Anyone who hasn’t stumbled into the world of online Actual Plays is, first of all, missing out on a lot of fun, but second of all, hasn’t encountered the series of truly fascinating creative choices that the production teams behind them get to make. The form can involve any podcast or web series where a cast of actors play a tabletop role-playing game like Dungeons & Dragons for audience consumption, either taped in advance or streamed live on platforms like Twitch.
Actual Plays offer a dual sense of immersion for viewers: They simulate both the experience of playing with friends (who happen to be top-tier storytellers) and the pleasures of fantasy, heroic characters exploring inventive worlds, and outsiders banding together to fight forces of oppression. By showing the table, Actual Plays make the act of imagining into a team sport.
Dropout.TV‘s “Dimension 20” is an especially interesting...
Actual Plays offer a dual sense of immersion for viewers: They simulate both the experience of playing with friends (who happen to be top-tier storytellers) and the pleasures of fantasy, heroic characters exploring inventive worlds, and outsiders banding together to fight forces of oppression. By showing the table, Actual Plays make the act of imagining into a team sport.
Dropout.TV‘s “Dimension 20” is an especially interesting...
- 12/21/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Welcome to Cardboard Cinema, an ongoing series where we look at board games inspired by or connected to our favorite media.
It's spooky season, so what better way to celebrate Halloween than with a handful of spooky board game adaptations for your 2024 wishlist? This month's standouts include a competitive "Saw" game and the much-anticipated adaptation of DC Comics's "DCeased" series. We also look at a few pieces of big news in the tabletop community. Did you know that Zack Snyder was sort-of secretly working on a tabletop adaptation of "Rebel Moon"? You'll have to read on to find out how that went sideways!
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Dimension 20 Leans Into Our Saddest Cartoons
After recently celebrating its five-year anniversary, internet streaming service Dropout has proven itself a mover and shaker in the tabletop space.
It's spooky season, so what better way to celebrate Halloween than with a handful of spooky board game adaptations for your 2024 wishlist? This month's standouts include a competitive "Saw" game and the much-anticipated adaptation of DC Comics's "DCeased" series. We also look at a few pieces of big news in the tabletop community. Did you know that Zack Snyder was sort-of secretly working on a tabletop adaptation of "Rebel Moon"? You'll have to read on to find out how that went sideways!
Read more: Here's Why Movie Dialogue Has Gotten More Difficult To Understand (And Three Ways To Fix It)
Dimension 20 Leans Into Our Saddest Cartoons
After recently celebrating its five-year anniversary, internet streaming service Dropout has proven itself a mover and shaker in the tabletop space.
- 10/9/2023
- by Matthew Monagle
- Slash Film
The year is 2023. Famous movies are now roleplaying games. Famous roleplaying games are now movies. The geeks have inherited the Earth, and they are not content to take your 20-sided dice. They want your three-day opening weekend box office grosses too.
Typically, Cardboard Cinema -- this column by yours truly -- is not blessed with this abundance of cinematic riches. Part of the fun for me is to find games that capture the essence of popular cultures, such as last month's "R'lyehwatch." But this month? This month we're flush, exploring blockbuster franchises of screens big and small with "The Walking Dead" and "Terminator." Oh, and we have a new movie this weekend about dragons in dungeons of some sort directed by the comedic geniuses behind "Game Night." So, you know, slow news week in the land of tabletop.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Takes Tabletop Hollywood
Over the years,...
Typically, Cardboard Cinema -- this column by yours truly -- is not blessed with this abundance of cinematic riches. Part of the fun for me is to find games that capture the essence of popular cultures, such as last month's "R'lyehwatch." But this month? This month we're flush, exploring blockbuster franchises of screens big and small with "The Walking Dead" and "Terminator." Oh, and we have a new movie this weekend about dragons in dungeons of some sort directed by the comedic geniuses behind "Game Night." So, you know, slow news week in the land of tabletop.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Takes Tabletop Hollywood
Over the years,...
- 3/29/2023
- by Matthew Monagle
- Slash Film
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