Episode 165: Thunderbird Strike and the Power of Indigenous Game Design: A Conversation with Elizabeth Lapensee (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).
This week we had an amazing conversation with the fabulous Elizabeth LaPensee, Indigenous scholar, artist, and game designer who talks with us about (among other things) her latest game, Thunderbird Strike. She shares with us her experience making the game and the political upheaval surrounding it.
What We’re Playing:
- Thunderbird Strike
- Smite
- Soma
- Your Toy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- PUBG
- Fallout 4
What We’re Reading
- Eligible
- Baldur’s Gate 2
- Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of the Apocalypse
What We’re Drinking
- Moscato
- Old Fashioned
Links of Note
- Elizabeth’s Site
- Links to download Thunderbird Strike (free)
- Vice Articles on Thunderbird Strike (Destroy Oil Pipelines as a Thunderbird in this New Video Game and Oil Lobbyists: Thunderbird Strike Video Game ‘Promotes Ecoterrorism’
Image Credit: Elizabeth Lapensee, Thunderbirds
