{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Design Talk - NYT Games with Rohit Crasta","description":"Join hosts Dirk Knemeyer and David Heron as they welcome Rohit Crasta, a longtime game designer and former lead designer of Wordscapes who now serves as a lead designer for the New York Times. This episode dives into the design philosophy behind the New York Times' latest social word game, Crossplay, and how it seeks to fill a gap in the market by offering a &quot;pure,&quot; high-quality experience free from heavy microtransactions. The discussion covers the transition from casual mobile games to the NYT\u2019s unique &quot;daily ritual&quot; ecosystem, the technical hurdles of native app development over using game engines like Unity, and how social sharing tools like Wordle\u2019s grid revolutionized player engagement. ","author_name":"The Game Design Round Table","author_url":"http:\/\/thegamedesignroundtable.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40614960\/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\/item\/40614960"}