MAGFest 11 - Video Game Genres

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MAGFest 11 Gaming Intellectuals
Video Game Genres

Every year, Scott and I attend MAGFest not just to lecture, but also to sit as panelists alongside the rest of the MAGFest "Gaming Intellectuals" on various gaming topics. This one, from MAGFest 11 (2013), explores the very idea of genre in videogames (and games in general).

From the convention book:

Video Game Genres

First person shooters. Role playing games. Platformers. Real time strategy. We're all familiar with these terms. In most mediums, genres are established by the content of a narrative and the expectations the reader, or viewer, has of the narrative. This is not the case for games. Come discuss the features that define 'genre' in video games.

The panelists, from left to right:
James Portnow, Jeremy Pesner, Rym, Scott Rubin, Dr. Shaun Cashman, Vincent Diamante


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HMTKSteve

I didn't realize Rym had become so famous that he no longer requires a last name.

Luke Burrage

Only when he writes his own name himself. He's that famous only on his own computer.