NPR's "On The Media" took an inside look into the impact the video game industry is having on today's society. Host Brooke Gladstone spoke with The New York Time's Clive Thompson about the history of video games. Pong, Winky Dinks and Mortal Kombat are all discussed. You can read the entire transcript from the enlightening interview or you can listen to audio right here.
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cracker1138
Games are becomeing more like books and movies faster than ever now, like mass effect and red dead redemption. And just like books and all forms of media at some point they will be scrutinized. But with a community like ours and all the support we have and will have, cooler heads will prevail. This interview is really just a beginning for how people are really starting to discuss the issues and make points on the subject that will help get the points across to the people who have been misguided.
Mr-HIGH-Guy
yo the grey game boy was my first game platform i eva had.
cephas012
It must suck for Tipper Gore to now realize 20 years later that she was on the wrong side of history...funny how that happens!
keenestar
This is really cool. thanks for posting it!!
Ewoc
It was nice to hear a positive tone throughout that whole conversation.
Nerdi_Master
Very interesting listen, I never until now considered the fact that if video games never existed, all of the other graphical technology, such as graphing charts, smartphones and even the internet probably wouldn't either.
slimmer
Thanks for putting this up G4TV.
Symicide
This will hopefully help keep the gov't and idiotic parents out of our happiness.
itsjustme2
the first motion controller was the playstation eye for the ps2....
itsjustme2
call of duty sucks......
GamebustaZX
come on I am 18 now so I dont have to worry about this anymore but once you turn 15 you can handle anything a game can show you I mean come on people are not babies until they are 18 they need to use common sense and see at what age a normal person can handle I have a protective mom so whenever she saw rated M that game was gone to me and most of them dont need to be made rated M its like the ESRB is full of moms checking out the games the only way I got rated M games before I was 18 is because my dad because my dad is a gamer so he could understand what he could and could not give me but the advarge person could not they see rated M and just think it has sex and super gore in it when it dont
alivealie
Fascinating. If only the world of a hundred years long gone could see us now.
linc77
i love npr
ThePr0digalS0n
that was very interesting to listen to. i find it interesting that Gladstone didnt mention the move in the motion control segment, just the Wii and Kinect. i wonder if thats how most people who arent gamers both casual and hardcore, perceive the move, the wii on the ps3.
Blaze016
@ L33tcakes: same here. =]
CLUNGEHUNTERPJ
Good to see the industry getting discussed in a proper adult environment again. hopefully this might help legitimise it for some middle-aged listeners =]
L33tcakes
I read it NCR discusses influence of gaming.
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