Episode 25: Adam Clare makes games and teaches game design

Educational games get a bad rap. If more of them were made by Adam Clare, maybe I'd like them more. Adam admits some of the things that make bad educational games bad, but then makes interesting distinctions between free play and designed games and delves into how education infuses his views on the environment and, yes, on COVID. I mean, can we escape it? We can't.

You should play Dr. Trolley's Problem, if you're curious. While rudimentary in its graphics, wave after wave of consideration, reconsideration and repositioning of the classic philosophical problem makes it a good thought experiment to explore where you come down when it comes to life, death, utilitarianism and hard choices.

While we didn't discuss it, Adam also helps curate news on Things Are Good. If you need a nearly daily dose of positive news in a maelstrom of negativity, bookmark it, kids.