We have a special guest this episode: The Great Mr. Chibi! David has been a guest on a few different podcasts, most recently the Up! episode of Back Seat Producers. He’s an art student, and we’ve brought him on to help us discuss the Games As Art issue, such as it is.
We talk about a ton of stuff, and Jonathan (who’s writing these show notes) is swamped with finals, so the show notes are going to be a bit light, even if the show is full of topics.
Here’s some of the inspiration for this episode:
- Venezuela
- Switzerland
- Australia
- “Conclusively” proven study about game violence being bad for children
- Roger Ebert strikes again
- Supreme Court takes on video game regulation case.
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