{"id":212,"date":"2018-01-13T16:18:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T16:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:09:22","slug":"talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing The Game Designer&#8217;s Workbook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Game Designer&#039;s Workbook Talk\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6jQ_OsOLz-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>Multiplayer Learning Games&#8217; Double-Edged Sword<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Multiplayer Learning Games&#039; Double-Edged Sword\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9IJge_hW5CA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Given at Serious Play 2024.\u00a0 Slides: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4f0lRkH<\/p>\n<h2>Bad Games Arcade<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where it&#039;s Made? Educational Games in Academia and Beyond\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u9QU6muEy0o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Humour &amp; Games Live Podcast with Bobby Lockhart\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xJQSkV9PdyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Visual GDD Workshop<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Visual GDD Workshop\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-QpMppYlPE4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The associated worksheets are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/raugqwgoklkgmeb\/WireframeWorkshopExercises.pdf?dl=0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>GameFest Akron<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GameFest Akron - Codemancer Stream\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LksEBK9r7Zo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Themed Attraction Pitchfest: Car Park<\/h2>\n<p>Skip to 1:35:48 for my pitch: &#8220;Car Park&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/443535744#t=1h35m48s\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/443535744#t=1h35m48s<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Harold: a Structure for Interactive Narrative<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NarraScopew 2020: The Harold: A Structure for Interactive Narrative\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/maqg2vuw3ME?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>How to SEEM Like a Great Game Designer<\/h2>\n<p>This talk was given at the M+Dev conference 2019, and was not recorded.\u00a0 This was a <strong>Comedic Talk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The premise was that I was training the audience to masquerade as a great game designer.\u00a0 It was very well received and I hope I&#8217;ll have the opportunity to give the talk again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-258\" src=\"https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Talk00-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Talk00-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Talk00-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Talk00-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bobbylox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Talk00.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>To Type or Not to Type<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To Type or Not To Type\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Zyq9eCj3jU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Systems of Humor in Game Design<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlcjDpnRQ7E?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Follow along with\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1OSqqsP4Ajoafoi1OFR_IZmx5Wzzmg4kfXlsXQfqa8oM\/present?slide=id.g28cb03bacd_0_253\">Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Why Educational Games are So Bad and You Can, Too!<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iCVJsl-MJC0?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Slides are <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1EqWtQMZrLxtZ9xyS9iZQtVmXoyiuAUVmMqh2h04B8fA\/present?slide=id.p\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What Do Game Designers Do?<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eQ_UPRh0V-I?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing The Game Designer&#8217;s Workbook Multiplayer Learning Games&#8217; 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