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“The creepiest part of Sesame Street.” | topic: clowning around and making games | a conversation with Jason Schneider

“The creepiest part of Sesame Street.” | topic: clowning around and making games | a conversation with Jason Schneider

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The multifaceted Jason Schneider joins us to talk about his life in fun and games. Jason has started his own game company after working for decades at someone else's. Jason started studying philosophy, then went to clown college. From there, he worked on Sesame Street, Zoom, and Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman. He discovered scores of games at Gamewright, and helped develop them into popular products for the company. His own company is called Happy Camper Games. Check them out.

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“The creepiest part of Sesame Street.” | topic: clowning around and making games | a conversation with Jason Schneider

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