Pixel Spectrum

Join host Derek Van Dyke and guests for discussions about the art and industry of gaming, as well as all that it touches. With over a decade forging connections in the gaming space, and career experience in both the games industry and news media, Derek provides a unique highly-educated perspective from just outside the industry. It's a gaming podcast (un)like any other.

Pixel Spectrum is a leisure podcast hosted by Derek Van Dyke, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Derek Van Dyke hosts Pixel Spectrum, a leisure show with 9 episodes published.

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  You Should Read The House in Fata Morgana (ft Natalie Checo)

  Sep 18, 20261h 7m

  Sometimes two book girlies just need to yap. Today, former games media and PR specialist Natalie Checo joins me to reminisce on The House in Fata Morgana, one of the most critically acclaimed visual novels of all time. Along the way, we talk about the literacy crisis, the power of reading, the benefit of a balanced artistic diet, and the sometimes unfair attitudes mainstream gamers can take towards the visual novel genre. You can follow Natalie on any social media platform she graces as Heartimecia. While she's not currently the mainstay of journalism and PR she historically has been, she's still a follow that is as insightful as she is delightful.

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  We Were Already Boycotting Xbox (ft Tom aka Bearpigman)

  Jul 24, 20261h 15m

  I'm joined today by my good friend Tom aka Bearpigman to talk about how, while we appreciate this sudden wave of intense negative press Xbox is receiving for recent layoffs and studio closures, we wish some of that energy had been there for the whole "boycotting genocide enablers" thing. You can follow Tom on most social media platforms as Bearpigman, and keep up with other streaming and fundraising activities via the New York Snark Exchange (found wherever medias are socialed).

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  Pride Month Feels Complicated (ft. Christie J)

  Jun 26, 20261h 21m

  Meeting fellow queer folks online in gaming spaces can be a huge source of support, but it can also drive you mad. I'm joined today by Christie J aka theanarchristie to talk about some of the complicated feelings around Pride as a spectacle, how we stay grounded and focused on the things that matter, and how we intersect with a mixture of fellow queer and trans folks and well-intentioned allies, both online and off. You can follow Christie on BlueSky at theanarchristie.bsky.social, watch her streaming on Twitch as TheWivesAnarchy, and keep up with other streaming and fundraising activities via the New York Snark Exchange (found wherever medias are socialed).

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  Monster Hunter Wilds: Nounverb Expansion (ft. CGDannyB & H0b0monkey)

  May 29, 20261h 37mS0

  <p>Monster Hunter Wilds looked like it was going to be one of The Games Of All Time, and then it launched. On today's episode, I'm joined by Danny and Conner, two very different flavors of Monster Hunter player, to talk about where Wilds fell short and what the upcoming (perhaps soon-to-be-revealed) expansion needs to do to win us back.</p><p>You can follow Danny on most platforms as CGDannyB, the Playlog podcast anywhere you get your podcasts, and Conner wherever he goes as H0b0monkey.</p>

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  How Do We Find Hope?

  Apr 11, 202648 minS0

  <p>A raw, unscripted dialogue with the void about the emotional complexities of managing mental health and creating content as the world falls down.</p><p>No guests on this one, it's 100% personal.</p>

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