Welcome back to another episode of the Online Warriors Podcast! This week, we have a very special episode in store for you. We have a special guest interview featuring Daniel Greenberg, Professor of Game Design at George Mason University and founder of Winterion Game Studios! Daniel came on the show today to chat about all things gaming (and root beer)! Some quick hits from our interview: Daniel's background and start in game design academia  Gaming as a staple in today's society When gaming evolved into an art form instead of a fun "diversion" Transmediation and how we interact with various forms of media The "importance of storytelling vs. gameplay mechanics" debate Game design elements that are fundamental for a really good game The story of Winterion Game Studios and the IONGAMING project "Must-play" retro games Daniel's personal game development plans/experience Daniel's favorite board game recommendations Daniel's thoughts on the future of gaming and VR's place in that future  Daniel's history as a root beer aficionado Daniel answers: "If you could be a superhero, what would be your superpower?"  Thanks again to Daniel Greenberg! Check him out at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/winterion  Winterion Game Studios on Youtube: http://watch.winterion.com  Winterion Game Studios Website: https://winterion.com/index.html  George Mason University: https://www.gmu.edu/  Daniel Greenberg at GMU: https://www.gmu.edu/profiles/dgreenb2  Special shoutout to our Patreon Producers: Steven Keller and Loyd Weldy! We'd like to thank each and every one of you for listening in every week. If you'd like to support the show, you can drop us a review on your favorite podcast platform or, if you're feeling extra generous, drop us a subscribe over at Patreon.com/OnlineWarriorsPodcast. We have three tiers of subscriptions, each of which gives you some awesome bonus content! As always, we appreciate you tuning in, and look forward to seeing you next week! Stay safe and healthy everyone! Find us all over the web: Online Warriors Website: https://www.onlinewarriorspodcast.com Online Warriors Twitter: https://twitter.com/onlinewarriors1 Illeagle's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OWIlleagle86 Nerdbomber's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OWNerdbomber Techtic's Twitter: https://twitter.com/OWTechtic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinewarriorspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onlinewarriorspodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwOwzY6aBcTFucWEeFEtwIg Merch Store: https://onlinewarriorspodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/