On this week’s episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin sits down in person with Michael Cosimini, a pediatrician and teacher at Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles, California. The two discuss Michael’s history with gaming as well as designing games and we get to learn about Michael’s antibiotic-based card game, Empiric. Michael tells how he transitioned the game from being used in his own classroom to being sold to other teachers around the world. The topic of reliable feedback comes up and Michael shares tips for beginner game designers on what to do to have the most success when starting their first game. Board Gaming with Education Updates- newsletter, YouTube - 1:48 Who is Michael Cosimini? - 2:44 Pizza and the Stock Market - 4:42 Games and Learning Monotonous Medical Material - 5:49 Empiric - 10:32 Game Design - 15:15 Playtesting and Feedback - 18:38 Last Words of Advice: Get Involved! - 24:09 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down Rapid Fire Round - 26:40 Empiric Game: EmpiricGame.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/609759219780965/ Twitter: @MichaelCosimini 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/michael-cosimini