John Farrell - GAMINGTREND (Page 7)

Darious Britt’s Unsound — filming the pain and love of caring for a parent with schizoaffective disorder

Unsound doesn’t have to tell you that it’s based on a true story. Never have I seen something so real. Never has a film captured the complex, contradictory

By John Farrell

/ 12 Apr 2024

Darious Britt’s Unsound — filming the pain and love of caring for a parent with schizoaffective disorder

All the Fear, Hope, and potential in Daggerheart’s playtest

Daggerheart is Darrington Press’ answer to D&D. Hasbro’s leadership just concluded a year of showing active disdain for their partners and customers, spurring Darrington and others to

By John Farrell

/ 20 Mar 2024

All the Fear, Hope, and potential in Daggerheart’s playtest

Demiplane’s Adam Bradford, co-founder of D&D Beyond on the future of RPGs and technology

Digital RPG tools are changing the landscape of RPGs, in ways both expected and surprising. I spoke with Adam Bradford, Chief Development Officer at Demiplane and Co-Founder of D&

By John Farrell

/ 13 Mar 2024

Demiplane’s Adam Bradford, co-founder of D&D Beyond on the future of RPGs and technology

Hands on with Demiplane’s Alien RPG Nexus

After spending a few years with various virtual tabletops and being less than impressed, my opinion started to turn early into the demo I received with Demiplane’s app for

By John Farrell

/ 1 Mar 2024

Hands on with Demiplane’s Alien RPG Nexus

How Eric Power is reinventing a lost animation style

By looking deep into film history, Austin-based artist Eric Power found the template for a style of filmmaking unlike anything released in the past century. The story begins in 1926

By John Farrell

/ 28 Feb 2024

How Eric Power is reinventing a lost animation style

Interview with Craig Campbell of Nerdburger games, designer of Capers, Good Strong Hands, and others on small press distribution and the state of the industry

Nerdburger Games has been lauded many times for its achievements in design, covering adventure and parody, group, GM-less, and solo, along with more to come in the future. Craig Campbell,

By John Farrell

/ 10 Jan 2024

Interview with Craig Campbell of Nerdburger games, designer of Capers, Good Strong Hands, and others on small press distribution and the state of the industry

M. Allen Hall, creator of Godspark and Sprinkles is missing, on experimental design and the state of the TTRPG industry

Continuing my series of interviews with tabletop designers, I move from the therapeutic model of design to M. Allen Hall, a more recent entrant into the market. Starting out as

By John Farrell

/ 10 Jan 2024

M. Allen Hall, creator of Godspark and Sprinkles is missing, on experimental design and the state of the TTRPG industry

Luke Crane, creator of Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard, on RPG design and the state of the industry

Continuing my series of interviews with RPG designers, I spoke with Luke Crane, the mind behind Burning Wheel, Burning Empires, Burning Sands, and Mouse Guard. (The mice are not on

By John Farrell

/ 5 Jan 2024

Luke Crane, creator of Burning Wheel and Mouse Guard, on RPG design and the state of the industry

RPGs at PAX Unplugged — All hail the indie scene

PAX Unplugged 2023 was a bounty of knowledge, new faces, and great games. I spoke to someone at nearly every RPG booth, and I am following up with an interview

By John Farrell

/ 28 Dec 2023

RPGs at PAX Unplugged — All hail the indie scene

Stephen Dewey, creator of Ten Candles, on Indie production and the state of the industry

Kicking off my first in a series of interviews with RPG designers, Stephen Dewey and I discussed the culture and practicalities of independent game production. He is best known for

By John Farrell

/ 26 Dec 2023

Stephen Dewey, creator of Ten Candles, on Indie production and the state of the industry

Beadle and Grimm DM Vault for Keys to the Golden Vault review — an elite spread

Beadle and Grimm’s DM Vault is a package of components that function as player aids, DM tools, and in-game documents for D&D’s Keys From the Golden

By John Farrell

/ 30 Nov 2023

Beadle and Grimm DM Vault for Keys to the Golden Vault review — an elite spread

The Submerge Universe — a fifteen year search for science fiction greatness

Demetrius Witherspoon’s Submerge Universe exemplifies the inverse proportionality of resources and heart that every artist must struggle with. The more personal and unique your work is, the harder it

By John Farrell

/ 21 Nov 2023