{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 14: Lauren Davidson","description":"Time to dig in... DIGGIN'...into another brand new podcast episode. This time I am joined by the incredible Lauren Davidson from Dropped Monocle Games. She previously worked on great games such as the wonderful Thimbleweed Park! On this episode I get to learn more about writing point and click adventure games, her journey into the industry and diversity as well as accessibility. We also get to gush about our love for the Yakuza franchise, Bugsnax and much more! Also, you should all check out the Twitter\/Instagram page of the show to see some great art, which was drawn live during the show! Time \u2013 Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Guest topic: Diversity in video games and the industry 11:21 - How did Lauren join the games industry 15:41 - Working on Thimbleweed Park 18:38 - Writing humour in video games 21:20 - The writing process in video games 23:54 - Dealing with writer's block 25:55 - Writing Thimbleweed Park characters 27:25 - State of writing in video games 31:24 - Mass Effect: Andromeda&amp;nbsp; 33:45 - Fans demanding changes 35:50 - Avoiding Mary Sue issues 38:38 - Sims 100 baby challenge 39:50 - Gushing about Yakuza 42:53 - Accessibility in video games 51:55 - Grabbing a pen and paper 52:20 -&amp;nbsp; Working on free to play games 56:50 - Plugs 58:28 - Closing comments, drawing and outro Things mentioned on the show: Ron Gilbert Puzzle Dependency Chart Tim Sch\u00e4fer Design Document on Grim Fandango Abby Russell Sims 100 Baby Challenge Plumbella Sims 100 Baby Challenge Social Media: Lauren Davidson Lauren Davidson on Twitter (@boosegoose) Lauren Davidson Homepage Dropped Monocle Games Homepage &amp;nbsp; YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on&amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;nbsp;(@youmeindustry) Dorian on&amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;nbsp;(@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;(@youmeindustry) Dorian on&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;(@dorian.chou) &amp;nbsp; Intro\/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin) Dedicated to J.B. and L.B. ","author_name":"YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY","author_url":"http:\/\/youmeindustry.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17941229\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/95874308"}