The RE:BIND.io Podcast

Errant Signal - Chris Franklin & New Wave Video Essays

Episode Summary

We sit down with Errant Signal's Chris Franklin to discuss the state of media crit on youtube, arthouse indies, and discuss games like The Beginner's Guide and others. Visit us at http://rebind.io and http://patreon.com/rebind to support indie media.

Episode Notes

Errant Signal is @campster on twitter, and his youtube channel can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/Campster/

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1. Rag Doll Kung Fu
   1. First non-Valve videogame on Steam
   2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1002/Rag_Doll_Kung_Fu/
2. Zeno Clash
   1. Early non-Valve videogame on Steam
   2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/22200/Zeno_Clash/
3. Introversion
   1. Early indie studio
   2. https://www.introversion.co.uk/introversion/
4. Jeff “Last of the Bedroom Programmer” Minter
   1. http://minotaurproject.co.uk/frontpage.php
5. My Friend Pedro (the original flash game)
   1. https://www.crazygames.com/game/my-friend-pedro
6. Early B.F. Skinner work on Operant Conditioning
   1. http://s-f-walker.org.uk/pubsebooks/pdfs/The%20Behavior%20of%20Organisms%20-%20BF%20Skinner.pdf
   2. https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Skinner/Pigeon/
   3. There was a more recent paper on MMO or F2P design that included photos of rats in skinner boxes in its discussion of designing for player engagement, but for the life of me I can’t find it.
7. Liz Ryerson on content creators using fringe games as a content mill
   1. https://twitter.com/ellaguro/status/1200574028626452481
8. Errant Signal Blips 5 (includes Dujanah)
   1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lefmwWPdhrk
9. Sales boosts from Blips episodes
   1. There is supposed to be a thread where @Campster, @melessthanthree, @chrstphfr, and @QuestForTori discuss sales impact of the various Errant Signal essays on their games, but I have not been able to find it.
   2. https://twitter.com/king_spooner/status/1223693126021406722
10. Campster’s process for finding games to cover
    1. Steam microtrailers twitter account
       1. https://twitter.com/microtrailers
    2. Itch games sorted by most recent
       1. https://itch.io/games/newest
11. No Cartridge 
    1. indie game coverage website mentioned for its community building
    2. https://www.no-cartridge.net/
12. Campster asking about how to do better indie game coverage
    1. https://twitter.com/Campster/status/1087949889982685184
13. Mainstream games journalism
    1. Mario Wedding Cake
       1. https://kotaku.com/a-mario-wedding-cake-from-the-best-bride-ever-5437031
    2. Tim Roger’s Death Stranding review
       1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZHUY-nVXKU
14. Discussion of previous Errant Signal videos
    1. Secret Little Haven
       1. Game - https://ristar.itch.io/secret-little-haven
       2. Essay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzHFRfOVOuQ
    2. The Space Between
       1. Game - https://chrstphfr.itch.io/the-space-between
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GzzcepN2yE
    3. The Magic Circle
       1. Game - http://www.magiccirclegame.com/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7eCIkcMUdA
    4. Glitchhikers
       1. Game - http://glitchhikers.com/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMqfFWQgzZY
    5. The Beginner’s Guide
       1. Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/303210/The_Beginners_Guide/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAbh28j11RQ
    6. Stanley Parable
       1. Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/The_Stanley_Parable/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiCLKmEAa1I
    7. Only If
       1. Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/298260/Only_If/
       2. Errant Signal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_K2kZfytbc