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Paratroopa1 posted...

Snake5555555555 posted...

Paratroopa1 posted...

I considered this, and I think this is probably outside of the scope of both the specific criterion used here, as well as the criteria laid out in this video, which is only concerned with figuring out, like, "is this weird shit a scientist did in 1950 a video game." I would say playing KTANE from the perspective of the instruction reader is still very much within the realm of a video game, the game's functions still only exist within a video display. A video game doesn't cease to be a video game because I closed my eyes, for instance, the components are still there. It is an interesting way in which to play a video game, but there is still clear interaction with the idea of a video game.

True, I guess you could also compare it to say using a walkthrough or something. You could after all totally just play KTANE by yourself with the guide at your side.

Some people do actually do this, it's possible to speedrun the game by simply memorizing the rules to everything and playing on your own

Rather I think the question would be "if you are being the instructor, are you engaging in the act of playing a video game" and I would say "yes you are," due to the fact that nobody's ever said that you need to be watching the screen to play the video game - the video game screen is still what prompts gameplay to be possible, you're simply having what's on the screen relayed to you secondhand