If Data Could Talk: Data Viz & Board Games Part 1 with Geoff Engelstein – S2E3

In this week’s very special Part 1 episode of #IfDataCouldTalk, host Andy Cotgreave is joined by Geoff Engelstein – award-winning table-top game designer, podcaster, author, and much more – to break down their love of games and the unique design principles that go into both game design and data visualization!

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Episode Flow:
0:10 – Welcome!
0:40 – Meet our guest, Geoff Engelstein
2:57 – Data viz and game design principles!
3:15 – Game: Super-Skill Pinball (iconography)
7:45 – Game: Concept (iconography)
8:50 – Geoff and Andy play Concept
11:35 – Game: Wavelength (scales)
12:40 – Game: Pit Crew (framing)
17:30 – How many times do you play test a game?
18:00 – Framing in data visualization – Iraq’s Bloody Toll
19:10 – Pre-attentive attributes – position, color, length, etc.
20:50 – Game: MicroMacro (pre-attentive attributes)
23:10 – A baby having a cup of tea!
25:10 – Game: Illusion (pre-attentive attributes)
28:25 – What about board games?
29:00 – Andy from the future teases Part 2!

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Super-Skill Pinball –
Concept –
Wavelength –
Pit Crew –
Micro Macro Crime City –
Illusion –

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