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Is Game of Thrones Perfect Game Design?
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~ This Episode Contains Many Spoilers!! ~
Game of Thrones Season 5 has come to an end, and what an insane end it was! While we were picking our jaws off the floor, we here at Game/Show started thinking: is Game of Thrones an example of good game design? Or is the game in George R.R. Martin's novels just an extended metaphor? How do we define good game design, and how can it be applied to other media outside of games? Learn something, Jon Snow, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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ASSET LINKS:

00:42 Every On-Screen Death In 'Game Of Thrones', Seasons 1~4
youtube.com/watch?v=gOcYHrqQL9Q

00:55 George R.R. Martin: The World of Ice and Fire
youtube.com/watch?v=Vcy-EhkHXnE

1:00 Speed Level Design Winter Road [Unity 5]
youtube.com/watch?v=g4mL08lWPB8

3:34 boom headshot
youtube.com/watch?v=olm7xC-gBMY

The Boardgame Remix Kit:
boardgame-remix-kit.com

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COMMENTS:

TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit
youtube.com/watch?v=xeLPNVmzerg&lc=z13lzz2wtxezyff3w22pznijysqezhrpk04

Eric Eldridge
youtube.com/watch?v=xeLPNVmzerg&lc=z12yiduqavfftj04a04cd3dx4zzfinnaylk0k

Travis Bewley
youtube.com/watch?v=xeLPNVmzerg&lc=z12pdrtx0vininu4u04cfzqrbqfdwx0xj3c

The Internet Peasant
youtube.com/watch?v=xeLPNVmzerg&lc=z13rfnmiwxuwcblh404cghxb0zr1hbcypig

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MUSIC:

"Oh Damn!" by CJVSO
soundcloud.com/downpitched/cjvso-oh-damn

"Digital Sonar" by Brink

"Mindphuck" by Known To Be Lethal
youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr7l9yBw

"After Hours"

"Lakes" by Chooga
youtube.com/watch?v=E8hnsQc9ST0

"Beautiful Days" by Extan
soundcloud.com/extandnb/beautiful-days

"Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix" by Foniqz
soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/foniqz-spectrum-subdiffusion

"Good Way Song" by Electronic Rescue

"Alice y Bob" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
archive.org/details/escala19_vvaa_escala_no_uniforme

"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
freemusicarchive.org/music/New_York_Military_Band_and_the_American_Quartet/Edison_Amberol_457/cusb-cyl3890d

"Lets Go Back To The Rock" by Outsider
jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Run" by Outsider
jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Fame" by Statue of Diveo
jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

"Freedom Weekends" by Statue of Diveo
jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

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