<description>&lt;p&gt;We're joined by droqen (The End of Gameplay, Starseed Pilgrim), Darius Kazemi (Tiny Subversions, Harvard Applied Social Media Lab), and Tara Macalister (mathematician, composer) to discuss Vertex Dispenser, the second game in our year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Next Month: Kompendium&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussed in this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Vertex Dispenser&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://store.steampowered.com/app/102400/Vertex_Dispenser/"&gt;https://store.steampowered.com/app/102400/Vertex_Dispenser/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Michael Brough's Website&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.smestorp.com/"&gt;https://www.smestorp.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Four color theorem&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Graph coloring&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_coloring"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_coloring&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Starcraft II&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://starcraft2.blizzard.com/en-us/"&gt;https://starcraft2.blizzard.com/en-us/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Splatoon&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://splatoon.nintendo.com/"&gt;https://splatoon.nintendo.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Dota 2&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.dota2.com/home"&gt;https://www.dota2.com/home&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Droqen's rare color graph/explanation&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://discord.com/channels/690388280767807518/1442554518092120186/1465039921147412510"&gt; https://discord.com/channels/690388280767807518/1442554518092120186/1465039921147412510&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;lots of michael brough games&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-michael-brough-games"&gt;https://smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-michael-brough-games&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Sense of Connectedness&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=16151.0"&gt;https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=16151.0&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Kompendium&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/06/kompendium.html"&gt;https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/06/kompendium.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The End of Gameplay&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://droqen.itch.io/the-end-of-gameplay"&gt;https://droqen.itch.io/the-end-of-gameplay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Utopia Clicker&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://tinysubversions.com/game/utopia/"&gt;https://tinysubversions.com/game/utopia/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A Jackpot of Skulls&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://brainfruit.studio/games/jackpot"&gt;https://brainfruit.studio/games/jackpot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;_update() Jam&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://adamatomic.itch.io/update-jam"&gt;https://adamatomic.itch.io/update-jam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://secretlives.games/"&gt;https://secretlives.games/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://discord.gg/tslog"&gt;https://discord.gg/tslog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/tslog"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/tslog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Secret Lives of Games

The Secret Lives of Games

All Systems Brough - Vertex Dispenser

JAN 30, 2026112 MIN
The Secret Lives of Games

All Systems Brough - Vertex Dispenser

JAN 30, 2026112 MIN

Description

We're joined by droqen (The End of Gameplay, Starseed Pilgrim), Darius Kazemi (Tiny Subversions, Harvard Applied Social Media Lab), and Tara Macalister (mathematician, composer) to discuss Vertex Dispenser, the second game in our year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough. Next Month: Kompendium Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Vertex Dispenser https://store.steampowered.com/app/102400/Vertex_Dispenser/ Michael Brough's Website https://www.smestorp.com/ Four color theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem Graph coloring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_coloring Starcraft II https://starcraft2.blizzard.com/en-us/ Splatoon https://splatoon.nintendo.com/ Dota 2 https://www.dota2.com/home Droqen's rare color graph/explanation https://discord.com/channels/690388280767807518/1442554518092120186/1465039921147412510 lots of michael brough games https://smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-michael-brough-games The Sense of Connectedness https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=16151.0 Kompendium https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/06/kompendium.html The End of Gameplay https://droqen.itch.io/the-end-of-gameplay Utopia Clicker https://tinysubversions.com/game/utopia/ A Jackpot of Skulls https://brainfruit.studio/games/jackpot _update() Jam https://adamatomic.itch.io/update-jam https://secretlives.games/ https://discord.gg/tslog https://www.patreon.com/tslog https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow