GAMELAYER
Podcast Description
GAMELAYER explores the intersection of art, games, and education, targeting creative individuals who seek to reignite their sense of play and curiosity. It aims to inspire listeners to embrace the power of action, novel experiences, and playfulness in pursuit of a fulfilling life. By fostering a mindset of continuous wonder and exploration, the show encourages adults to nurture their inner child and adopt a playful approach to learning and creativity. Each episode invites listeners to embark on a journey of discovery, emphasizing the importance of "learning-by-doing"
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as the science of play, learning-by-doing, and gamification in education and personal development. Notable episodes include discussions on Johan Huizinga's concept of play and the Reiss Motivation Profile, highlighting how these frameworks can enhance engagement and creativity. The show emphasizes a playful approach to learning and encourages exploration of topics including game design, motivation, and the impact of play on personal fulfillment.
GAMELAYER explores the intersection of art, games, and education, targeting creative individuals who seek to reignite their sense of play and curiosity. It aims to inspire listeners to embrace the power of action, novel experiences, and playfulness in pursuit of a fulfilling life. By fostering a mindset of continuous wonder and exploration, the show encourages adults to nurture their inner child and adopt a playful approach to learning and creativity. Each episode invites listeners to embark on a journey of discovery, emphasizing the importance of “learning-by-doing”
Summary
In this conversation, Ashlin Parker, a trumpet player and educator, discusses the creative process, the importance of constraints in fostering creativity, and the significance of mentorship in music education. He shares insights on building a community of musicians through the ‘trumpet mafia’ and emphasizes the value of experience for aspiring musicians. The conversation concludes with light-hearted remarks about food and the interview process.
Takeaways
Teaching a course in creative processing.
Virgil Abloh’s influence on design thinking.
Constraints can enhance creativity.
Smaller ideas can lead to greater flexibility.
Building a community of musicians is essential.
Mentorship provides clarity for the next generation.
Experience is crucial for understanding the music journey.
Practicing with purpose is important.
Food can be a motivating factor.
The interview process can be light-hearted.
Sound bites
“I love constraints.”
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Creative Process
02:50 The Role of Constraints in Creativity
05:42 Building a Community of Musicians
Keywords
creative process, constraints, mentorship, trumpet mafia, music education, community building, improvisation, Virgil Abloh, musician experience, New Orleans
GAMELAYER Alive: Gameified Podcast Creation. Recorded live on site at GAMICON 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is a mini-series that highlights experts in the field of game learning, simple practitioners, and even those who are just curious, who happen to be at the conference. These high signal micro-episodes will be released daily, January 2026.
This miniseries itself is organized through a card game that promotes conversations through self-hugging. Self-hugging is the aspect or tendency of a designer to create learning environments or artifacts that they themselves would enjoy consuming. This is seen as a negative practice in the game-learning industry. However, for a discussion, self-hugging is actually pretty useful.
In this game, practitioners will identify with one of five cards. The cards are laid out on a spectrum of potential personas. Starting with the scientist on one and the Mystic on the other, after selecting their persona card, the speaker will be guided to choose one of three topic cards. The topic of building, the topic of measuring out outcomes, or the topic of the future of the L&D industry.
CREDITS
GAMELAYER RADIO is found wherever you get your podcasts. Transcripts and swag at Gamelayer.fm
Theme Music by Caleb Willitz. calebwillitz.com/ calebwillitz.bandcamp.com/music
PODCAST APP LINKS
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