Elevating Gameplay With Aesthetics | Critical Thought, Game Design Talk

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For this critical thought, I spoke about art vs. aesthetics, as well as a third category: games that combine their gameplay with their aesthetics. Correction: When describing what art I meant describing the actual fidelity of your graphics and how that is dependent on your engine.
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