Artifacts of Play

Mary Flanagan presents a book on how games can be used as subversive tools. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780262062688

Sharang Biswas discusses how different types of text are consumed and what that means for designers. https://sub-q.com/rituals-cheating-a...

Sharan Biswas discusses how canon affects storytelling, particularly regarding tabletop games. https://sub-q.com/dukes-and-dumbledore-tru...

A book by Wendy Despain about the various tools at a designer's disposal while designing a game. https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803219...

Jeff and Aaron host a podcast that discusses world creation through the lens of the characters that inhabit it....

Meghan hosts a podcast with interviews of a variety of game designers. http://oneshotpodcast.com/category/podcasts/modifier/

The Gnome Stew team discuss various games, design, and elements of play. https://gnomestew.com/category/gnomecast/

Amelia and Ryan host a podcast in which they talk about different character creation systems. https://www.blockpartypodcastnetwork.com/ch...

Lewis Pulsipher offers a 4 hour class on RPG design. https://www.udemy.com/intro-to-tabletop-role-playing-game-design/

A Giants in the Playground discussion on advice for new game designers. http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?371092-advice-on-de...

A book by Jesse Schell about viewing your game from a variety of perspectives as you design. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781466598645

Genesis of Legend Publications give a primer on designing and publishing RPGs. http://www.genesisoflegend.com/wordpress/wp-content/upload...

A Reddit discussion on what makes horror RPGs scary. https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/7vmvk4/what_makes_a_horror_rpg_scary/

Alex Roberts discusses the design of the game Dialect by Kathryn Hymes and Hakan Seyalioglu. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kb4w5n/pl...

Evan Torner interviews Emily Care Boss about immersive gameplay. https://guyintheblackhat.com/2012/07/11/immersive-gameplay-interview-wit...

A recording of a presentation on the power of story in play by Emily Care Boss and Strix Beltran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9T0TuNA...

Random Tuesday offers a description of various safety tools and how they can be incorporated into play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y...

OurModernStory's description of the Veil by Metaphor safety tool. https://ourmodernstory.wordpress.com/2018/08/24/veil-by-metaphor-anothe...

Hayley G and other twitter users discuss how to incorporate safety tools into your game. https://twitter.com/storybrewers/status/10300504...

Lizzie Stark discusses why safety tools are so important and how to better incorporate them into play. http://leavingmundania.com/2014/02...