{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 63 - The challenges of making a game about domestic violence against children (with Mathew Staunton)","description":" How would you make a game about a topic as important, complex, hard to talk about,, and NOT fun at all as domestic violence against children? We chat with Mathew Staunton about his game in progress on this topic and the ethical and design challenges it faces. --------------------------- Our guest for this episode is  Mathew Staunton, Ph.D.  Originally north Dublin, he is a historian, publisher and printmaker, currently teaching and supervising research in the Printed Image department of the E\u0301cole des Arts De\u0301coratifs (ENSAD) in Paris, France. His main research interests are the aesthetics of Irish nationalism and the historiography of child maltreatment on the island of Ireland. For several years, he has been working with artists, musicians and academics to develop an experimental historiographical practice that promotes a healthy public discussion of child maltreatment. --------------------------- JOIN THE ETHICS AND VIDEO GAMES COMMUNITY: - Follow\/like\/share us on&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;Twitter, and&amp;nbsp;YouTube&amp;nbsp; - Explore our website and check out our Video Games Ethics Resources Center:&amp;nbsp;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:&amp;nbsp;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\/25948128\/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\/146441094"}