I spent the last six months interrogating the world's greatest video game developers under the name The Examined Game. Join me today to hear more about my journey.
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Featuring Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas), Doug Cockle (The Witcher), Edmund McMillen (The Binding of Isaac), Alex and Kelsey Beachum (Outer Wilds), Erik Wolpaw (Portal, Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead), Richard Lemarchand (Uncharted), Nina Freeman (Cibele, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage), Julia Minamata (The Crimson Diamond), Ben Fisher (Atomfall), Clint Hocking (Far Cry 2), Scott Miller (Duke Nukem 3D, Wolfenstein 3D), Jon Ingold (80 Days, Heaven's Vault, Overboard!), Joseph Humfrey (80 Days, Heaven's Vault, Overboard!), Amandine Marest (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), Francisco González (Rosewater, Lamplight City), Jonathan Zimmerman (Life Is Strange), Dave Lloyd (The Drifter), Larry Kuperman (Nightdive Studios), Mario R. Kroll and more.
The Examined Game is a video game podcast that explores the question: "What is the meaning of life... in video games?"
To answer it, host Steven Lake sits down with the developers, writers, designers, creators, and artists behind some of the world's most acclaimed and beloved video games. Through in-depth conversations about game design, storytelling, and the influences that drove these individuals to make video games, both personally and professionally, The Examined Game examines how games reflect the ideas, values, and experiences that shape our lives.
Steven Lake is the host of The Examined Game and a Peabody-nominated documentary producer. He has produced work for Netflix, BBC Storyville, PBS POV, Al Jazeera, and The Guardian. His films include Phantom Parrot, Roll Red Roll—which The New York Times called "an essential watch"—and Dungeon Masterhood, a coming-of-age documentary with dragons. Other work includes Anonymous Comes to Town, one of The Guardian's most-watched documentary shorts, and The Family Statement for Field of Vision.
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