Noted game designer, author, and professor at USC’s School for Cinematic Arts, Chris Swain, gave a talk on the future of video games at MIT on January 28th, 2009. It’s a fascinating look at the current and future roles of video games in society, well worth the two hours if you’re curious. If you’re pressed for time, I recommend skipping ahead to part 6–Swain makes a compelling argument that we’ll soon consider games to be literature.
Part 1: INTRO AND OVERVIEW
Part 2: CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF GAMES
Part 3: THE HOLLYWOOD TRAP
Part 4: DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
Part 5: GAMES INTEGRATED INTO DIGITAL LIFE
Part 6: THE LITERATURE OF THE 21st CENTURY
Part 7: QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Part 2: CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF GAMES
Part 5: GAMES INTEGRATED INTO DIGITAL LIFE
Part 6: THE LITERATURE OF THE 21st CENTURY
Part 7: QUESTIONS and ANSWERS(audio is bad on this one)
