by Simon Parkin
<p>In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning writer for the New Yorker and The Observer newspaper's video game critic invites a well-known guest from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on their very own fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights.</p><br><p>"Thoroughly modern and ahead of its time...a gift." - NEW YORK'S VULTURE</p><p>"Charming, insightful." -- THE GUARDIAN.</p><p>TIME OUT'S 50 Best Podcasts.</p><br><p>(Note: Episode descriptions may contain affiliate links).</p> <p>Be attitude for gains. <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console">https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 17, 2025
In this special correspondence edition, Simon reads out your correspondence and answers your questions. What's next for game coverage at The Observer newspaper following its sale to Tortoise? How can we invite fan-favourite guests back on the show? How should you respond when a dodgy man in a pub asks: "What's the damage?" All this and much more. <p>Be attitude for gains. <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console">https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 15, 2025
<p>Celia Hodent is a French author and former director of user experience at <strong>Epic Games</strong>. Born in France, she earned her doctorate in psychology in Paris, hoping to become a professional academic. Her childhood love of video games, however, drew her to the games industry, and in 2008 she joined <strong>Ubisoft</strong> to work on the editorial team. </p><br><p>In 2010 she transferred to <strong>Ubisoft Montreal</strong> to work as user experience coordinator on <strong>Rainbow 6</strong> series using her training in cognitive science to help guide the design teams. In 2012 she moved to the US, working as UX lead at <strong>LucasArts</strong>, then as Director of UX at <strong>Epic Games</strong>, overseeing user experience on <strong>Fortnite</strong>. Since 2017 my guest has worked as a UX strategy consultant, publishing several books including “The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design.”</p> <p>Be attitude for gains. <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console">https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 8, 2025
<p>Joel Morris is a multi-award winning comedy writer, and a contributor to the widely beloved <strong>Paddington</strong> films. One of the best regarded comedic talents in Britain, during the past two decades he has written for everyone from David Mitchell to Miranda Hart to Ronnie Corbett. A long-time collaborator with Charlie Brooker, he was a key part of the BAFTA-winning <strong>Wipe</strong> shows, and co-creator of the comedy character <strong>Philomena Cunk</strong>, whose dim-witted documentaries are beloved around the world. </p><br><p>A busy author, he wrote <strong>The Framley Examiner</strong>, a spoof on local British newspapers, as well as the multi-million selling series of <strong>Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups</strong>. In 2024 he published, ‘<strong>Be Funny or Die: How Comedy Works and Why It Matters</strong>,’ analysing everything from stand-up to slapstick. He has also worked as a writer for video games, collaborating on projects for Microsoft and Ubisoft. Whatever he turns his hand to, comedy remains at the core. As Richard Curtis, the writer of ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ once put it, my guest “gets to the heart of comedy.” </p> <p>Be attitude for gains. <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console">https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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