Uploaded September 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This week, in a special segment called Counterpoint, we take on one of the biggest arguments against the status of video games as an art form: the claim that interactivity cannot exist in art.

Music:
Arcade Academy, by Pixel Head -
soundcloud.com/pixel-head/arcade-acadmey

Website: gamesasliterature.com

If you want to know which games we'll be talking about in the future, take a look at the episode schedule: gamesasliterature.com/?page_id=58

If you're inexperienced with video games and don't know some of the terminology in these videos, check out our Gamer's Glossary: gamesasliterature.com/?page_id=56