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The Glass Cannon Network streams Something Is Wrong Here
Four lost lonely souls try to navigate their way through the wasteland that is contemporary America. Troy Lavallee is the Facilitator for an all-star cast including Clare Grant, Noura Ibrahim, Sydney Amanuel and Ross Bryant as they tackle the wild RPG inspired by the work of David Lynch - Something is Wrong Here by Kira Magrann.
Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster: Making Cyberpunk Games for Today
How do we make relevant social cyberpunk sci fi? How to avoid pitfalls like neon orientalism and ableist metaphors? A brief history of cyberpunk genre, and how to shift the narrative back to radical social sci fi. With: Kira Magrann, Bee Zelda, Jamila Nedjadi, Paul "Ettin" Matijevic, Kienna Shaw
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft on Forbes
“Game designer Kira Magrann, who has a history of creating mind-bending games, worked with the team on Dementlieu and helped craft a place that’s a little bit Cinderella, a little bit ‘The Masque of the Red Death’, and a little bit Dark City. It’s a domain that leaves everyone paranoid and posturing to blend in with the crowd while being terrified that they’ll be exposed for not being in on the collective lie. Oh, and there’s murderous phantoms.”
Kira Magrann joins us to discuss Lin Carter’s “The Immortal of World’s End”, LARPing as an awkward teenager, goth teenage years, blending sci-fi and fantasy, tonal shifts, strange metaphors, the cognitive dissonance of glorifying violence after seeing war firsthand, evolving cultural norms, positive inclusions of beasts and animals, sexualizing all or none of the characters instead of just the female-presenting characters, random charts, Trancore as a music genre, and much more!
This week I have a chat with Kira Magrann, designer of games like Something Is Wrong Here and Cozy Nest as well as contributor to Quietus, Blue Rose, and most recently Van Richten’s Guide To Ravenloft. We discuss failed games of Vampire, the body politics of fantasy, and what exactly good cyberpunk is.
Café Rolistes 151 - Kira Magrann from Serpent Cyborg Games & "Fly Softly"
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Can games unite the mystical and the digital? Writer, game designer, and cyberwitch Kira Magrann is here to talk magic, technology, and new digital zine, RESISTOR. http://oneshotpodcast.com/podcasts/backstory/12-kira-magrann/
We sat down and talked to Kira Magrann, self-described queer cyborg about the games she's working on, snake wrestling, inclusivity, and more! https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/that-dnd-podcast/e/53919057?autoplay=true
Join Ang and get to know the newest Gnome, Kira, in this new episode of the Gnomecast! Enjoy this full episode of getting to know a gnome and learn about Kira’s game design and snake babies. Will Kira successfully avoid the stew, or will her first appearance be her last? http://misdirectedmark.com/2018/03/08/gnomecast-35-meet-a-new-gnome-kira-magrann/
In this episode Cathy, Sarah, & Jesse talk about their 2017 Game Challenges; and Cathy interviews game designer, Kira Magrann. http://ourturnpodcast.com/tag/kira-magrann/