Moving Pixels Podcast: Co-operative Gameplay

Like last week, the Moving Pixels podcast crew is focusing on a broader topic in gaming for the week, co-operative gameplay.

Our regular contributors, G. Christopher Williams, Nick Dinicola, and Thomas Cross, discuss varying kinds of co-op style play from the living room to the arcade to multiplayer online and the kinds of dynamics that these experiences create among players.

Rick Dakan is on a short hiatus from the podacst, but he should be back with us in a few weeks. In the meantime, I am sitting in as host this week. So, be gentle, it’s my first time.

This podcast is also available via iTunes.

Additional discussion of co-op gameplay:

Making Emergent Stories Matter: Considering Left 4 Dead and Medal of Honor by Nick Dinicola

T.L. Taylor’s Guide to MMO Culture by L.B. Jeffries

Silent Conversations: Communicating Without Voice Chat in Online Games by Nick Dinicola

Our podcast contributors:

G. Christopher Williams is the Multimedia Editor at PopMatters.com. You can find his weekly updates featured at the Neuromance blog.

Rick Dakan is a regular contributor to the Moving Pixels blog as well as to the Gamma Testing podcast.

Nick Dinicola is also a regular contributor to the Moving Pixels blog.

Thomas Cross contributes frequently to the Multimedia section at PopMatters.com, and he also pens the Diamond in the Rough column for GameSetWatch.