moving the tent stakes

Shane and I just finished recording the book club episode of FWR and REALLY appreciate all the comments and questions y’all posted here on the blog and over at the Facebook group.  We managed to specifically address just about everyone who submitted something.  Thanks so much.  We enjoyed the book club process and have already [...]

FWR Episode 005

In Episode 005 we talk Grand Theft Auto IV in a noisy hallway, wandering through such topics as:
The narrative structure of the game and comparisons to Edgar Allan Poe’s vision of story crafting.
Graphical representations, the timelessness of game space, and fear of art overtaking reality.
Troubling characters based on stereotypes and Three’s Company.
More episodes are coming [...]

an open invitation to talk World of Warcraft

Shane and I will be recording the “book club” episode of FWR within the next week or so and would be delighted to have you participate.  If you’ve already picked up a copy of Corneliussen & Walker-Rettberg’s book Digital Culture, Play, and Identity: A World of Warcraft reader, please post your thoughts here on our [...]

FWR Episode 004

The dust has settled on the personal interferences, vacation plans, and marathon sessions of Grand Theft Auto and Metal Gear Solid that have blocked our podcast progress for the last few weeks. We invite you to explore FWR Episode 004, in which we:
Record in a tiny closet during the Writer’s Edge conference in Portland, Oregon, [...]

FWR Episode 003

This week we get back on schedule with a bonus two-fer and very informal Episode 003. Shane gets way up on the mic and Trevor really hates it when E disses Powell’s. Some of the things we informalize on:
In-house podcasts from Microsoft, Bungie, Insomniac, and Capcom.
Easter eggs after credits (in Iron Man), ownership, individuality, Ronald [...]

FWR Episode 002

In the first of two episodes this week we present an industrial-strength Epsiode 002 looking at gender issues and Objectivist philosophy in BioShock. Along the way we also discuss:
Netwurker Mez and Abby B.’s thought-provoking feedback, and the FWR Book Club.
Confusing stereotypes and relationships in Grand Theft Auto IV (see Daniel Floyd’s Video Games and [...]

FWR Episode 001

Episode 001 of FWR is now ready for your consumption. This week we discuss the thorny issues of intellectual property, copyright and ownership, and cast an eye towards the future of digital media distribution. Trevor manages to say “very” at least 30 times and Shane rescues the podcast from the Skype goblins.
But more [...]

FWR Episode 00

This is Episode 00 of the First Wall Rebate Podcast. Here are some of the things we talked about:
Sloppy energy drink analysis on Giant Bombcast.
Brilliance of the Game Theory podcast.
McKenzie Wark’s A Hacker Manifesto and Gamer Theory.
Heather Chaplin’s excellent article on Grand Theft Auto IV at NPR.
Our theme song, the title of which [...]