About this episode
Matt Latham interviews Alfredo Avalos about the video game The Dig, exploring its development and significance.
Alfredo Avalos is the guest this month! He and Matt delve deep into Lucas Arts' dramatic alien exploration game: The Dig. It's got a lengthy development time, a wealth of prestige talent behind it and a reputation for being "the serious one" in the company releases. What makes it so special? Why not listen and find out... Host: Matt Latham Guests: Alfredo Avalos Join the Ask Us About Loom / Pick A Disc Discord Server! Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @AskUsAboutLoom. Email us at askusaboutloom@gmail.com. Theme: Carribean Arcade by Christian Nanzell from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Matt Latham
Guest: Alfredo Avalos
Topics covered
- video games
- game development
- alien exploration
- Lucas Arts
- game design
- narrative in games
Keywords
- The Dig
- Lucas Arts
- Alfredo Avalos
- Matt Latham
- video game history
- game analysis
- alien exploration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lucas Arts
Books & works: The Dig
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