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Episode 96 - From Board Game to Digital to Education Edition with Evolution feat. Scott Rencher

Episode 96 - From Board Game to Digital to Education Edition with Evolution feat. Scott Rencher

FromBoard Gaming with Education


Episode 96 - From Board Game to Digital to Education Edition with Evolution feat. Scott Rencher

FromBoard Gaming with Education

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of Board Gaming with Education, we meet Scott Rencher, the President of North Star Digital. North Star Digital is the digital side of North Star Games and has been tasked with adapting the card game Evolution as a video game. Scott gets into his history with North Star Games and talks about how the company operates as well as the challenges involved in digitally adapting a tabletop card game. Scott also talks about transitioning into the world of education when developing Evolution: Education Edition and speaks about the demand for it as a product. Board Gaming with Education Updates- newsletter- 1:27 Our Sponsor: Evolution: Education Edition Who is Scott Rencher? - 3:34 Learning Life Lessons by Playing Poker - 10:27 North Star Digital - 11:40 Moving from Analog to Digital - 19:01 Evolution: Education Edition - 23:54 Last Words of Advice: Engaging Content Sticks - 30:22 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round - 32:33 Website: https://evolutionvideogame.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSG_Digital Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northstargames/ How can you support us? There are many free and paid ways to support the show. Be sure to check out our support page!  Support our podcast! Thank you to Purple Planet Music for the wonderful contribution of their song "Retro Gamer" for our Interview Segment. This song can be found in full on this music archive. Also, thank you to Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) for his creative commons 4.0 contribution of "Getting it Done" for our Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round. Thank you to Dallas Welk, the editor of this episode! Always be sure to check out our show notes (website blog post) to read a recap of the episode topics and games mentioned in the episode. https://www.boardgamingwitheducation.com/scott-rencher
Released:
May 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (98)

"Board Gaming with Education" explores board games, game-based learning, gamification, and other elements of gaming and how they can complement, supplement, and interact with education and learning. If you are an educator, teacher, board game hobbyist, or board game professional and you are curious how board games can be used as learning tools, then this podcast is for you!