Why Are Hard Games Better Than Easy Games? | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios

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Are you less of a gamer if you drop the level down to easy? It just might be so. We all know that challenging games can be incredibly frustrating, so why do we put ourselves through this? Well, there is a greater satisfaction, but it goes deeper than this, hard games are what makes gaming a unique experience unlike any other. Games that call for physical dexterity, moral deliberation, and tough problem solving is what separate out the noobs, but it's also what separates games from every previous art forms like books, theater, and the movies. So are hard games better than easy games? YESSSS!!!!!! Watch the episode and find out why, n00b!


Channels Featured:
1) Rage Quit aka Rooster Teeth- http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL546793E0D9AB4536
2) MagneticCrystal1 - http://www.youtube.com/user/MagneticCrystal1?feature=watch
3) YOGSCAST Ridgedog - http://www.youtube.com/user/ridgedog?feature=watch
4) everythinggames - http://www.youtube.com/user/everythinggames?feature=watch
5) juliatvgames - http://www.youtube.com/user/juliatvgames?feature=watch

Music:
"Passionate Video Game Hero" by Leokuon
https://soundcloud.com/leokuon/03-pas...
"3170 Lakes" by Chooga
http://music.tunguskagrooves.com/trac...
"Let's go back to the rock" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/12313...
"Dreams Part 1- Fame" by StatueOfDiveo
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/91993...
"Run" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/12586...
"Freedom Weekends" by StatueofDiveo
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/91994...
"Final Days" by StatueofDiveo
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/47546...
"KDR Assault" by Binarpilot
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/76140...
"Dangerous Groups" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/56137...
"Explore" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/81864...


And thanks to Iain Andrews for the use of his photos in the background: http://enwandrews.tumblr.com/


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