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Ed Key of Proteus searches for the meaning of games and chases Brian Eno
Ever since Aristotle, the debates over how to classify things have been endless. Are house cats “useful” or “tame”? Is Makemake a planet? Are crappers sculptures? Is noise music? Are games where you walk around and explore a pastoral setting while interacting with an ethereal soundscape really games? We talked with Ed Key, one of the two creators of Proteus, a game that fits the latter description, which released this week and has caused some highly vocal people to question if this qualifies as a game. – – – How would you describe Proteus? I do call it a game.…