Extra Credits: Aesthetics of Play


This video really helped understand the different aesthetics of video games. I used to think that aesthetics was just something you see visually. The video explains that game don't have to be one dimensional. you can have a game like portal which has the first person style like COD but have a strategy style game tetris.  

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