In this extra big, beefy, and somewhat late episode, your nice hosts talk about recent events and share some personal thoughts on anti-black racism, police violence, and white privilege. Also, Mark is a smart animator, Stephen makes us feel the space and the place, and Ellen doesn’t want to live on the planet Zebes.

• Special: George Floyd, police violence, protests

• Official George Floyd Memorial Fund
• We Love Lake Street
• Black Visions Collective
• Black Table Arts
• Reclaim the Block

• Since we recorded this episode, Itch launched a massive bundle of over 1500 titles (including Widget Satchel and other Minneapolis-made games), whose proceeds will be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund.

• Meta

• Widget Satchel is out in Japan! Well, technically it's Widget Satchel ~Ferret's Treasure~.

• Keep an eye on igdatc for upcoming virtual playtesting sessions using Parsec.

Animation 0:27:00 Mark LaCroixArtProgrammingRealtime Procedurally Animated Spiders - YouTubeResearch: How Virtual Reality Can Help Train Surgeons - Gideon Blumstein, Harvard Business ReviewThe Animator's Survival Kit (Expanded Edition) - Richard E. Williams Establishing a Sense of Place 1:02:00 Stephen McGregorGame DesignNarrative

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