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WHAT IS A GAME? It seems like an easy question to answer, and one, that if not already answered, has been at least a lot. A LOT. Not only that, but everyone seems to fall on different sides of the line when it comes to answering it. Games like Gone Home, Mountain, and Journey have made us question what it even means to BE a game anymore. But if they're games, is everything a game? Watch the episode and find out!

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ASSETS

:22
"The Creation of Mario" by Shigeru Miyamoto
tsaoshin.deviantart.com/art/The-Creation-of-Mario-168169521

:25
"First Impressions: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)"
youtube.com/watch?v=4g82OyikWhs

:59
"Extra Credits - What Is a Game - How This Question Limits Our Medium"
youtube.com/watch?v=blj91KLOvZQ

2:08
"THIS GAME LOOKS AMAZING! -- Abstract Ritual"
youtube.com/watch?v=lpHa2c9uh0A

2:17
"Kid Screaming At Black Ops"
youtube.com/watch?v=x4BHATYihT8

2:53
"Guy With a Cat on his Head, Upper West Side"
youtube.com/watch?v=PCRSyYqpt5U

2:55
"Birds Singing as filmed by Phil April 2011 Paxton Pits"
youtube.com/watch?v=CLyPudpzTKI

2:57
"The Hillbilly Slide And One Mad Coon Starring Your Favorite Coon and Coonrippy!"
youtube.com/watch?v=h8rnHXV7A8Q

4:55
"Taking a look inside- The Hobbit- an Unexpected Journey Strategy Battle Game Rules Manual"
youtube.com/watch?v=agU_aURS6s4

4:56
"The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game Tutorial 'A Beginners Battle Report'"
youtube.com/watch?v=agU_aURS6s4

5:32
"BUT IS IT ART - SIXTY MINUTES"
youtube.com/watch?v=agU_aURS6s4

5:34
"Ornette Coleman Sextet - Free Jazz (1of 3)"
youtube.com/watch?v=d0HB8ybKJzo

5:39
"John Cage playing amplified cacti and plant materials with a feather"
youtube.com/watch?v=_qWPCoayhjY

5:52
"In the Hauge" by Mark Rothko
factsandarts.com/essays/mark-rothko-in-the-hague

5:54
"Pink Angels" by Willem de Kooning
arthistory.about.com/od/from_exhibitions/ig/de-Kooning--A-Retrospective/03-Willem-de-Kooning-Pink-Angels-1945.htm

5:56
"Big Self Portrait" by Chuck Close
artsconnected.org/resource/90680/chuck-close-big-self-portrait-1968

5:58
"Frank" by Chuck Close
artsconnected.org/resource/8238/frank

5:59
"Ralph's Diner" by Ralph Goings
vertufineart.com/artists/ralph-goings

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COMMENTS

SonOfAKing
youtube.com/watch?v=qrZYUN8EoNk&lc=z13qjtla0ya4hhgyu04cf5a5szaxsnvg2fs

Jader7777
youtube.com/watch?v=qrZYUN8EoNk&lc=z12rjt5pernsdzjfv22qerog3lfwzdaej

Sam Rogers
youtube.com/watch?v=qrZYUN8EoNk&lc=z13wfzhpykebvrfid04cgplgonn0epnxswg0k

Kaimax_61
youtube.com/watch?v=qrZYUN8EoNk&lc=z13mxlrzjozgszyvo22xzhcparnmtzgs4

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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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