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Humour and Games Podcast – Episode 2: How is Humor in Games Different?

Posted by Andrei Zanescu

Humour and GamesWelcome back to the Humour and Games Podcast!

In this episode, we compare how humor in games works in similar or different ways to other media. Are games even unique when they structure jokes? Thinking through media ecosystems, humor conventions and mechanics, this episode considers the challenges of designing humor for play, as opposed to humor in other formats.

Available for you to listen at the ConnectingToGame website, on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

Featured Speakers: Dr. Pippin Barr,  Osama Dorias, Dr. Kishonna Gray, narF, Dr. Dan Staines, Kyler Kelly Tan and Eva Toker.