Episode 12 - Map from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 12 - Map

1 hour 1 minutes Posted Sep 9, 2021 at 4:32 pm.

Introducing your hosts Ben and Evan

“Two words that don’t rhyme” and Dora

Has Evan ever used a paper map? …Google Maps?

Ben’s cool Google Maps story

Snapchat improvements in relation to Geography and being social

Cooking with Paris on Netflix (and her age is revealed)

Origami with maps, more about paper maps, and giving directions

Taco Bell and cultural appropriation opinions

The start of a VERY long conversation about condiments and then pizza

“Let’s get back to maps” and Evan gives directions

Trap streets

Yikes! “It only takes one murderer…”

The sport of Orienteering, the Amazing Race and escape rooms

The arcade game Mappy and what the translation means in Japanese

Games where maps are very important; Evan educates Ben in the ways of Minecraft

“A good legend” and notable map experiences in games

Q*Bert and convincing Evan that she has to play Horizon: Zero Dawn

Evan can’t do Star Wars; Ben sees Star Wars in the 70s

Evan talks about playing “Alien: Isolation”

What makes an effective map in a game?

Closing thoughts on maps

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Evan joins Ben this week to discuss maps. Ben recites his map related research findings and tells a cool Google Maps story. Evan confesses that she is bad at directions. At one point the conversation moves to pizza for some reason. Evan and Ben both love Namco’s Mappy! What are “trap streets”? What makes a great video game map? Tune in and find out!

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