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