Episode 157: Navigating Spaces: Being Together In and Through Games

This week we chat about always online games that don't offer a single player experience. We talk about the positives and negatives (and the in-betweens) of this newly (?) popular experience. We also talk about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and how representation matters. Finally we talk about Mike Meginnis' short story "Navigators" and task you all with reading/listening to it and tweeting at us about it (@nymgamer).

Links of Note:

• Sam's (nymgamer_saffista) Mixer channel http://mixer.com/nymgamer_saffista
• Alisha's (nymgamer_alisha) Mixer channel http://mixer.com/nymgamer_alisha
• "Navigators" as read by LeVar Burton (on LeVar Burton Reads podcast)
• Mike Meginnis' "Navigators" is also available in The Best American Short Stories 2012

What We’re Playing:

• Overwatch
• Fortnite
• Diablo 3
• Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

What We're Reading

• Gaming Representation: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Video Games

What We're Drinking

• Bourbon and Coke
• Ciderboys Pineapple Hula Cider
• Angry Orchard Cider