About this episode
The episode features a discussion with Chandana Ekanayake about the game Dosa Divas, exploring themes of culture, cooking, and the challenges faced by small game studios.
On this week’s episode, Nathan and Gita are joined by Chandana Ekanayake, director of Dosa Divas, a new turn-based RPG about cooking, culture, and reconciling with loved ones. Also, mechs. We discuss the game’s inspirations, as well as the way food and other elements of culture are often stripped of their original context and commodified—which allows for the dehumanization of the very people who made the food in the first place. We also talk about what it takes for a small studio to keep the lights on as the video game industry sinks deeper and deeper into the swamps of tumult and how that experience—including, unfortunately, layoffs—surfaces in Dosa Divas as a theme. Lastly, we share our favorite dishes to serve friends and say what everyone else is thinking: The Pope was cooler before he went corporate. Credits - Hosts: Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson, and special guest Chandana Ekanayake - Podcast Production & Ads: Multitude - Subscribe to Aftermath ! About The Show Aftermath Hours is the flagship podcast of Aftermath, a worker-owned, subscription-based website covering video games, the internet, and everything that comes after from journalists who previously…
People in this episode
Hosts: Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson
Guest: Chandana Ekanayake
Topics covered
- cooking
- video games
- cultural commodification
- small studios
- layoffs
- RPG
Keywords
- Dosa Divas
- cooking
- RPG
- cultural commodification
- video game industry
- layoffs
- small studios
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dosa Divas, Multitude
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