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This week we have the pleasure of interviewing our very own ProfNoctis! (00:00:00-00:24:47) Find out about the doctoral project that started it all, professors that impacted his love for storytelling in video games, and how he did a lecture play and stream in his class before twitch even existed. We then move on to our Mini Game stretch break where we get to talk about tasks that we like to put off for another day (00:24:47-0032:03). We get back to the interview in part 2 00:32:03-00:57:43 where the lightbulb went off about the story of Final Fantasy XV and how games can help us understand the path we want to be on in life.

00:00:00 -- Intro
00:00:25 -- The Origin of ProfNoctis
00:26:23 -- Mini-game Stretch Break
00:33:41 -- How Final Fantasy XV Became a Dissertation

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This episode, we discuss what contributes to a good ending in a game in a discussion we call "Roll Credits" (00:00:00-00:36:42). Next, we do a Mini Game Stretch break and talk about what super hero armor we would make for ourselves (hint: Wade's is against the haters) (00:36:42-00:45:20). Finally, since Evan just finished the game, we wrap up the show with God of War Ragnarök in a no-spoilers discussion that brings everyone along for the ride even if you haven't played the game (00:45:20-01:17:02).

00:00:00 -- Intro
00:00:17 -- What Makes for a Good Ending?
00:36:42 -- Mini-Game Stretch Break
00:45:20 -- Was God of War: Ragnarok's ending good?

#godofwar #godofwarragnarok #ps5 #ending

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This week we have the pleasure of interviewing author M.J. Gallagher! Say hello and get familiar with his works in our introduction (00:00:06-00:14:52), then learn about how he began writing professionally and his creative process (00:14:52-00:20:39). Next, don't get too scared when he talks about living in a haunted prison and what it was like to work as a Cultural Tour Writer and how that time in his career contributed to his love for cultures and mythologies (00:20:39-00:29:46). We then shift gears to learn about his new book, Mythos, and the inspirations found in Final Fantasy XVI (00:29:46-00:46:16), then find out the importance of Myths in history and culture and why we should pay attention to them (00:46:16-00:54:13). We start to wrap up the show with his perspecitve on Final Fantasy XII: Rebirth, his thoughts on our True Crime take on the key elements of the game, and how video games as a medium are a unique experience in the exploration of grief and loss (00:54:13-01:08:14). To close, we get M.J.'s take on his required reading list of games and express our profound gratitude for his work and sharing his time with us (01:08:14-01:15:26).

00:00:00 — Intro
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00:14:52 — MJ’s Creative Process
00:20:39 — Prison Days
00:29:46 — Mythos and FFXVI
00:46:16 — The Importance of Myth
00:54:13 — True Crime: FF7 with MJ
01:08:14 — Closing Thoughts

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This week On the ProfNoctis Weekly Show, we're focusing on using games to take VIDEO GAME VACATIONS! We find out if a game can be too difficult (00:00:18-00:40:07) then learn about when helping hurts in our Mini Game Stretch Break (00:40:07-00:49:42). Next, we learn four ways games and reenergize us in our Video Game Vacation segment (00:49:42-01:22:30) and we wrap up with our Gains Before Games takeaways (01:22:30-01:26:25).

00:00:00 -- Intro
00:00:18 -- Can a game be TOO difficult?
00:40:07 -- Mini Game Stretch Break
00:49:42 -- Turn Your Games Into a Vacation
01:22:30 -- Gains Before Games

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HUGE thank you to @Sing4DLaughter for allowing us to use the song “Find the Flame” for this video. Go check out the EXCELLENT LoFi Final Fantasy tunes on their channel.
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Work Cited in Video Game Vacation:
Kosa, Mehmet & Uysal, Ahmet. (2020). Four Pillars of Healthy Escapism in Games: Emotion Regulation, Mood Management, Coping, and Recovery.

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In this episode, Prof and Evan interview Matt of Momiji Studios, developer of Video Game Fables, a great 2022 homage to retro RPGs, on the game's second anniversary. In the discussion, the guys get into the developer behind the development of the game. This is a must-listen for anyone who aspires to get into game development.

00:00:00 -- Intro
00:00:43 -- Meet Matt / Momiji Studios
00:03:23 -- First interest in games
00:05:16 -- Learning to tell stories with games
00:13:15 -- Old games that made us suffer
00:15:32 -- Inspiration for Video Game Fables
00:25:38 -- Creative Process
00:29:06 -- Pumpkin Spice
00:33:31 -- Risk taking in Video Game Development
00:39:10 -- The Future of Indie Gaming
00:44:26 -- Mini Game Stretch Break
01:00:13 -- Character Inspirations
01:06:30 -- Real World Challenges to Creativity
01:12:40 -- A Big Question
01:16:00 -- Current Challenges in the video game industry
01:17:41 -- What's next for you?
01:27:49 -- Check out Matt's stuff!
01:29:54 -- Required reading list of games

This episode we find out who killed Wade's childhood in our True Crime segment. (00:00:22-00:32:46) We have our weekly Mini Game Stretch Break (00:32:46-00:39:43) and finish up our Character Creator series with Part 3 (00:39:43-01:02:18) Finally, we wrap it up with Gains Before Games (01:02:18-01:12:13) to set some goals for the week ahead.

As always, thanks for tuning in and look out every Monday afternoon for a new episode of the Prof Noctis Weekly Show!

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In this episode, find out why we play the games we play and why Wade is concerned about the future of the Final Fantasy franchise (00:00:22-00:48:30) in our Psychology of Gaming segment, limber up with our Minigame Stretch Break (00:48:30-00:54:44), Part 2 of our Character Creator Series (00:54:44-01:26:08), and we wrap up with our Gains Before Games segment (01:26:08-01:36:18).

0:00 -- Intro
00:00:22 -- Concerned About Final Fantasy? | Psychology of Gaming
00:48:30 -- Mini-Game Stretch Break
00:54:44 -- Character Creator II : DnD and Beyond
01:26:08 -- Gains B4 Games
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For our first episode, Wade (aka ProfNoctis) and Evan (aka Whiskers) introduce the show and how it's all about helping you enjoy the things you enjoy more and springboarding you into the life you want. Next, we have part one of our special three-part Character Creator segment (00:01:01-00:26:53) where we explore the history, psychology, and what it says about us and our play depending on the characters we make— including personal experiences from Final Fantasy XIV, the Sims, and WWE games. As a break between segments, we have our Mini Game Stretch Break (00:26:54-00:34:55) where we consult the Bingo Wheel of Vulnerability to get to know each other a little better and give our listeners a question to get them chatting with their friends and family this week. For our second segment, we look at Healthy Relationships and the Relational Attachment Model in our Fantasy to Reality series (00:34:55-01:04:58) where examine Prof’s experience with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s affinity system. Finally, we debrief and get ready for our week in our Gains Before Games segment (01:04:18-01:07:36), where we focus on feeding our real lives before our gaming lives.

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