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Slice & Dice | Kevin Nguyen: The Birth of Modal Games

Season 2, Ep. 13
In This Episode

We get to hang out with Kevin Thien Vu Long Nguyen and chat about Volley Boys!! We get into: how great Kevin is, making connections over what you care about, and so much more.


The Game

Volley Boys!!


Resources & Links

Kevin's Itch.io

Kevin's Twitter: @Knit_Nack

Kevin's Website

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