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Interview with Roberta Taylor
In this episode, veteran game designer Roberta Taylor (Octopus’ Garden, Creature Comforts) joins host Eduard Gafton to discuss cozy and historical games alike, the role of history in making games and the compromises made between historical accuracy and game design.
Time Stamps
00:00:00 – Start
00:01:25 – How does a game like Creature Comforts come to be?
00:03:53 – A game shaped around coziness
00:22:39 – How and why Roberta got into game design
00:28:30 – What is the role of history in making games
00:37:31 – Where do you compromise? Historical accuracy or fun?
Mentioned in this Episode
Creature Comforts’ Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kidstablebg/creature-comforts-0
Learn more about Creature Comforts: https://www.kidstablebg.com/creature-comforts
Learn more about Octopus’ Garden: https://www.valleygames.ca/archive/our-games/octopus-garden/
Roberta’s Website: https://robertataylor.ca/
Roberta’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/infiniteroberta
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Time Stamps
00:00:00 – Start
00:01:25 – How does a game like Creature Comforts come to be?
00:03:53 – A game shaped around coziness
00:22:39 – How and why Roberta got into game design
00:28:30 – What is the role of history in making games
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Mentioned in this Episode
Creature Comforts’ Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kidstablebg/creature-comforts-0
Learn more about Creature Comforts: https://www.kidstablebg.com/creature-comforts
Learn more about Octopus’ Garden: https://www.valleygames.ca/archive/our-games/octopus-garden/
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