Today we unveil the Demo for the game! (Download available on Itch.io): https://vernacular-games.itch.io/legends-of-mathmatica-under-the-shadow-of-certainty A Controller is recommended for the best experience Link to Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vernaculargames/legends-of-mathmatica-under-the-shadow-of-certainty Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Link to Prefudia Profile: https://prefundia.com/project/60a460c596d2ac2b25db5a14 Our other platforms: Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/vernaculargames Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VernacularGames Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames

Another examination of storytelling in games, this time examining the various methods employed to convey or construct narrative in games. Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Cliff Notes 00:05 Statement of Subject 01:23 Cut-Scenes and Cinematics 02:43 Dialogue Sequences (Parallel and Sequential) 07:00 Strengths of Voice and Strengths of Text 07:45 Dossiers or Blurbs and the Narrative 10:57 Storytelling through Environmental Details 13:53 Guild Wars Factions and poor use of Environmental Details 18:16 Character Exposition with Character Design and Animation 22:36 Using the Tools in Concert 23:55 Wrap Up and Preview

Sientir speaks a bit on his experience with ID's earlier first person shooter games and other tangentially related things Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Cliff Notes: 00:03 Introduction 00:52 What did Sientir like about FPS games? 01:37 How do you compare current FPS to old school FPS? 02:33 What pushes him away from current FPS games? 03:39 How did FPS impact Sientir's design sensibilities? 04:22 Impact of Player Speed 04:57 Old school color compared to new school 05:57 Worlds designed for fun rather than to imitate reality 06:38 Opinions on Doom 2016 07:04 Graphical Stylization vs. Realism 08:16 GI-Joe style 08:39 ID and Arcade play 09:51 Weapon Limitations and unreality 10:41 Demon Souls to Dark Souls and Encomberance 11:27 Weapon Selection and the weapon dial 12:04 Environment Exploration, Speed to world size 13:55 Interesting Traversal in games 15:05 Alternative Movement, Ocarina of Time 15:42 Quake and Environment Design 16:02 Hexen and Environment Design 16:32 Dark Souls 2 and area resonance and implementation 18:59 The dying creepy forest aesthetic 19:40 The Aesthetic feelings that stuck with Sientir 21:33 Projectile Design that allows the player to interact with it 22:44 Encapsulating Thoughts 24:31 Sign Off

A podcast talking about the intricacies of Kickstarter, with an emphasis on the roles and actions developers and backers (or venture capitalists) take on when using it. Our Website: https://www.vernaculargames.com/ Our Minds: https://www.minds.com/vernaculargames/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VernacularGames/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/VernacularGames?lang=en Our Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/redcoatvernac Our Audius: https://audius.co/vernaculargames Cliff Notes 00:06 Intro to the Subject 00:25 Backers as Venture Capitalists 03:58 Project Owners and Kickstarter 04:58 Kickstarters and Stretch Goals 06:57 Project Evolution 09:02 The Difficuties of Goal Estimation 10:40 An Approach to Estimation 12:29 Estimates are "Best Guesses" 13:37 Stretch Goals and Preplanning 16:11 The Dangers of Early Exposure 19:28 Being a Venture Capitalist on Kickstarter 21:02 Wrap Up