"Art" Is Not the Opposite of "Fun" - Why Analyzing Games Makes Them Better - Extra Credits

Games can still entertain while educating us. Analyzing and critiquing games doesn't deprive them of their "fun" value. Studying the artform of our medium actually makes the "fun" games more engaging and accessible to everyone. Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC (---More below) Check out Gab's artwork here! Seriously, do it. She's pretty darned good. http://www.gabrielarts.de/ (Original air date: August 3, 2011) _______ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Play games with us on Extra Play! http://bit.ly/WatchEXP Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! http://bit.ly/2n8QcIn Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Get our list of recommended games on Steam: http://bit.ly/ECCurator _________ Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: [email protected] _________ ♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♪ Outro Music: "Icon" by Binster http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01157/