"A place where people live."

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"A place where people live." Animation; Establishing a Sense of Place
2020.06.12
An overlook of Kakariko Village from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

We recorded this episode on May 31st, 2020, six days after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We dedicated a special segment at the beginning of this episode to review the timeline of events surrounding his death and discuss related issues that matter to us. 

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

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.

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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.