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[team_q]

http://braid-game.com/news/?p=385
Pretty interesting talk, I have enjoyed his talks the last two years I have seen them. I think his pretentious and well researched take on games its important for the medium's development.

also check out the Gamasutra take on it:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21202
they mis paraphrase him at one point though, he said that the delivery is important, and a good comic can get laughs with "the exact same" jokes as the bad comic, I think the Gamasutra version muddies the point.

[Powergloved Andy]

I have to agree, Johnathan Blow is a great speaker. I have enjoyed what he's had to say for awhile now... as for Gamasutra, can you really be surprised? 

[Zaphos]

They got that part: "As every comedian knows, timing is everything. A bad comedian can get booed off the stage, while a good one can receive a standing ovation for an identical set of jokes -- simply due to their method of delivery."

... seems pretty clear to me, anyway.

Anyway, I do enjoy Jon Blow's lectures.  They're always fun (... or should I put that in air quotes?) to think about