The RE:BIND.io Podcast

We're Rebind.io, a critical analysis site that focuses on the overlaps between Video Game culture and the Performance Arts. Each week we have a new guest offering their unique insights as developers, artists, academics, and media personalities.

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 33: Yussef Cole

Plugs:Yussef's twitter - https://twitter.com/youmeyouBullet Points Monthly - https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/Unwinnable - https://unwinnable.com/ notes:Yussef's piece "Cuphead and the Racist Spectre of Fleischer Animation" - https://unwinnable.com/2017/11/10/cuphead-and-the-racist-spectre-of-fleischer-animation/Yussef's piece "Fortnite's Appropriation Issue Isn't About Copyright Law, It's About Ethics" - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3bkgj/fortnite-fortnight-black-appropriation-dance-emoteJacob Geller's video essay "Does Call of Duty Believe in Anything?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtCV421T52sBullet Points' Back and Forth on Spiritfarer - https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/2020/09/09/back-and-forth-spiritfarerBullet Points' issue on Ghosts of Tsushima - https://bulletpointsmonthly.com/issue/ghost-of-tsushima

09-25
01:32:06

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 32: The Last Survey (Nicholas O'Brien)

The Last SurveyVideogames in the age of climate collapseClimate activismPlugs:Nicholas' twitter - https://twitter.com/__nkOPersonal website - http://doubleunderscore.net/The Last Survey - https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-last-survey  Notes:The Trolley - https://m3m3x.itch.io/the-trolleyIngrid Burrington's work on the materiality of the Internet - http://lifewinning.com/tag/writes/Babycastles - https://www.babycastles.com/Gill Scott Heron's Whitey on the Moon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4

09-10
01:33:08

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 31: Virtual Reality Performance Arts (Feat. Phantom)

 Plugs:Phantom's twitter - https://twitter.com/radicalhelmetPersonal website - https://syslbnth.neocities.org/Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/radicalhelmet Show notes:Half-Life VR But the AI is Self Aware - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUYLDtC5QwLimmy's Adventure Call - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-32RxlHiGUwayneradiotv's AI Dungeon streams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD6_lX-YbjgTempest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4cMDpSuRjkComradery - https://www.comradery.co/

09-03
01:19:13

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 30: Jack Hart & Games Academia

Jack's twitter - https://twitter.com/jackofhartPersonal website - https://www.psybearpunk.com/Itch page - https://psybearpunk.itch.io/ Topics:Games AcademiaMaking games as an academicFundingCooperatives and other alternative models

08-19
58:35

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 29: James Johnston of Rude Ghost

Support RE:BIND:Follow us on twitter - https://twitter.com/rebind_ioConsider pledging on our patreon - https://www.patreon.com/rebind James' twitter - https://twitter.com/ViewtifulJamesRude Ghost's twitter - https://twitter.com/rudeghostgamesPixel Puzzle Makeout League - https://picross.love/site.htmlThief Town - https://store.steampowered.com/app/331220/Thief_Town/Live Action Trailer for Thief Town - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkuvOtFIjGA360 Trailer for Defragmented - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG7KJ_dFQvMKiller Queen Black - http://www.killerqueenblack.com/Dialtown - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035990/Dialtown_Phone_Dating_Sim/Heart of the Woods - https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/heart-of-the-woods

08-12
01:01:44

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 28: Talkin' Memes (Feat. Kino Fabino)

Meme craftingAnatomy of internet humorYoutube poopsCopyright, lawsuits and how it damages internet subculturesImpermanence of Internet art, lack of preservationInfluencers, Personality driven contentRustStalker, cheeki breeki memesBoomer Shooters Plugs:Fabino's twitter - https://twitter.com/kinofabino Show notes:Neil Cicierga - http://www.neilcic.com/Secret Little Haven - https://ristar.itch.io/secret-little-havenCibele - https://starmaidgames.itch.io/cibeleThe Magic Circle - http://www.magiccirclegame.com/Welyn's channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg4XK-l40KZD7fLi12pJ1YAE.Y.E Divine Cybermancy -  https://store.steampowered.com/app/91700/EYE_Divine_Cybermancy/

08-04
01:02:32

The RE:BIND Podcast Special Episode 27: Toge Productions & Coffee Talk

Notes:Coffee TalkHow Toge Productions operatesHow is it like to be a games developer in IndonesiaIndonesia's games culture Plugs:Toge's website - https://www.togeproductions.com/AJ's twitter - https://twitter.com/ndrujeremyDio's twitter - https://twitter.com/i_am_dioCoffee Talk's twiter - https://twitter.com/coffeetalk_game Show notes:Mojiken's A Space for the Unbound - https://mojiken.itch.io/asftu-prologueMojiken's Divination - https://mojiken.itch.io/divination

07-27
44:31

The RE:BIND Podcast Special Episode 26: D-Cell Games and Unbeatable

plugs:D-Cell Games' twitter - https://twitter.com/dcellgamesUnbeatable's website - http://unbeatablegame.com Jeff's twitter - https://twitter.com/comet_meltingJeff's website - http://meltingcomet.com Rachel's twitter - https://twitter.com/rachelklakeRachel's website - http://maybegirl.com RJ's twitter - https://twitter.com/spellbangRJ's music - https://spellmynamewithabang.bandcamp.com/ Andrew's twitter - https://twitter.com/PixelHavokk Vasily's twitter - https://twitter.com/VastonikMusicTJ's twitter - https://twitter.com/respinmusicPeak Divide's website - http://peakdivide.com

07-20
01:35:29

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 25: Tim Sutton of Marble Hornets

Marble HornetsHow the production evolved across the seasonsPicking loctions, doing stunts, practical effectsFound Footage formatRepresenation of mental health in HorrorWriting, developing a story as you go alongToTheArk videosMarble Hornets' fandom and projects inspired by itspecial effects, camera work, sound designThe Endless (2017) by Justin Benson and Aaron MoorheadTribeTwelve - https://www.youtube.com/user/TribeTwelveEverymanHYBRID - https://www.youtube.com/user/EverymanHYBRIDTim's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/flamingbuttwindTim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/flamingbuttwind

07-14
02:10:06

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 24: Ewan Wilson & The Politics Of Architecture

 Ewan's piece about Control's Cold War influences Just Add Monsters' video essay "Another Day At The Office: Kafka, Sartre, and Control's Workplace Nightmare" TV Series "Counterpart (2017)" J. G. Ballard's Highrise Ewan's piece on Mundaun In the Pause between the Ringing by Studio Oleomingus

07-07
54:13

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 23: Jay Tholen

How Jay got started in gamesProject managementDropsy, marketing, KickstarterAdventure game designTecnosaudade gamesIndie games communitiesCollective organizing, making better spacesHypnospace Outlaw, whats nextPitching and getting funding, publishing, business meetings, paperwork plugas:Jay's twitter - https://twitter.com/jaytholenHypnospace Outlaw - http://www.hypnospace.net/An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1246250/An_Airport_for_Aliens_Currently_Run_by_Dogs/ notes:Jaz Rignall's feature on the early days at Lucasarts - https://www.usgamer.net/articles/i-actually-was-hunting-ewoks-lucasfilm-games-the-early-yearsQuestion's The Magic Circle - https://store.steampowered.com/app/323380/The_Magic_Circle/Nathalie Lawhead's Everything is going to be OK - https://alienmelon.itch.io/everything-is-going-to-be-okVictoria Dominowski's Secret Little Haven - https://ristar.itch.io/secret-little-havenNina Freeman's Cibele - https://starmaidgames.itch.io/cibeleNathalie Lawhead's Tetrageddon Games - https://alienmelon.itch.io/tetrageddonParroty Interactive's Microshaft Winblows 98 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microshaft_Winblows_98Netcafe - https://archive.org/details/netcafe

06-30
02:15:32

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 22: Cara Ellison & Brian Mitsoda on Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines II

topics:tabletop games inspirationshow cara joined, going from journalist to developernarrative designhumour in the game, silly jokes, himbosbloodlines 2representation in bloodlines 2bloodlines 1 fan questions, lore & worldbuildingtroika, bloodlines 1 developmentgames journalism plugs:Cara Ellison's personal websiteBrian Mitsoda's twitterDead State Show notes:Cara Ellison's Embed with GamesKiereon Gillen's review of BloodlinesKieron Gillen's piece about HeatherPart 1 of Emily's series about Bloodlines on RE:BINDPart 2 of Emily's series about Bloodlines on RE:BINDAuto-generated transcript is available here

06-23
03:15:15

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 21: Nick Bell of Aetheric Games

Plugs:Aetheric Games' twitter - https://twitter.com/aethericgamesNick's personal twitter - https://twitter.com/MrBehemoTemple of Snek - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1208590/Temple_Of_Snek/ Show notes:Bonbon - https://aethericgames.itch.io/bonbonEmily's piece on Bonbon - https://www.rebind.io/the-year-of-the-rat-bonbon-4319/Among the Sleep - https://store.steampowered.com/app/250620/Among_the_Sleep__Enhanced_Edition/Lost in the Backrooms - https://jan-malitschek.itch.io/lost-in-the-backroomsEmily's piece on Lost in the Backrooms - https://www.rebind.io/confrontation-of-the-substrate-jan-malitscheks-backrooms-2626/Puppet Combo's games - https://puppetcombo.com/She Dreams Elsewhere - https://lorenze.itch.io/she-dreams-elsewhereInteractivity: The Interactive Experience - https://aethericgames.itch.io/interactivity-the-interactive-experience

06-16
01:30:26

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 20: Agony Of A Dying MMORPG - Toni Hughes

Toni's twitter - https://twitter.com/duck_bubblesAgony of a Dying MMO's itch page - https://toni-hughes.itch.io/agony-of-a-dying-mmoPAGAN: Autogeny - https://oleandergarden.itch.io/pagan3No Players Online - https://papercookies.itch.io/no-players-onlineDread Delusion - https://lovelyhellplace.itch.io/dread-delusionHalf Life mods: They Hunger, Afraid of Monsters

06-09
36:29

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 19: Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Plugs:Konstantinos' twitter - https://twitter.com/gnomeslairKonstantinos' website - https://game-cities.comKonstantinos' book Virtual Cities - https://unbound.com/books/virtual-cities/ Show Notes:Moshe Linke's games - https://www.moshelinke.de/Palace of the Soviets - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_SovietsDUSTNET - http://scrnprnt.ca/DUSTNET.htmlProject Xanadu - http://www.xanadu.net/

06-01
01:37:02

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 18: Jordan Black & JustAddMonsters

 Jordan's personal twitter - https://twitter.com/Bad_DurandalJust Add Monsters on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AddMonstersJust Add Monsters on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05y_wEbc-bAM5Fcb5GT3pQJust Add Monsters on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=33342365  notes:Just Add Monsters' Video Essay on Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leN_o8Gh9ZIJust Add Monsters' Video Essay on Control - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gbhrWcJT5wJack Saint's youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/LackingSaintPatricia Taxxon's youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOjLfFE0TABS9bk05oH-kgwThe Ballad of the Metamorphosis of M. Dolly by David Su - https://usdivad.itch.io/the-ballad-of-the-metamorphosis-of-m-dollyMaggie Mae Fish's Video Essay on Robocop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdy1ln1vmv0

05-26
49:20

The RE:BIND Podcast episode 17: Spencer Yan & My Work Is Not Yet Done

Plugs:Spencer's personal site - https://spncryn.tumblr.com/Spencer's twitter - https://twitter.com/spncryn/ Show notes:Nic Reuben's piece on Spencer's Hotline Miami mod - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-08-13-the-messy-story-behind-the-hotline-miami-mod-that-never-wasSam White's profile on Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone - https://www.gq.com/story/stardew-valley-eric-barone-profileErrant Signal's video on The Space Between - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GzzcepN2yE

05-19
01:14:40

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 16: James Interactive

The Legend of Bum-boThe upsides of indie games community (easier to talk with devs, getting feedback)game stores, importance of itch.ioJames' careerimportance of having interests beyond gamesVideogames coverage, lack of indie and art anglesParallels with Maker CommunityDev burnoutpotential of VR for indie devs, art house games being a more accessible approach for non gamers Plugs:James' twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesidThe Legend of Bum-bo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148650/The_Legend_of_BumBo/ Notes:Hackaday: https://hackaday.com/Kusogrande: https://twitter.com/kusogrande 

05-12
01:09:48

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 14: Johnnemann Nordhagen

"Big Rock Candy Mountain" song by Harry Mac McClintock"Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road" song by Woody Guthrie "Mules and Men" Book by Zora Neale HurstonRock Paper Shotgun's interview with Steve Gaynor about Warren Spector's One City Block RPG Plugs:Johnnemann's twitterWhere The Water Tastes Like Wine

04-27
01:28:53

The RE:BIND Podcast Episode 13: Will Smith (FOO VR / Still Untitled)

Alpha Dominche "Steampunk" Brewing Machine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE001LO3sUEWorld Barista Championship - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgAZe2hLd1sPrognostifications - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmHSHDJz2No Will's plugs:Twitter - https://twitter.com/willsmithBrad & Will Made a Tech Pod. - https://techpod.content.town/Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project podcast- https://www.tested.com/still-untitled-the-adam-savage-project/Foo VR - https://www.foovr.com/Music courtesy of: Taylor Shechet

04-21
01:06:23

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