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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Videogames: The Medium of the 21st Century

Warren Spector

Warren Spector proclaims video games the defining artistic medium of our era. Discover how shared authorship drops linear narratives to turn players into collaborative storytellers.

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