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My opinions regarding what is being called an industry collapse, and how I see it as more of a rebirth. Record Biz Waiting list https://hustling-artisan-4188.ck.page/recordbiz Highway to the Moon https://store.steampowered.com/app/488330/Highway_to_the_Moon/ Legends of Mathmatica https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638690/Legends_of_Mathmatica_Under_the_Shadow_of_Certainty/ Bandcamp https://vernaculargames.bandcamp.com/ Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vernacular_games/ Our Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Our Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/vernaculargames

A contemplation of what I call the forgotten generation or Gen Y Record Biz Waiting list https://hustling-artisan-4188.ck.page/recordbiz Highway to the Moon https://store.steampowered.com/app/488330/Highway_to_the_Moon/ Legends of Mathmatica https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638690/Legends_of_Mathmatica_Under_the_Shadow_of_Certainty/ Bandcamp https://vernaculargames.bandcamp.com/ Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vernacular_games/ Our Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Our Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/vernaculargames

Talking about the troubles I encountered when trying to break into the blue collar industry. Record Biz Waiting list https://hustling-artisan-4188.ck.page/recordbiz Highway to the Moon https://store.steampowered.com/app/488330/Highway_to_the_Moon/ Legends of Mathmatica https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638690/Legends_of_Mathmatica_Under_the_Shadow_of_Certainty/ Bandcamp https://vernaculargames.bandcamp.com/ Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vernacular_games/ Our Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Our Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/vernaculargames

Continuing the exploration of Megaman X8's flaws. This time we're looking at the design of its individual characters Record Biz Waiting list https://hustling-artisan-4188.ck.page/recordbiz Highway to the Moon https://store.steampowered.com/app/488330/Highway_to_the_Moon/ Legends of Mathmatica https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638690/Legends_of_Mathmatica_Under_the_Shadow_of_Certainty/ Bandcamp https://vernaculargames.bandcamp.com/ Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vernacular_games/ Our Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Our Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/vernaculargames

Part one of a talk about Megaman X8. Here we explore some foundational flaws that influence how the game is received. Record Biz Waiting list https://hustling-artisan-4188.ck.page/recordbiz Highway to the Moon https://store.steampowered.com/app/488330/Highway_to_the_Moon/ Legends of Mathmatica https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638690/Legends_of_Mathmatica_Under_the_Shadow_of_Certainty/ Bandcamp https://vernaculargames.bandcamp.com/ Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vernacular_games/ Our Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Our Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/vernaculargames

Exploring the concept of love and differentiating it from affection. Looking towards the greater applications of these concepts to society as a whole

A brief chat on the subject of badge culture in the tech industry and how it is similar to caste systems of old. Record Biz Waiting list https://hustling-artisan-4188.ck.page/recordbiz Highway to the Moon https://store.steampowered.com/app/488330/Highway_to_the_Moon/ Legends of Mathmatica https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638690/Legends_of_Mathmatica_Under_the_Shadow_of_Certainty/ Bandcamp https://vernaculargames.bandcamp.com/ Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vernacular_games/ Our Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/notifications/?filter=all Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Our Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/vernaculargames

An exploration of the relationship between employer and employee, and how to do it in a non negative way.

Exploring the Scrapper vs. Ranger match up and how to evolve the interaction such that it becomes more fun to play

Looking at how to apply Nintendo's business practices to construction and real estate

Some meandering talk about being a Christian creative in the current environs and trying to avoid ruining art with heavy handed messaging

Chatting a bit about pinball machines, arcade cabinets and the growth of barcades.

Just pointing ya'll in the direction of a cool X8 Demake project that's currently in the works. Loving how it's turned out so far. You can find it at the link below. https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/mega-man-x8-16-bit.1504/

A brief anecdote about an encounter with society's "upper echelon", and some musings regarding its implications.

A brief chat about the poor state of the game industry and what indie devs can do in response.

Here we speak on the representation of AI that was presented in the Megaman X games and how that influenced my thoughts with regards to AI ideation and development.

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Here we consider the query: What is Engagement? You can find the rest of the playlist at: soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac/sets/vernacademia-podcast-season-3 Our Website: www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Subscribestar: www.subscribestar.com/vernaculargames Our Minds: www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: @redcoatvernac Our Audius: audius.co/vernaculargames 00:10 Introduction 00:15 Art as Stylized Expression 01:05 Style and Expression's Riddle 01:43 What is Engagement 01:54 What Does It Mean to Engage 02:31 What Does it Mean to Interact 03:02 Lawn Mower Example 03:23 Non-Useful Interaction 04:53 Engagement's Positive Connotation 05:52 Significant Interaction is Engagement 06:12 Engagement's Relationship to Style and Expression 06:31 Non-Meaningful Interaction 07:32 Meaningful Interaction 08:06 Summary 08:35 Sign Off

Here we consider the difference between Embedded Meaning and Derived Meaning. You can find the rest of the playlist at: soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac/sets/vernacademia-podcast-season-3 Our Website: www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Subscribestar: www.subscribestar.com/vernaculargames Our Minds: www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: @redcoatvernac Our Audius: audius.co/vernaculargames 00:07 Introduction 00:27 What is Derived Meaning 01:37 Meaning and Death of the Author 02:49 Abstract Art and Derivation 04:02 A Red and Blue Example 06:11 Recontextualizing Red and Blue 07:02 Distinguish Embedded from Derived 07:32 Abstract Art Facilitates Derived Meaning 08:01 What is Embedded Meaning 09:05 Jesus Calms the Storm 12:28 Techniques to Guide the User 13:22 Artistry Justified Embedded Expression 14:42 Recap 15:19 The Riddle of User Interaction 16:14 Wrap Up

Here we consider the query: Are games art, in deep detail You can find the rest of the playlist at: soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac/sets/vernacademia-podcast-season-3 Our Website: www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Subscribestar: www.subscribestar.com/vernaculargames Our Minds: www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: @redcoatvernac Our Audius: audius.co/vernaculargames Cliff Notes: 00:06 Introduction 00:26 Are Games Art? 00:38 What is Art? 01:36 What is a Game? 02:06 Games and Engagement 03:16 Gamification through Goals 04:13 Gamifying the Walk to Work 05:37 Good and Bad Engagement 06:12 Negative and Positive Play Experience 06:43 Negative Play Experience 07:41 Novelty through Variation 08:31 Restatement of Games Definitions 08:41 Comparing Art and Games Definitions 09:54 Art Can Simply Express Feeling 10:17 A Blue Example 11:28 Games Often Express Feelings and Themes 11:57 Playground Games 12:28 Expression Through Freedom of Play 13:20 Games as an Avenue of Expression 13:39 Baseball: An Artistic Medium 15:15 Are Artistic Tools Art Themselves 16:01 The Art of Manufacture 16:42 Sports Games As Art 17:56 Personalized Play As Art 18:29 Video Games and Board Games 19:20 Board Games and Theming 19:33 Games Without Theming 19:55 Stylized Expression of Rules 20:49 Board Games as Art 21:00 Thematic Context 22:08 Rules Accentuating Expression 22:29 Expression Needn't be Deep 23:15 Video Games as Art 24:43 Conjuring Fun 25:13 Hideo Messaging 25:30 Metal Slug and Simple Expression 26:29 Games Can Just be Fun 27:07 Games Allow Experience Based Expression 27:47 Meaningless Games Have Value 28:38 The Answer 28:52 Wrap Up 29:31 Sign Off

Another Track From Jacob's Highway, the Andromeda Express. This track accompanies the return of Angry Alexander, and his tech thieving gang of bikers and thugs Done by Jason Javier On Audius https://audius.co/VernacularGames/jacobs-highway-protoost-the-blunderdome On Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac/the-blunderdome?si=b71a24e4c3344b1aa9b3574dc4d82285&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

A prototype track from one of our musical collaborators, Jason Javier. Been sitting on these for awhile, so I thought it'd be good to share 'em. You might even see some of them appear on our bandcamp page ;) On Audius https://audius.co/VernacularGames/moon-specter On Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac/moon-specter?si=4085c9ebd8744e93852c40429c1e63f6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Our Website: www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Minds: www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: @redcoatvernac Our Audius: audius.co/vernaculargames Our Games: https://vernacular-games.itch.io/ Cliff Notes: 00:12 Last time 00:23 Introduction 00:53 Style and Expression in balance 02:07 All Style No Expression: Abstract Art 03:20 A Question With No Embedded Answer 04:33 Derived Expression 05:19 Kingpin and Derived Expression 08:31 Three Blank Canvases 09:04 Toilet Seat On a Wall 09:47 All Expression No Style: Technical Document 10:21 Ikea Table Instructions 12:41 Abstract Art vs. Technical Document 12:37 The necessity of Both elements 13:44 Style Encourages Contemplation 14:20 Expression Provides the Thing to Contemplate 14:41 Death of The Author 15:15 Engagement Resolves Expression from Style 15:41 Final Statement 16:08 The Artist's Impossible Goal 16:43 Next Time 17:47 Sign Off

Our Website: www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Minds: www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: @redcoatvernac Our Audius: audius.co/vernaculargames Our Games: https://vernacular-games.itch.io/ Cliff Notes: 00:12 Last time 00:23 Introduction 00:53 Style and Expression in balance 02:07 All Style No Expression: Abstract Art 03:20 A Question With No Embedded Answer 04:33 Derived Expression 05:19 Kingpin and Derived Expression 08:31 Three Blank Canvases 09:04 Toilet Seat On a Wall 09:47 All Expression No Style: Technical Document 10:21 Ikea Table Instructions 12:41 Abstract Art vs. Technical Document 12:37 The necessity of Both elements 13:44 Style Encourages Contemplation 14:20 Expression Provides the Thing to Contemplate 14:41 Death of The Author 15:15 Engagement Resolves Expression from Style 15:41 Final Statement 16:08 The Artist's Impossible Goal 16:43 Next Time 17:47 Sign Off