{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 51 \u2013 The challenge of Creative Collaboration in game development (with Casey O\u2019Donnell)","description":"Game development is often a creative collaboration among people with very different skill sets, passions, and worldviews.&amp;nbsp; What does it mean to treat the people you\u2019re working with in projects like these as a part of a team?&amp;nbsp; What does it mean to respect one another?&amp;nbsp; What can be done when interpersonal conflict inevitably arises? --------------------------- Our guest,&amp;nbsp;Casey O\u2019Donnell, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University. His research examines the creative collaborative work of videogame design and development. This research examines the cultural and collaborative dynamics that occur in both professional &quot;&quot;AAA&quot;&quot; organizations and formal and informal &quot;&quot;independent&quot;&quot; game development communities. His research has spanned game development companies from the United States to India. His first book, &quot;&quot;Developer\u2019s Dilemma&quot;&quot; is published by MIT Press. Casey is also an active game developer, releasing &quot;&quot;Osy,&quot;&quot; in 2011, &quot;&quot;Against the Gradient,&quot;&quot; in 2012, &quot;&quot;GLITcH&quot;&quot; in 2013 and &quot;&quot;Sparks of Eternity,&quot;&quot; in 2014.Other games can be found on his website. --------------------------- JOIN THE ETHICS AND VIDEO GAMES COMMUNITY: - Follow\/like\/share us on Facebook,&amp;nbsp;Twitter, and&amp;nbsp;YouTube&amp;nbsp; - Explore our website and check out our Video Games Ethics Resources Center: https:\/\/ethicsandvideogames.com - If you're game to lend us your financial support, we'd love to have it and can definitely use it!&amp;nbsp; You can do that here: SUPPORT OUR PODCAST! - Give us a review whereever you listen to podcasts -&amp;nbsp;If you've got an idea or an ethical issue involving video games that you think would make for a good podcast, please let us know!&amp;nbsp; Contact us at ethicsandvideogames.com or email us at&amp;nbsp;contact@ethicsandvideogames.com.&amp;nbsp; We\u2019d love to hear from you! Hosted by Shlomo Sher, Ph.D. and Andy Ashcraft Production by Carmen Elena Mitchell Music and graphics by Daniel Sher ","author_name":"Ethics and Video Games Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/ethicsandvideogames.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24180135\/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\/134813301"}