Nerdy Fanaticism: What IS a Game?
15Today I'm going to be getting somewhat philosophical and asking: What IS a game? What's the difference between a single-player game and a puzzle? What's the difference between a video game and a virtual toy? IS there a difference? Here I'll be giving my thoughts on the matter, but I'd love to hear yours as well.
...When I made this channel, I didn't expect myself to be quoting an economics professor in order to talk about video games.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:26 Pure Luck
2:00 Puzzles
2:49 Toys
3:37 Definition and Conclusion
If you're interested in purchasing some of the titles I mentioned, here's a few links to get you started:
Creatures 3: https://www.gog.com/game/creatures_exodus
Laser Chess (rethemed/rebranded Khet): https://www.thinkfun.com/products/laser-chess/
Laser Maze: https://www.thinkfun.com/products/laser-maze/
Thomas Sowell quote from Basic Economics: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465060730
Will Wright quote from his MasterClass ad: https://youtu.be/nCnX9Ih3amo
Background music is The Ice Caves 2 by BonoboGamesCo.
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