

Season - Episode
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1 - 1What is a Game? Apr 01, 2016
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1 - 2Ancient Games Apr 08, 2016
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1 - 3The Dawn of Video Games Apr 15, 2016
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1 - 4Atari and the Business of Video Games Apr 22, 2016
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1 - 5The First Home Consoles May 06, 2016
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1 - 6The Video Game Crash of 1983 May 13, 2016
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1 - 7Nintendo and a New Standard for Video Games May 20, 2016
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1 - 8Sega and More Mature Video Games May 28, 2016
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1 - 9Playstation and More Immersive Video Games Jun 04, 2016
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1 - 10Microsoft and Connected Consoles Jun 10, 2016
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1 - 11Casual Gaming Jun 17, 2016
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1 - 12MMORPGs Jun 24, 2016
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1 - 13Card Games Jul 09, 2016
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1 - 14Board Games Jul 16, 2016
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1 - 15Educational Games Jul 23, 2016
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1 - 16Psychology of Gaming Jul 30, 2016
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1 - 17The Olympics, FIFA, and why we love sports Aug 05, 2016
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1 - 18Role-playing Games Aug 19, 2016
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1 - 19Game Design Sep 02, 2016
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1 - 20PC Gaming Sep 09, 2016
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1 - 21The Future of Virtual Reality Sep 23, 2016
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1 - 22Open World Games Oct 01, 2016
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1 - 23Handhelds Oct 08, 2016
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1 - 24Input Devices Oct 22, 2016
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1 - 25The History of Game Shows Oct 28, 2016
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1 - 26LARP Nov 11, 2016
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1 - 27Gambling Nov 19, 2016
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1 - 28The Pokémon Phenomenon Dec 07, 2016
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1 - 29The Future of Gaming Dec 16, 2016
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0 - 1Crash Course Games Preview Mar 25, 2016
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0 - 2Outtakes #1 Jul 01, 2016
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0 - 3Outtakes #2 Sep 17, 2016
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0 - 4Outtakes #3 Dec 23, 2016
Overview
Today we’re going to talk about LARPs or live action role-playing games. Larping tends to conjure up the image of a bunch of nerds hitting each other with foam weapons but it’s much more than that. LARPs merge performance, community, and art in a way that allows players to experience different lives within the safe confines of a game. And it isn’t all just medieval battles either, there are LARPs for just about any kind of game scenario you could imagine, and even some that you might not - like those designed to help players better understand the real-world struggles of oppressed populations. And LARPs aren’t just some niche game, LARPs are played in over 80 countries, and are growing rapidly in participation all over the world.