For anyone who has wondered, “How Would a Mushroom Play a Video Game?”

Pop Cultures is a miniseries within Morel Dilemma that explores how fungi and mushrooms are used and presented in media. In the first installment, Izzie talks with Julia Keren-Detar, who helped develop of Mushroom 11, a puzzle platform game like no other. The protagonist is an amorphous green gob that can’t run, jump, or push. Instead of controlling the character, players destroy it. And instead of defeating enemies, the blob absorbs them. Find out how real-world fungi inspired Julia and her team to create this game, which is now available on mobile!

Catch the episode on Podbean!