NYU Game Center director Frank Lantz set out to explain why games are beautiful in his book, “The Beauty of Games,” and it became one of Sam’s favorite reads of the year. Frank and Sam discuss the book, how to reframe the “are games art?” conversation, why games are most similar to music, and more.
 
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:00:44 – Frank’s Favorite Games
00:07:23 – The Origins of “The Beauty of Games”
00:12:21 – Changing the “Are Games Art?” Conversation
00:22:42 – How Our Minds Work with Games
00:37:53 – How Games Can Be Dangerous
00:55:16 – The Editing Process of “The Beauty of Games”
01:11:06 – Outro
 
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