30: Post-dark, pre-black
Dani and Alex get together just after Sweden’s midsummer festivities, which sets them off on a path thinking about traditional festivals around the world. They talk a little bit about Japan’s approach to religion, as well as some of the not-necessarily-religious beliefs and superstitions which have developed there. After that, the path makes a sudden turn toward shop layouts and the question of linearity vs. freedom in shops, museums, art galleries, and video games.
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Show Notes
- Swedish midsummer
- Maypole
- Wheel of the Year
- Mulled wine / glögg
- San Jose Greek festival
- Hatsumōde
- Shichi-Go-San
- Reiki
- Life of Pi
- Rokuyō
- Seimei Handan
- Yakudoshi
- Blood type personality theory
- An approach to holistic level design