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neoYTPism Since: May, 2010
#1: Sep 20th 2016 at 6:45:56 PM

Courtesy link.

A movie or show that derives a lot of its drama and suspense from throwing elements from Platform Games - or other twitch-based archetypal games - in the path of the protagonists.

The above definition, as well as the rest of the article, doesn't seem to give an idea how similar it should be to a video game in order to count as an example; a lot of elements are shared in common between movies, shows, and video games, after all.

Should this be defined more precisely, made subjective, or split?

Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#2: Sep 21st 2016 at 6:42:06 AM

Honestly, I'm going to make a TRS for this. This is either hopelessly vague (it's just "an action scene") or it's an Audience Reaction.

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DAN004 Chair Man from The 0th Dimension Since: Aug, 2010
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#3: Sep 21st 2016 at 4:26:46 PM

From what I've read, it's about the setting of the story, i.e applying video game elements to it. Like a Role-Playing Game 'Verse.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#4: Sep 23rd 2016 at 7:09:01 AM

Where did you read that? Because that's not the description at all. I think you're describing Sudden Game Interface.

edited 23rd Sep '16 7:10:02 AM by Larkmarn

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DAN004 Chair Man from The 0th Dimension Since: Aug, 2010
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#5: Sep 24th 2016 at 6:38:04 PM

[up] I mean, the whole thing is treated "like" a video game.

Though perhaps I see the problem: it might be confused with "this non-game work would be perfectly suited to a game", which is, yeah, an Audience Reaction.

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