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‘Braid’ shot straight to the top of the Xbox Live marketplace, and helped to fuel the indie video game trend that continues to grow today. It was created by Jonathan Blow over multiple years, and has been met with fantastic reviews from critics. With his follow-up game ‘The Witness’ on a similar path to success, we began to wonder if Blow may be a modern gaming genius. His games certainly have a distinct style to them, and have proven to be a refreshing approach to video game design. Let us know if you would classify Blow as a video game genius in the comments!

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ASSET LINKS:

0:11 The Relativity Of Happiness
http://www.returnofkings.com/60574/th...

0:26 Albert Einstein - Photo Gallery
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prize...

0:26 Jonathan Blow wants The Witness to deliver adventure gameplay that doesn’t suck
http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/05/ins...

0:38 The Musical Mind of Albert Einstein: Great Physicist, Amateur Violinist and Devotee of Mozart
http://www.openculture.com/2013/06/th...

0:42 Q&A: “Braid” developer Jonathan Blow discusses indie games
http://dailybruin.com/2013/02/06/qa-b...

0:45 YOU DECIDE: IS THIS BOTTLE OF JONATHAN BLOW'S PEE REAL?
http://www.playmust.com/you-decide-is...

0:55 FUNDAMENTALS IN LASER SYSTEMS: LASER RATE EQUATIONS
https://opticalgain.wordpress.com/201...

0:57 Treating space-time like a fluid may unify physics
http://www.geek.com/science/treating-...

1:00 Jonathan Blow Is Upset with Piracy of The Witness, Considering Denuvo.
http://gamesnosh.com/jonathan-blow-is...

1:56 Soulja Boy Provides His Thoughts On Braid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSXof...

2:34 Spoiler Alert.png
http://gotascent.wikia.com/wiki/File:...

3:29 File:Archimedes bath.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

3:33 File:EinsteinZeemanEhrenfest.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

3:47 The Eureka Effect: The Art and Logic of Breakthrough Thinking
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...


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MUSIC:

""Oh Damn!"" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cj...

""Digital Sonar"" by Brink

""Mindphuck"" by Known To Be Lethal
https://soundcloud.com/known-to-be-le...

""After Hours""

""3170 Lakes"" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hns...

""Beautiful Days"" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beaut...

""Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix"" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/f...

""Good Way Song"" by Electronic Rescue

""Alice y Bob"" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_...

""Sleet"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

""Toaster"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

""Patriotic Songs of America"" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New...

""Lets Go Back To The Rock"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/track/123138/...

""Run"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/track/125860/...

""Fame"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/artist/352814...

""Freedom Weekends"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/track/919940/...

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