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# Videogames:  The Medium of the 21st Century


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
- **Time:** 16:50–17:20 (30 min)
- **Room:** Mainstage
- **Event:** World Congress 2025

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1397-videogames-the-medium-of-the-21st-century)

## Speaker

### [Warren Spector](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@warren-spector)

Chief Creative Officer at OtherSide Entertainment


## Related talks at this congress

- [Fireside Chat with Warren Spector &  John Romero](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/915-fireside-chat-with) — Christian Heilmann, John Romero, Warren Spector
- [The Future Past of Technology - A Game Developers POV](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/900-the-future-past-of) — Johanna Pirker
- [Outsmarting the System: What Game Cheaters Can Teach Us About Cyber Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/732-outsmarting-the) — John Romero
- [Kill Switch or Moral Compass: Who Programs AI’s Conscience?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2025/sessions/885-kill-switch-or-moral) — Torsten Stiller