Jonathan Blow: Video Games and the Human Condition

[zeldamasterX]

I'm glad i wasn't the only one thinking that farmville is evil :)

[grimcruzh]

Enjoyed this info a lot!

[gamegloss]

This was really interesting but I couldn't help but cringe every time he said, "right?". After playing Braid I was expecting Jonathan Blow to be an incredible sharp, charismatic, and eloquent person. I understand that he's just very nervous, but it's still unbearably irritating.

[MsBickle76]

1:09:21

The Witness is about the Russian space program. They put you in a man made island to test you and teach you and prepare you to go to space!

[ProgressiveForest]

Jonathan Blow is not only an excellent game designer, but also a very insightful person. Kudos.

[Pedakin]

"Gears of war right, Has like a lot of critical umm acclaim right? But umm its not good right? Right. Because its a game that makes you think its about gears, But its about humanity woah humanity, So if you showed your mom this game and said it was about gears she would tell you to go outside and make friends an she would be right".

[VolcanicPenguin]

I was impressed!

[keithburgun]

Jonathan Braid: His sentences start with "so", end with "right?", and the rest is the howling of the wind.

[Decroux3000]

DLC is that very parasite.

[gamegloss]

@Decroux3000 That´s a very marginal perspective to take on the subject of DLC. While it is undeniable that some developers use DLC in cheap exploitative ways, there are many cases where it has worked perfectly ( Fallout 3 and Borderlands come to mind ).

DLC is only parasitic if the original content is lacking to the degree that it actually needs additional content to make it worthwhile playing, and you are charged for it.

Don´t blame the tools, blame the workman.

[D3mi4n]

so, reading a book is a boring game and the writers "exploit" the readers with "eyecandy"?

[FoltzArt]

Gears of War, right.. it has a lot of critical.. umm, acclaim, right. But, umm, it's not good.. right? Right. Because it's a game that makes you think it's about Gears... but it's about Humanity: Wooaah, Humanity! So, if you showed your mom this game and said it was about gears, she would tell you to go outside and make friends, and she would be right!

[MRiFXXK]

reat....liek....reat..

[resku]

Great talk with a lot of things to think about. Guy addicted to zelda with such intelligence, this shit always blows my mind.

[AtTheSpeedOfCheese]

I like oral stimulation. :D

[shaurz]

You can staple enemies to the wall in HL2 with the crossbow, but I guess they copied that from Painkiller.

[ChuckHoffmaster]

UBER LIKE

[Laracno]

This is awesome!

[sully9088]

I have always shared these feelings with Jonathan; even though I've never met him. As I watched this video, and read articles about his ideas and thoughts, I find myself amazed (and relieved) that someone else out there has the same ideas as I do. I wish I could program and design games. I have to comment on something though. The human condition does involve aggression, and many humans find pleasure and satisfaction in shooting things and blowing things up. That's why these FPS's are so su

[CanyonOasis]

@sully9088 Have you started learning how to code or make games yet?

[sully9088]

@CanyonOasis No I haven't. I'm too busy getting my life straightened out. I'm ignoring the roses as I set myself up financially for the future. I just bought a house and I'm trying to pay if off in 5 yrs. Haha

[AliIKarimi]

I like how no one picked up on the oral/aural stimulation joke :p

[azeroISAHERO]

0:13:47 did he just say meow?

[InterstellarTortoise]

Extremely thought provoking. Thank you so much for making this public.

[rubbermuck]

@InterstellarTortoise I uploaded 5 of his lectures to this channel now. The ones I would recommend the most are titled "Conflicts in Design" and "Design Reboot".

[InterstellarTortoise]

@rubbermuck - That is fabulous! I will watch them all, beginning with those two. Thank you again.

[disinterkin]

This is fantastic. I've tried to explain many of the concepts Jonathan Blow covered in this video to people I know. They usually tend to refuse to accept it or just consciously choose to ignore it. It can be frustrating, but I'm glad people like Jonathan Blow are around to help spread this knowledge.

[OverlordJohnEternal]

would love to have a backup of this posted, just in case it gets pulled ^_^

[rubbermuck]

@OverlordJohnEternal You can download the full video at the link I provided.

[OverlordJohnEternal]

@rubbermuck So you can! Thanks ^_^b

[Zhyl]

The square advert next to this video, as I currently see it, is for Habbo Hotel. Delicious irony.

[MsBickle76]

wicked! thanks for the upload. i was about to do it myself, but i didn't want to get sued by my future university.... :c

[rubbermuck]

@MsBickle76 yeah I figured if they didn't want it on youtube, they would tell me or give me a cease and desist or something. I didn't edit it, so their logos and stuff is included, advertising for them.