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48: Making It Personal with Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City)

Jul 17, 2020

Shawn Alexander Allen joins us to talk about his tactical brawler, Treachery in Beatdown City. We discuss the roots and inspirations of this innovative mash-up, the action economy that makes it tick, and the process of translating life experience into your creative work.

Some things we discussed:

Shawn Alexander Allen

Treachery in Beatdown City

Hybrid Heaven

V.A.T.S. system

Put Your Glock Away, I've Got a Stronger Weapon For You (A Maze talk)

@writnelson's Blockbuster thread

Cory Arcangel's Super Mario Clouds

Being black in America