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Each room is a scene in Mossadegh’s life marked by a textual heading and containing objects of decoration and occasionally characters of interest.

Emergence is an opportunity for beauty in the service of some sort of expression, but not all video games need it. As his cat, you are able to knock down objects, jump on furniture, run through rooms and sit on Mossadegh’s lap. Video games are a true mixed media, made of interdependent components that derive meaning through their relation to the other parts. For me the unique qualities of games - flow, punishment and reward systems, input schemes, feedback, and emergence - are aesthetics that are not necessarily more valuable than the 'computer as media' side of video games, such as visual and sound design, storytelling, or rapid-fire computation. So let's go with this - even though I personally define a video game as a computer simulated, play-oriented activity with causal choices in the pursuit of goals, I see the form's expressive potential as having no core essence, and any definitions for the form should not act as a privileged filter for evaluating artistic merit. Video games gained an audience in the '70's right around when theory folks were separately asking if modernism is dead. Subscribe to this podcast and EXP's written content with the RSS link on the right.

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How does a game benefit from youthful inspiration? Also: which is your favorite Ponycorn?

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As always, feel free to join the conversation in the comments! After that, we invite you to listen in on our discussion that touches on everything from the value of game design to the nature of history. Both are free and quick to play, so we encourage you to take a few minutes to experience two well-made, thought provoking games. What do five-year-olds, mythical creatures, and Iranian history all have in common? They are all topics in this week's independent games podcast! This week, we take a look at Sissy's Magical Ponycorn Adventure and The Cat and the Coup.

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