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Play Dead

Play Dead

Written by: Gabby DaRienzo
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 Welcome to Play Dead, the first and only podcast that looks exclusively at death in video games. Hosted by Gabby DaRienzo, Play Dead explores the different ways that death is used in video games and the meanings it has for both players and developers.Gabby DaRienzo Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Afterparty and Oxenfree with Adam Hines and Bryant Cannon

    Afterparty and Oxenfree with Adam Hines and Bryant Cannon
    Mar 7 2020
    In this episode, Gabby talks with Adam Hines and Bryant Cannon of Night School Studios, the creators of the critically-acclaimed game Oxenfree and the upcoming game Afterparty. They talk about writing for grief, the consequences of changing the past, and how Afterparty is going to deal with the subject of death. The music used in this episode comes from the Oxenfree and AfterParty soundtracks, both of which were composed by scntfc.
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    19 mins
  • Doki Doki Literature Club with Dan Salvato

    Doki Doki Literature Club with Dan Salvato
    Mar 7 2020
    In this episode, Gabby talks with Dan Salvato, the creator of the critically-acclaimed, romance-slash-horror visual novel game Doki Doki Literature Club. They discuss writing mental health and horror games, subverting the visual novel genre, and how DDLC uses deletion as “death”. Warning: This episode contains spoilers for the game Doki Doki Literature Club, and discussion about sensitive subjects such as suicide and self harm. The music used in this episode comes from the Doki Doki Literature Club soundtrack which was composed by Dan Salvato.
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    19 mins
  • What Remains of Edith Finch with Ian Dallas

    What Remains of Edith Finch with Ian Dallas
    Mar 7 2020
    In the season three premiere, Gabby talks with Ian Dallas, the Creative Director of Giant Sparrow, about the studio’s critically-acclaimed What Remains of Edith Finch. They discuss the development of Edith Finch, the team’s careful approach to the depiction of children’s deaths, and how Ian’s personal experiences with death impacted the game’s overall design and development. The music used in this episode comes from the What Remains of Edith Finch soundtrack composed by Jeff Russo. You can learn more about him at JeffRusso.com.
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    30 mins
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