Pinball Rules Podcast

Rap Artist and Playwright Baba Brinkman’s latest album ‘The Rap Guide to Religion’ is an exploration of how ideas, information and knowledge is transferred across time and culture. All these concepts are core to the practice of design, but how does a Hip Hop artist take hard science and design a rhyme for the masses? Baba shares how Hip Hop has evolved into one of the most popular communication tools on the planet and tells us just how sticky a concept can become.   Find more at www.bababrinkman.com and purchase The Rap Guide to Religion: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-rap-guide-to-religion/id1040975050 Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring: Your Host has been, Joe Unger Creative Commentator, Trisha WilliamsScience Commentator, Sergei Gepshtein Audio Direction and Original Music, by Michael David Peter And production assistance from Laura Rapaulski   More information on our guests and downloads can be found at PinballRulesPodcast.Com. Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on twitt

Matt Forbeck is best known for his work as an Author and Game Designer. His master curation on the Marvel Encyclopedia from DK Books and crafting of Halo Novels are fan favorites the world over. Other projects include his award winning works that span novels and games, all highlights in his prolific career.    Out of this experience with traditional writing, games and licensed properties, Forbeck has risen as a new kind of author. One that has mastered the line between creator and collaborator. Taking something once thought of as a burden, and making collaboration his greatest strength.   More information can be found on Matt at his writing at www.forbeck.com .   Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:   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   More information on our guests and downloads can be found at Pinba

  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.       Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:       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       More information on our guests and downloads can be found at PinballRulesPodcast.Com. Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on twitter and facebook @pinballrules.       Pinball Rules Podcast is a Copyright of Pigeon Hole Productions, 2015  

KickStarter and Crowd funding has fundamentally changed the way designers and businesses approach a project. No one knows this better than KickStarter’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.   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   Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:   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   More information on our guests and downloads can be found at PinballRulesPodcast.Com. Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on twitter and facebook @pinballrules.    

  Cities are engines of human interaction. In the past year we’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’s.  As Urban Designer, City Architect and now professor, Stepener oversees a practice called the ‘Urban Design Laboratory’ in San Diego, California.    Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on facebook and twitter @pinballrules.     Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:       Your Host, 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       More information on our guests and downloads can be found at www.PinballRulesPodcast.Com   Pinball Rules Podcast is a Copyright of Pigeon Hole Produ

  When we think of Street Art we don’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.       Follow Pinball Rules Podcast on twitter and facebook @pinballrules.       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.       Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:       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       More information on o

We find meaning in random things. For ages we’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’re divining meaning for new needs.  Chris Noessel is the author of ‘Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction’ 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.   Pinball Rules Podcast is recorded in San Diego, California featuring:  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 PinballRulesPodcast.Com Follow Pinball Rules

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.  Pinball Rules Host and Design Thinker Joe Unger talks to Jack about why the Wizard of Oz and Pinball are the perfect match.