Joe makes it back for his third recording just in time to talk about the impending MLB season, the enduring success of MLB The Show, devs reusing assets and animations in games. We also talk about the magic of Dune and its sequel, some upcoming indie projects, and Joe forces Caleb to talk about getting published with Lost in Cult.

Episode three of the "On Playing With" miniseries is focused on playing video games with kids, and for Caleb it is specifically about playing games with his oldest kid, Charlee. The two of them have played games before, but in the last few months Charlee took ownership of her first game, taking the time to learn how to play it and beat it herself, and it caught dad off guard a bit. Come listen as he describes what it is like to watch your kid become passionate about something you hold a great deal of passion for yourself.

On episode two of the "On Playing With" series I focus in on my family's long running family game night. But not before digging into some of the history that brought us to being capable of having family game nights. There is overlap in some ways between this conversation and the last episode. I also start to dig into what it's like to teach someone how to play games, which is actually a lot harder than you might think it is.

This episode is focused, as the title suggests, on the ever-evolving social structure of playing games with my group of friends, how that group changes (for good and bad), how the games constantly change, and how balance is a dish best served carefully. There are good times and bad times bundled up in this experience. And it's an experience I wouldn't trade, though I do sometimes wish I could switch it off for a few days.