride badge:
Apex Legends only has one pride badge, not all flags separately: https://www.dexerto.com/apex-legends/how-to-get-the-pride-month-badge-in-apex-legends-1589038/
Manon Commeyne Instagram: manon.comm
Manon Commeyne Twitter: @manoncommeyne
Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Howest Digital Arts & Entertainment: https://www.digitalartsandentertainment.be/
Quindo: https://www.quindo.be/
Game for Thought Livestreams: https://www.digitalartsandentertainment.be/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (click for link):
League of Legends, Call of Duty, Overwatch, Dead by Daylight, Genshin Impact, Apex Legends, Hades, Mass Effect, Until Dawn, Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Uncharted, Pokémon, What Remains of Edith Finch, Runescape, Candy Crush, The Sims, Nintendogs
Game For Thought /EP5/ Social Media & Privacy
In this episode, Ruth & Manon talk about Social Media & Privacy. They discuss their own experiences with video games and social media, communities, reviews and how Belgian media perceives gaming.
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Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Manon Commeyne Instagram: manon.comm
Howest Digital Arts & Entertainment: https://www.digitalartsandentertainment.be/
Quindo: https://www.quindo.be/
Game for Thought Livestreams: https://www.digitalartsandentertainment.be/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (click for link):
Grand Theft Auto, Fall Guys, Overwatch, Among Us, Returnal, Fortnite, Persona 5 Royal, Telltale’s TWD, Mass Effect, Hades, Pokémon, Kingdom Hearts, Doom Eternal, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Stardew Valley, The Sims 4, New Pokémon Snap, Dead by Daylight, Destiny 2
Game For Thought /EP4/ AI & the Progress of Technology in Games
In this episode Ruth & Manon discuss AI and the progress of technology in games. This episode features Robin Rodet, a game history teacher at DAE Howest. How have games and their technology evolved and where is the future of gaming headed? Guest Robin explains! Podcast based on the Game For Thought livestream of March 18th, 2021 by DAE Howest and Quindo.
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Robin Rodet Email: robin.rodet@howest.be
Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Manon Commeyne Instagram: manon.comm
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.be
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game for Thought livestreams: http://www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (click for link)
The Last of Us 2, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Beat Saber, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, Concrete Genie, Skyrim, Breath of the Wild, Ring Fit Adventure, Just Dance, Red Dead Redemption 2, Halo series, Cyberpunk 2077, GTA V, Mass Effect, Borderlands, Genshin Impact, The Witcher 3, Ghost of Tsushima
Articles (click for link)
Game For Thought /EP3/ Addiction in Games
In this episode Ruth and Manon tackle addiction in video games. Game addiction has recently been recognised by WHO as an actual addiction. But when are you actually addicted? And do games purposely try to play into that addiction? Let’s discuss! Podcast based on the Game for Thought livestream of February 18th, 2021 by DAE Howest and Quindo.
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Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Manon Commeyne IG: manon.comm
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.be
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game for Thought livestreams: http://www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (Click for link)
Animal Crossing New Horizons, Genshin Impact, Destiny 2, Dead by Daylight, Apex Legends, Fortnite, Overwatch, Hades, Fifa 21, Candy Crush, Persona 5 Royal
Articles (Click for link)
WHO recognises gaming addiction
Game For Thought /EP2/ Discrimination & Representation in Games
Where does the responsibility lie in terms of inclusion and equity within the industry – and within games themselves? How does representation (or the lack thereof) impact gameplay, while perhaps molding our understandings of identity? In which ways does discrimination show its face – and what can be done to provide for a more inclusive gaming environment? And what about representation for marketing purposes? Podcast based on the Game For Thought livestream of December 17th, 2020 by DAE Howest and Quindo.
[Accessibility information] For auto-generated closed captioning, you can enable the live caption feature through Google Chrome (on PC, Mac, or iPhone): https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/10538231?hl=en. We are actively looking into transcribing our episodes in order to make our podcast as accessible as possible to our audience. Thank you for your patience!
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game For Thought-livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Manon Commeyne IG: manon.comm
Games mentioned (Click for link)
Call of Duty, Rainbow SIx Siege, Overwatch, League of Legends, Spider-Man Miles Morales, The Last of Us 2, Life is Strange, Hades, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Uncharted The Lost Legacy, Apex Legends, The Sims, Cyberpunk 2077, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Fallout series
Articles (Click for link)
Overwatch player base gender, Overwatch Symmetra skin controversy, skin colours The Sims
Game For Thought /EP1/ Sex & Violence in Games
In this episode Ruth and Manon talk about Sex & Violence in video games. Mainly about the necessity of it all and how the male gaze comes into play here. They also offer their insights on the famous debate: “Do video games make you violent?” So tune in and enjoy! Podcast based on the Game For Thought-livestream of November 19th, 2020 by DAE Howest and Quindo.
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Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Manon Commeyne IG: manon.comm
Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game For Thought-livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Games mentioned (Click for link)
Hades; Final Fantasy XV; God of War 3; The Witcher 3; Call of Duty; The Last of Us; The Last of Us 2; Tomb Raider; Miles Morales; Stardew Valley; Animal Crossing: New Horizons; Mortal Kombat 11; GTA San Andreas; Nintendogs; Pokémon
Articles (Click for link)
Gender of Gamers, Ubisoft “women don’t sell” article, Do violent games make you violent article
Game For Thought // Prologue
Introducing ‘Game for Thought,’ a podcast series by Ruth Coppens and Manon Commeyne, tackling ethically-relevant topics in the gaming industry. Based on the monthly stream by Howest's Digital Arts and Entertainment-faculty (DAE) -- in which topics at the intersection of gaming and social ethics are critically evaluated. We’ll explore the impacts and implications of industry developments while reflecting upon our responsibilities as journalists and gamers, addressing the capacity of gaming to transcend its virtual reality. Powered by Medialab Quindo.be.
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Howest Digital Arts and Entertainment: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com
Quindo: www.quindo.be
Game For Thought-livestreams: www.digitalartsandentertainment.com/page/327/Game+For+Thought
Ruth Coppens Twitter: @fearthefairy99
Manon Commeyne IG: manon.comm