Welcome to a brand new podcast that explores all things gaming from an intellectual lens. Join videogame designer Carlos Gutierrez and writer RK Taylor as they discuss what distinguishes games from other forms of art. Over the course of their conversation they also mention pranking fathers, MAN HANDS, ripping off EB Games, art installations like RandyLand, win/loss conditions, and virtual reality immersion.

Intro- 0:00:00

D-Pad Delights- 0:00:49

Deeper into the D-Pad- 0:08:07

Change of Heart- 1:07:35

Outro- 1:16:02

Edits: The silent orchestral piece is 4’33” by John Cage. Atari: Game Over is the title of the film that follows the dig site of the legendary ET dump.

Special thanks to 8-bit Jazz & Kevin MacLeod for supplying music for the show and Julia Eldred for creating the artwork.