At the thought frontier. A conversation with IskatuMesk

We welcome IskatuMesk, a longtime modder, designer, and games commentator, to The No-Frauds Club! Join us for a discussion about exploring uncharted territory in video games.

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0:00:00 Introducing IskatuMesk
0:00:20 Finding the thought frontier
0:29:11 Being able to take total ownership of your work
0:43:00 Moving between RTS and ARPG design spaces
1:05:51 Computer-controlled enemies in video games
1:17:25 Designing fair enemies that do not pull punches
1:31:05 Increasing difficulty without simple number multipliers
1:46:33 Conceptualizing compelling 3D level design
1:52:15 Linking different sublevels together
2:05:02 The third-person camera, and its drawbacks
2:16:37 How running D&D games influenced Mesk's design philosophy
2:32:21 Bemoaning the impact of dice rolls
2:50:48 Would diceless D&D be more attractive?
2:59:42 What would the outcome have to be to allow Mesk to be content?
3:07:31 Final words

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