What Is a Game? - How This Question Limits Our Medium - Extra Credits

What makes something a game? Ultimately, the answer is too complex to be used as a neat and tidy, gatekeeping classification between genres or types of players.
Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC (---More below)

Play "Loneliness: here:
http://www.necessarygames.com/my-game...

Want some book recommendations about Game Design? Check out Brenda Romero's excellent list!
http://manojalpa.net/me/books-for-gam...

(Original air date: November 26, 2013)
_______

Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore
Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP

Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/2qMiJ6G

Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_p...

Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet
Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage
Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator
_________

Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: [email protected]
_________

♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM
http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS

♪ Outro Music: "Over and Out" by Diggi Dis
http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02644/

• #gaming
• #daniel_floyd
• #extra_credits
• #game_design
• #game_designer
• #game_developer
• #game_development
• #game_industry
• #games
• #games_industry
• #gaming_industry
• #james_portnow
• #leelee_scaldaferri
• #scott_dewitt
• #video_game
• #video_games
• #what_is_a_game
• #definition_of_a_game
• #what_is_a_video_game
• #games_as_art
• #are_all_games_art
• #are_games_art
• #are_walking_simulators_games