Video: Videoball and video games' superiority over sports

Would basketball be more exciting with two balls?

Would soccer be even more popular with three balls?

According to game developer Tim Rogers, they might be, but they'd also be illegible -- near-impossible to spectate, officiate, or televise. This is where Rogers, designer of Videoball and director of Action Button Entertainment, believes the ice-cold computer-precision of an electronic game begins to rise in superiority over analog sports.

To demonstrate his point, Rogers took the stage at GDC 2016 to lead attendees on a tour through various frustrating thought-experiments one might encounter on the quest to triangulate The Perfect Sport.

It's a journey worth embarking on, and if you missed the chance to do so in person you can now watch the entire talk for free over on the official GDC YouTube channel.

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