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#118 "It's Black History Month, y'all!"Roundtable 2019.02.26

In this episode, your nice hosts make sure you know that Treasure Stack, the game Stephen "is paid to work on," is coming out Friday, March 1st!

Mark then gives a primer on some audio basics that will help you understand how sound works, and works in your game. Even if you're bored by that, be sure to stick around for a discussion Stephen leads about representation in games.

"Treasure Stack Reveals Launch Date With a Trailer Powered By Artisanal, Locall… - Hardcore Gamers Audio Basics 0:05:32 Mark LaCroixAudio"MP3 'died' and nobody noticed: Key patents expire on golden oldie tech" - Andrew Orlowski, The RegisterDigital Audio Basics: Sample Rate and Bit DepthTurns out, there is a ".2" in certain surround sound setups.Get free sounds on freesound.org!The reduction in audio dynamics in pop music is a result of the so-called Loudn… Representation in Games 0:41:57 Stephen McGregorIRLProductionKey & Peele - Black Republicans"Here's a good argument for a black Batman" - Dan Neilan, AV Club"Hopi-less: How Kachina Became Donut County" - John Walker, Rock Paper Shotgun"What It's Like To Write About Race And Video Games" - Gita Jackson, Kotaku