It was Color Film and Television that made the Wizard of Oz a cultural Icon. The right story matched with the right way to interact with it defined an industry. A century later, Jack Guarnieri, a Pinball industry veteran has turned to Oz to revitalize what was thought of as a dying art.&nbsp; Pinball Rules Host and Design Thinker&nbsp;Joe Unger talks to Jack about why the Wizard of Oz and Pinball are the perfect match.
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Off To See the Wizard

We find meaning in random things. For ages we&rsquo;ve called this divination, but for Designer Chris Noessel these ancient actions have become meaning machines. In this episode host, veteran Game Designer Joe Unger and the Pinball Rules team talks the edge of art and science with Chris and how we&rsquo;re divining meaning for new needs.&nbsp;
Chris Noessel is the author of &lsquo;Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction&rsquo; and Sr. Design Fellow at Cooper Design in San Francisco. In addition to his speaking events, you can find out more about Chris Noessel and his work at chrisnoessel.com and follow him @ChirsNossel on twitter.
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Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:&nbsp;
Your Host has been, Joe Unger. Creative Commentator, Trisha Williams. Science Commentator, Sergei Gepshtein. Audio Direction and Original Music, by Michael David Peter, nd production assistance from Laura Rapaulski
More information on our guests and downloads can be found at&nbsp;PinballRulesPodcast.Com&nbsp;Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on twitter and facebook @pinballrules.
Pinball Rules Podcast is a Copyright of Pigeon Hole Productions, 2015&nbsp;

S1 E2 Divining Design

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When we think of Street Art we don&rsquo;t jump to thinking about Branding, but the two are intimately intertwined. Dave Persue grew up in a time where personal branding was exploding across Southern California. Weather it was a spray can on a wall or a screen and a shirt, a new vision of Branding was rising up from the streets and Dave was quietly at the head of the charge. In this episode we talk about that connection and what it means to make a name.
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Dave Persue is an Artist, Brand Expert and Streetwear Design veteran. You can find more of his work at www.davepersue.com and on the streets across the world. 
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Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:
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Your Host has been, Joe Unger
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Creative Commentator, Trisha Williams
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Science Commentator, Sergei Gepshtein
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Audio Direction and Original Music, by Michael David Peter
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And production assistance from Laura Rapaulski
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More information on our guests and downloads can be found at PinballRulesPodcast.Com
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Pinball Rules Podcast is a Copyright of Pigeon Hole Productions, 2015
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S1 E3 Name Tag

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Cities are engines of human interaction. In the past year we&rsquo;ve seen over half of the global population move from rural to urban lifestyles. In developed areas these numbers are set to reach 90% over the next two decades. This interaction, the new natural environment for humankind, is at the heart of the work done by Designer and Architect Mike Stepner&rsquo;s.&nbsp; As Urban Designer, City Architect and now professor, Stepener oversees a practice called the &lsquo;Urban Design Laboratory&rsquo; in San Diego, California. 
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&nbsp;Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on facebook and twitter @pinballrules. 
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Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:
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Your Host, Joe Unger
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Creative Commentator, Trisha Williams
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Science Commentator, Sergei Gepshtein
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Audio Direction and Original Music, by Michael David Peter
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And production assistance from Laura Rapaulski
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More information on our guests and downloads can be found at www.PinballRulesPodcast.Com
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Pinball Rules Podcast is a Copyright of Pigeon Hole Productions, 2015
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S1E4 Urban Design Lab

KickStarter and Crowd funding has fundamentally changed the way designers and businesses approach a project. No one knows this better than KickStarter&rsquo;s Master of Games, Luke Crane. As a successful table top game designer with titles the like of Mouse Guard, Luke came to the KickStarter staff early as a games expert. Now, he plays a key role in the fundamental shift in the future design of the Games and Entertainment Industry.
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More information can be found on Luke at his game company site www.burningwheel.com . His works in crowd funding can be found at Kickstarter.com
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Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:
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Your Host has been, Joe Unger
Creative Commentator, Trisha Williams
Science Commentator, Sergei Gepshtein
Audio Direction and Original Music, by Michael David Peter
And production assistance from Laura Rapaulski
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More information on our guests and downloads can be found at PinballRulesPodcast.Com. Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on twitter and facebook @pinballrules.
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Pinball Rules Podcast is a Copyright of Pigeon Hole Productions, 2015

S1E5 Game Crowd

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Working on an established property with huge fan base has challenges that most designers and writers are unprepared to face. For Writer, Actor, and Producer Josh Haber a diverse background and ability to put himself in the place of every member of the team has made him a powerhouse for the cultural phenomena that is My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. 
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Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:
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Your Host has been, Joe Unger
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Creative Commentator, Trisha Williams
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Science Commentator, Sergei Gepshtein
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Audio Direction and Original Music, by Michael David Peter
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And production assistance from Laura Rapaulski
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More information on our guests and downloads can be found at PinballRulesPodcast.Com. Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on twitter and facebook @pinballrules. 
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Pinball Rules Podcast is a Copyright of Pigeon Hole Productions, 2015
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S1E6 Writing Ponies

Design is in a constant state of change. Now, for the first time in history, we can leverage our knowledge together.

Pinball Rules is entertainment design journalism. We interview designers from all walks of life. Using the lenses of games and play to understand the world. Merging art and science.

We lay out  where we have come from as a discipline and where we will go.

We define the future of interaction design and audience retention together, through storytelling


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