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346: ‘Like Neo Dodging Bullets’, With Zach Gage

The Talk Show With John Gruber

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Making Games That Help People Becoming Better Critical Thinkers

I usually don't like the kinds of games that i make. And then making them is a way that i learn to appreciate them and enjoy the space. I think critical thinking is the most important skill that a human being can have. If you know how video games work, you get access to this amazing literacy. It's the same literacy that's used in avangard film and plays. The tools that i have at my disposal to try to make games for this audience are a very different set of tools than most people who are making bidio games feel like they must use.

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