6Q w/Sen-Foong Lim: Prolific Game Designer and Social Justice Bard
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6Q w/Sen-Foong Lim: Prolific Game Designer and Social Justice Bard

Summary

Sen-Foong Lim is a professor, musician, black belt and most importantly (for this show) a prolific game designer. We talk about the true power of friendship and empathy at the game table and away.
Sen-Foong Lim is a professor, musician, black belt and most importantly (for this show) a prolific game designer.  We talk about the true power of friendship and empathy at the game table and away.

Where he wants to be found: https://senfoonglim.carrd.co/
2:49 Magic, Grades, and the Power of Friendship
The influence of Magic: the Gathering 
How he gave up gaming to pursue academics
Importance of Friendship 
10:53 Power of Empathy
How to make a game that can sell
How to get people to behave (in your game)
Scooby-Doo Tropes and Deconstruction
Junk Art Submissions Accepted
22:23 Sen’s Favs
24:06 Learning and Thinking
Empathy and Gaming
How he applied Game Design to other areas
Empathy and dealing with racism
33:24 Power of Mentorship
How mentorship helps
What a mentor is and isn’t
What Sen wants to teach
Dealing w/Growing Pains
44:34 Chinese Exclusion Act Repeal Day
Why play the race card?  Great answer here
Power of History
Why Levar Burton loves to read
Effects of Intergenerational trauma 
51:52 Three quick tips
Fail Forward
Make a Minimum Viable Project (MVP)
Save the stuff you cut off 

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