Thought-provoking podcast episode on how how games can help us safely explore our current reality and shape new realities. I couldn’t help but marvel at this definition: «to play a game is to voluntarily take on unnecessary obstacles to create the possibility of struggling to overcome them.»

From Weekly Filet #496, in July 2024.

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