Why Are Games Beautiful? (with Frank Lantz, Author of “The Beauty of Games”)

Real Time Strategy

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

Order a copy of “The Beauty of Games” here, follow Frank on Twitter @flantz, and read more about his work here.

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