349: Video Game
From Robot or Not? by John Siracusa and Jason Snell
June 1, 2026 · 6 min · Episode 349
About this episode
The episode explores whether everything on a screen can be considered a video game, with hosts discussing the implications of this idea.
Listeners Mark and Matt wants to know if everything on a screen is a video game. Jason ponders the idea that a PDF printout of a crossword puzzle could be a video game. John says that he is being silly and he should take these questions more seriously....
People in this episode
Hosts: Jason, John
Topics covered
- video games
- crossword puzzles
- screen media
- philosophy of games
- serious questions
Keywords
- video game
- crossword puzzle
- screen
- philosophy
- questions
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