{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/620898be2517550015bda64b/62089aecef769a0014a0605e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 1: Disco Elysium","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620898be2517550015bda64b/1644809763990-8f2f2ec62620ebabeaf1c9d12fe6a523.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Game developer Benji Kay speaks with political organizer Caleb Creed about Disco Elysium, a story-focused computer RPG with a leftist bent.</p><p><br></p><p>Topics:</p><ul><li>Being a communist cop who knows nothing about communism.</li><li>Benji's theory about who REALLY dunnit.</li><li>Radiocomputers.</li><li>Ideological plasm.</li><li>Ludonarrative consonance.</li><li>Lightin’ a fuckin' dude on fire.</li><li>The Funeral Cockatoo.</li><li>When you really want a game to like you.</li><li>Premature ejaculation.</li><li>Pale lore.</li><li>What is the swallow?</li><li>Is there really work <em>after</em> hope?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Word of the day: <em>Orthopraxy </em>- in religion, correct practice or conduct (as opposed to faith)</p><p><br></p><p>References:</p><p><a href=\"https://zaumstudio.com/#disco-elysium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Disco Elysium</a> by ZA/UM</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X0-W5erEXw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Feature That Almost Sank Disco Elysium</a> from GameSpot Audio Logs (YouTube)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxc3mKqKTk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Meet the Engineer Preserving The Last Analog Motion Graphics Machine</a> from VICE TV (YouTube)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFVToacVGPc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ordet</a> from Criterion Collection (YouTube)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJaE_BvLK6U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How To Be Hopeless</a> by Carlos Maza (YouTube)</p>","author_name":"Benji Kay"}