Episode 49: Ciaran (Background Briefing)

Sep 20, 2025
3h 18m

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An experiment with the rambling, longer form, Patrick sits down with Ciaran (of The Generalissimo is Dead fame) to talk about what makes a megagame designer.

This is the first 'background briefing' and looks at getting a deeper understanding of the people behind the megagame world.

We did inevitably have a few audio bumps and bomps throughout, so apologies for those.


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