Why Do We Play Games?

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  • Опубліковано 22 бер 2013
  • Watch "Could you boomerang a football?": bit.ly/14eVBgj
    Special cameo from my buddy at / strskillschool
    MUSIC BY: / jakechudnow
    @tweetsauce !!
    Association football: www.thefa.com/about-football-a...
    SOCCERNOMICS book: www.amazon.co.uk/Soccernomics-...
    How to define a "game": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game#Chr...
    WordARound game: www.thinkfun.com/shop/product/...
    Origin of the word "nerd": www.eldacur.com/~brons/NerdCor...
    etymology of "jock": www.etymonline.com/index.php?s...
    How to be named the world's greatest athlete: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportspe...
    NYT Magazine artcile about play: www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/mag...
    Maslow's Hierarchy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's...
    Games and needs (good article): www.gamasutra.com/view/feature...
    BIRG / CORF: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_...
    SECONDSKIN documentary (soooo good): www.secondskinfilm.com
    Excellent Numberphile videos about football statistics:
    • Anatomy of a Goal - Nu...
    • Statistics on Match Da...
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  • @Snuni93
    @Snuni93 7 років тому +3993

    3:51
    Life is a game?
    Aren't games supposed to be fun?

    • @John-Pennacchini
      @John-Pennacchini 7 років тому +57

      good one

    • @nullstress
      @nullstress 7 років тому +94

      It's a challenging one with lots of ups and downs.

    • @marcellofesta8678
      @marcellofesta8678 7 років тому +186

      indeed it got a 2.0 rating on Steam

    • @woah5333
      @woah5333 7 років тому +17

      a bad game

    • @laughercake3156
      @laughercake3156 7 років тому +18

      I prefer a game that gives me an experience and a challenge, not necessarily a good or bad one, but an experience, and with out that, the game of life would be boring.

  • @alligatoronastick1528
    @alligatoronastick1528 5 років тому +5209

    *I'm about to do what's called a pro gamer move*

    • @jimidunbeck9438
      @jimidunbeck9438 5 років тому +16

      What he said

    • @jesus5870
      @jesus5870 5 років тому +35

      Kids doing fortnite dances on the road near a school zone

    • @johnrubensaragi4125
      @johnrubensaragi4125 4 роки тому +19

      Timestamp pls

    • @alligatoronastick1528
      @alligatoronastick1528 4 роки тому +21

      @@johnrubensaragi4125 its not actually in this video, j just figured it related to the subject

    • @terrarianangel8274
      @terrarianangel8274 4 роки тому +7

      @@alligatoronastick1528 do you know who said it?

  • @lukes4110
    @lukes4110 4 роки тому +4974

    Vsauce: there's 2 types of interactive play. Toys and-
    Me: *games*
    V: challenges. And there's 2 types of those too. Puzzles and-
    Me: *games*
    V: conflict. And that branches off even more, into competition and-
    Me: 🤷‍♂️
    V: games

  • @dannymartial7997
    @dannymartial7997 2 роки тому +2342

    My mom once said "Soccer is dumb. It's just a bunch of men chasing after a single ball. Why not just give each person a ball and they'll all be happy?" LMAO

    • @karenbenton1503
      @karenbenton1503 Рік тому

      The ball chasing is part of it

    • @kitsunesden8085
      @kitsunesden8085 Рік тому +264

      Your mom: My *goals* are beyond your understanding my child.

    • @Lucciii32
      @Lucciii32 Рік тому

      @@kitsunesden8085 moms goals: spread legs

    • @nisargbhavsar25
      @nisargbhavsar25 Рік тому +162

      And when they get the ball, they kick it away. 😂

    • @donnythedealer9761
      @donnythedealer9761 Рік тому +44

      but theyre not chasing after the ball. theyre trying to get the ball to one of the two nets

  • @ghnz3314
    @ghnz3314 5 років тому +6897

    Life is pay to win af

  • @Acc_-rh8tx
    @Acc_-rh8tx 4 роки тому +7038

    If life is a game, the Antivax's children are Speed runners

    • @thenasiudk1337
      @thenasiudk1337 4 роки тому +179

      Wait wtf LMAO

    • @z-mkgaming7464
      @z-mkgaming7464 4 роки тому +210

      nah nah, Anti-Vaxx Kids are the Warp Zone Runners, Older people are the Warpless runs, elders are the Warpless Glitchless and Dead People hit the flagpole.

    • @trwluis
      @trwluis 4 роки тому +340

      Kids who die at birth are hackers

    • @nicolaifeldthaus4649
      @nicolaifeldthaus4649 4 роки тому +276

      People who gone missing are banned

    • @trwluis
      @trwluis 4 роки тому +172

      People who get abducted are dlc's

  • @afghanticket173
    @afghanticket173 3 роки тому +1585

    Thinking about how many times Michael has probably squatted in front of the camera to rise up into view makes me laugh

  • @boodle399
    @boodle399 4 роки тому +77

    I love how the origin of Jock and Nerd accurately sum up the stereotypes
    Jocks = Simple undisputed origin comes from an immature genital joke, kinda dumb and simple
    Nerds= Origin is constantly disputed and debated, have multiple theories about it, the first known use of it comes from something targeted at a younger audience

    • @Aethryx
      @Aethryx Місяць тому +1

      Thankfully the real world is much more nuanced than Hollywood stereotypes. There are people likely who grew up as "nerds" who were bullied by the "jocks", but it's also very common for people to be athletically talented and smart at the same time while also being wonderful people. From personal experience, I went through school as a scrawny nerd but the jocks were nice protective people while the bullies were other random kids. I was friends with a few jock types, and it was kinda funny admittedly watching them immediately get fat after high school ended.

  • @parallel4
    @parallel4 9 років тому +2335

    It's been ages since Life got an update! The developers did an awful job. Eighteen-year impossible tutorial, no reseting or pausing, no hacks or mods or cheats, no methods, and unfair advantages depending on a random spawnpoint. But I must say, the developers did do a great job on physics and graphics. But it really needs an update.

    • @p1ayr389
      @p1ayr389 9 років тому +255

      Physics are 9/10. Would be better if it had ragdoll physics, it would be funnier.

    • @mr.turtle4574
      @mr.turtle4574 9 років тому +59

      P1ayr 3 and a better spell check system

    • @cormacdonnelly5015
      @cormacdonnelly5015 9 років тому +42

      Someone give this guy a medal 😂

    • @thelivingglitch307
      @thelivingglitch307 9 років тому +111

      Their has been so many attempts at fraud for the developers identity, know one has concrete evidence on who they really are.

    • @chadthundercock4982
      @chadthundercock4982 9 років тому +39

      TheLivingGlitch Nature Studios

  • @wtfnigga9329
    @wtfnigga9329 6 років тому +1329

    0:52
    Me: Oh... Canada???
    Him: *Moves finger*
    Me: YO

    • @suborgtfo.4433
      @suborgtfo.4433 5 років тому +58

      Lol, they once ruled 1/4 of the world sometime, and Now they're living on a land that's less than Michigan..

    • @istopdabbingnowok1455
      @istopdabbingnowok1455 5 років тому

      Yep

    • @zerin4244
      @zerin4244 5 років тому

      Jebaited

    • @flynner1909
      @flynner1909 4 роки тому +2

      where is Nunavut... holy shit

    • @mecheeto1483
      @mecheeto1483 4 роки тому

      I liked for your name

  • @aunty_ivy9902
    @aunty_ivy9902 4 роки тому +207

    Dad, I want the PS5
    Michael: Why Do We Play Games?

    • @justsomejuice
      @justsomejuice 3 роки тому +2

      H..how did you know there's ps5.......

    • @hassuassu
      @hassuassu 3 роки тому +1

      @@justsomejuice if she/he meant persona

    • @greatdayforpizza6974
      @greatdayforpizza6974 2 роки тому +1

      @@justsomejuice there is now

    • @TheSilverShadow17
      @TheSilverShadow17 2 місяці тому

      ​@@greatdayforpizza6974Indeed, because I own one myself

  • @barretprivateer8768
    @barretprivateer8768 Рік тому +69

    I truly miss 3 Vsauce vids a month rather than 3 a year.

    • @Buff_MC
      @Buff_MC 7 місяців тому

      You mean one a year

  • @jasons8458
    @jasons8458 4 роки тому +325

    5:31 Everytime this music starts, my expectations for an interesting or amazing twist go high...

    • @therock1160
      @therock1160 3 роки тому +20

      Or do they?

    • @red.animations
      @red.animations 2 роки тому

      @@therock1160 cool profile, uh.. what was i gonna say?

    • @therock1160
      @therock1160 2 роки тому

      @@red.animations you were gonna say T̷̢̝̟̝̳͖̳͖͙̦͔̲̋͛͑̈́͆͋̈́̓͝H̷͔̘́̿̋̀̉͑̕̕Ĩ̸̧̖̪̭̟͔̫Ş̷̻͈͙̍͌͋̋̉͗͠ ̶̟͉̠̞̟͕̐̍̋͠S̷̠͈̰̬̰̰̞̺̼̆̔̀̓̾̈̉̆͒͜Ȇ̵̛̤̰͛͑̇̈́̅͋̾̕Ḷ̵̀̄̈́̀̈́͒̔̈͛̚E̸̜͚͔̦͎͂̋́͐̂͌́̒͘̚͠͠͝Ç̶̧̟̭͎̦͇̮͖̺͇̝̗̆̅͐̓̄̾̚͝ͅT̶̨̧͓͎̭̎͊̀͆̈́͑̏͛Í̸͖̗̠͎̤̙̫̝̱̩͙̗̞̮̓̈́̓̃̒̅̐̀̄̈́͝͠͠ͅƠ̴̡̯̂͌̉͛̇͝ͅŅ̴̡̛̙̮̤̠̰̮̙̪̝̊̈́͒̈̎̐͘͝͠͠ ̵̡͕͇̅̇̿̓̈́̓͑̕͘͠W̵̢̢̲̺̦͙̠̪̖̩̥̌̇̐̋̈́̒̂̓̎Ỉ̴̙͓̭̬͚̃̈́̀͒̌̌͋͜͝Ļ̶͔͔͚̝̦͋͛̂̀̾̓̔̾̋͘͘ͅL̷̠̹̖̫̬͎̫͉̞̩̪͙͋͋̆͌̐̂͝͝ͅ ̶̝͚̠̼̻̳̘̃̊̏̏͜B̵̢̫̱̲̪͍̪̞͚͕̯̏́͐͜͝Ę̸̢̛̛̣̖̦͍̯̮̞̫̗̳̯̑͑̈́̍̄̂̈́͝ ̵̢̭͖͍̻̯͍͍̋̆͘͜͜͜͠A̴̧͓͉̣̙̫̒̋̀̚ ̶̛̖̤̬̰̓̇̓̀̒̑̄͊͑̕͘M̵̛̺̬͋̋̅̍̃̋́̈̀̚̕A̶̧̛̯̬͌͑̄͜͝Ṅ̵̡̯̻̮̌̐̆̈́̓Ḏ̶̩͎͙̼͈̠̗̿͛̈́͆̐̄Ơ̶̡̡̙̦̬͈̝̖̳̻̼͉̺̓̽̿̏͛̉̎̒͛̾̈́͝ͅͅL̷̻͙̖͒̅̅̃̀͊̎̈́̍̽̔͗̚͝I̶̡̨̨̘̪̘̹̦̘̳̻̙͍͖̣͑̍͐͌͛̂͑̅̎Ņ̶̨̛̺̼̤͚̥͕̤͙͕͍̓͛͒́͝͝ ̷̨̡̻̙̘̱̯̘̲̪̼̩͒Ş̸̯̮̤̗̙̯̩͇̺͍̪̬̞͖̏̈́͌͐̆͑̌͊̊͂O̵̯̰̙̠͇̮̠̜̪̓̎͝L̶͇͇̗̮͇̟̗̩͇̞͔̝̣̹̑͊̒͗́Ő̵̢̭̲̘̼̜̬͍̗̊͋́̈́̿͑͐̇͑̋̀̔̚͝ͅ ̴̨̛̯̩̺̤̩̺̦̠͎̱̜̮̦͔̊͘B̶̡̗͖̰̞̠̥̂̆Y̶̙̣̖͇͉̭̟̖̗̲̲̦̲̹̌̒͂̄̈́̄̑̊̕ ̵̛̪̦̮̼͎̫̙͙̮̌̎͊M̴̻͖̦̼͚̙͖͕̱̲͚̯̥̓̾̇̾ͅͅI̸̻͙̰̟̦͚̬͑̓̀̈́͌̋̊͌̉͘͝Ś̸͔͇͔̜͕͖̦̼̥̗̗̝͊̾͆̉̽̓̿̚Ţ̵̱̤͓̘̣̝͍̜̰̀̆̍̊̉͜É̷̲̥͚͌̕͝Ŕ̴̨̯̺͖̙̣̭̪̥̣͔̦̘͓͒̔̉̏̔̚ ̸̢̢̳̰̳̜̩̣͙̹̜̭͌̑̍̓́̈̎͗͂̽͂́͜J̸̜͕̀͆̉͂̏͗̿̄̍̒͂̿̓͆͂Á̶̰̟̫̈́̈̊͗̂̎̈́͗̀͛͝ͅM̸̧̨̰̠͓̜͙̀̍E̵̡̝͈̺̞̝͇͙͔̗͗͛̂Ş̴̡̩͚̖̏̈́̋́ ̸̡̪̩̫̝̠͎̫̪̫̗͔̋͆̏̔͆̈̀̔F̵̡̛̰̞̣̥̹̙͎̹͈̠͈͕̺͐͗̊͋̓̀́͐̍͝͝I̸̢͚̝̰̩̙̝̜͕͙̠͓̹̳͋̄̉́̍̋̄͘͜Ţ̶̡̧̺͙̮̪̙͇̳̯̦̘̰̰̋̒̔Z̵̧̧̦͍̫͕̗̗̰̳̰̈̐̏̈́G̴͚̜̝̮̜͙̉͒͊̆̿͝͠E̶̠͓̰̳͇̹͎̠̠̰͓̔͆̀́̔̚͠͠͝R̷̭̉̀͒̂̎̈́̾Ạ̸̛͆̈̈́̂̔͂̇͊́̚͝ͅḼ̷̛̞̭̣̞̄͗̊̉̎̇̇̀́̅̓̐̃͘Ď̸̨̡̛̯͍̳̰͍̱̦̜̂̄͒̔̊̆̕

  • @SongS0984
    @SongS0984 4 роки тому +758

    TITLE : why do we play games ?
    MICHAEL: Starts explaining the word soccer

    • @partyinplantedaquarium7362
      @partyinplantedaquarium7362 3 роки тому +1

      ADD guy

    • @xYottabyte
      @xYottabyte 3 роки тому

      @Rajeev Vij still understandable

    • @RedOctober_
      @RedOctober_ 3 роки тому +3

      Hey vsauce michael here and what is here and here is what??? Well to get started we need to explore the history of the soviet union...

    • @mpad4497
      @mpad4497 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you for calling him Michael and not Vsauce

  • @user-lt4od4of7m
    @user-lt4od4of7m 3 роки тому +88

    Imagine dying and then someone gets a vr headset off your head and asks:" So how was it?"

    • @entropy5685
      @entropy5685 3 роки тому +7

      I- I have no idea we were immortals bruh, I got addicted to that mortalish game. Kinda gave an idea of how it would be to not live forever in an imperfect universe tho, ig.

    • @elad5889
      @elad5889 3 роки тому +3

      היו לי את המחשבות האלה בגיל10

    • @albertjackinson
      @albertjackinson 3 роки тому

      This is the Altus Space...confirmed.
      1. I know, it's a joke.
      2. I understand if you don't get the reference; the book is only almost a year old.

    • @nottoofast
      @nottoofast 3 роки тому +1

      "Why did you guys have to make my family suck so much bruh"

    • @NecronHandlee
      @NecronHandlee 2 роки тому

      and then u die again in that world and then the same thing happens
      infinite loop

  • @ScientificZoom
    @ScientificZoom 9 місяців тому +12

    A question most people seems to neglect, but the energy it creates, the satisfaction is received from it is just epic

  • @Karolcreepers
    @Karolcreepers 7 років тому +1126

    Does anyone know how to lower the difficulty in this game called "life"?

    • @zamiraroza1975
      @zamiraroza1975 7 років тому +33

      Karolcreepers let me know if you find the answer

    • @borkwoof696
      @borkwoof696 7 років тому +2

      Karolcreepers old

    • @xen3433
      @xen3433 7 років тому +37

      Karolcreepers move to USA and become a middle-aged white man

    • @musicaccount3340
      @musicaccount3340 7 років тому +102

      I'm more interested in cheat codes. So far I just know about 911 to increase your wanted level.

    • @oneforyou6071
      @oneforyou6071 7 років тому

      xen 辈 lol nice try

  • @knighty0220
    @knighty0220 7 років тому +302

    Life's a game?
    R.I.P The Completionist

  • @afghanticket173
    @afghanticket173 3 роки тому +28

    "Yo Michael what time is it?"
    Michael: "but what is time"

    • @greatwavefan397
      @greatwavefan397 3 роки тому +2

      I literally asked this in front if my dad and he laughed.

  • @Entropy67
    @Entropy67 11 місяців тому +2

    7:43 I just realized I prioritize my life on this triangle from the top down. Great

  • @diavoloisamasochist4986
    @diavoloisamasochist4986 5 років тому +3609

    Cute girl: talks to me in class
    Me when I get home: 5:02

  • @vernie7882
    @vernie7882 7 років тому +175

    He just blew my mind with Knurd.

    • @_lol69_17
      @_lol69_17 5 років тому +10

      The hair works better than the spider

    • @housellama
      @housellama 3 роки тому +3

      According to Terry Pratchett, Knurd is also the inverse of being drunk. It's being so sober you can actually see the world without filters and is a terrible, terrible state.

  • @gumarks_
    @gumarks_ 2 роки тому +3

    About BIRG-ing and CORF-ing in football (and sports in general). For me, a true fan of a, for example, football team will not CORF when the team fails. Instead, they will support the team even harder, in order to get it back to the glory. The sense of belonging of many sports fans is so strong that they will take both the victories and the failures of their team, and be alongside it no matter how it's going.
    As we say here in Spain, "en las buenas y en las malas" (in the "goods" and in the "bads").
    Sincerely,
    A wholehearted football fan from Spain.

  • @howardhamlin3114
    @howardhamlin3114 4 роки тому +8

    0:41 why does it sound like a sick beat

  • @braxtonbarfriquaorme8703
    @braxtonbarfriquaorme8703 5 років тому +3186

    *Man: exists outside of a Gulag*
    *Me: I'm about to do what's called a pro gamer move*

    • @rubennunez4299
      @rubennunez4299 5 років тому +20

      WHY DIDN'T YOU WENT INTO A GULAG ITSELF

    • @zoard3620
      @zoard3620 5 років тому +74

      @@rubennunez4299 God can't go to gulag

    • @prithvithakur7950
      @prithvithakur7950 5 років тому +19

      Stalin fought fascism. ✊ ✊ ✊

    • @CreativeZachGaminglebestvids
      @CreativeZachGaminglebestvids 5 років тому +39

      23 million innocent people: *are alive*
      Stalin: I’m about to what’s called a pro gamer move

    • @strathattack4325
      @strathattack4325 5 років тому +10

      @@prithvithakur7950 Then he fought capitalism and lost, see ya Stalin

  • @yesko9658
    @yesko9658 5 років тому +590

    0:40 to this day, i still wonder how many times you failed to catch it

    • @Sans_The_Skeleton
      @Sans_The_Skeleton 5 років тому +15

      True lmao

    • @dogsaregood8166
      @dogsaregood8166 4 роки тому +6

      5

    • @adrianpulta1498
      @adrianpulta1498 3 роки тому +1

      Nah it's not like he's reaction time and reflexes are *Sharp*

    • @osnarv8597
      @osnarv8597 3 роки тому

      Let's confirm if that's true. Are you still thinking about it? After 1 year?

    • @demekagamine
      @demekagamine 3 роки тому +1

      The dark lord michael is all knowing and all powerful. He is perfect in all he does.

  • @abelmekonnen9491
    @abelmekonnen9491 Рік тому +4

    I just love the way Michel goes extra to dig deep on simple trivial life phenomenon.
    He is just talented!

  • @prestonplayzminecraft8116
    @prestonplayzminecraft8116 4 роки тому +306

    Parents: why do you play games so much?
    Me: its entertaining
    Vsauce: why do we play games?
    Me: lets find out

  • @bigCdog98
    @bigCdog98 5 років тому +1843

    Vsauce: Technically speaking, life is a game
    *Kills self*
    Vsauce: Or is it?

    • @floyd4611
      @floyd4611 5 років тому +3

      You can't say something if you're dead

    • @bigCdog98
      @bigCdog98 5 років тому +18

      the meme master r/whoosh

    • @floyd4611
      @floyd4611 5 років тому +5

      @@bigCdog98 you got wooooshed

    • @chrs.7845
      @chrs.7845 5 років тому +52

      Both of you suck at telling jokes tbh

    • @poysona
      @poysona 4 роки тому +20

      @@floyd4611 WOW kid you just got r/WOOOOOOSHED!!!! 😂😂👀
      "Wooosh" means you didn't get the joke, as in the sound made when the joke "woooshes" over your head. I bet you're too stupid to get it, IDIOT!! 😤😤😂
      My joke was so thoughtfully crafted and took me a total of 3 minutes, you SHOULD be laughing. 🤬 What's that? My joke is bad? I think that's just because you failed. I outsmarted you, nitwit.🤭
      In conclusion, I am posting this to the community known as "r/Wooooosh" to claim my internet points in your embarrassment 😏. Imbecile. The Germans refer to this action as "Schadenfreude," which means "harm-joy" 😬😲. WOW! 🤪 Another reference I had to explain to you. 🤦‍♂️🤭 I am going to cease this conversation for I do not converse with simple minded persons.😏😂

  • @StrazdasLT
    @StrazdasLT 9 років тому +272

    Football - you use foot to kick a ball
    Egghand - you use your hands to pass egg shaped ball.

    • @daraj02
      @daraj02 9 років тому +49

      Handegg

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT 9 років тому +8

      *****
      Thank you for the correct.

    • @daraj02
      @daraj02 9 років тому +5

      Strazdas you're welcome

    • @thatwavyblackguy
      @thatwavyblackguy 9 років тому +23

      Just because it makes grammatical sense doesn't mean that is what the sport should be called. in the same sense
      Golf- Stickball
      Rugby- Handegg
      Archery- Bowarrow
      Volleyball- Handball
      Hockey- Stickpuck
      See these all sound stupid and that's why its called football instead of Handegg

    • @StrazdasLT
      @StrazdasLT 9 років тому +12

      *****
      The word "gold" originates from the germanic languages and it literally means "stick/club"
      Archer comes from latin origins and mean "bowmaker". so archery is competition ogf people using bows.
      Volleyball is actually accurate, because it uses a ball and you need to volley it (volley means to discharge, remove, get rid off). as your goal is to get rid of the ball from your side before it reaches the ground.
      The word Hockey is a description of the shape of staffs used to play it.
      Sorry, i dont know about rugby.

  • @CapoeiraIoannina
    @CapoeiraIoannina 9 місяців тому +4

    I believe Play along with a few other things like love and art (which is a form of playing ) lies closer than anything else to the answer to why life is worth living. So maybe the playing doesn't have a utilitarian purpose that prepares us to face life's adversities but is instead a guide that shows us how to live our lives.

  • @laithtabet970
    @laithtabet970 4 роки тому +3

    how have I never seen this video? and now I am being recommended it 7 years later?

  • @zhouhuanyue
    @zhouhuanyue 8 років тому +160

    at 2:05 i thought he was going to point out that it has the word "ass" in it -.-

  • @Efreeti
    @Efreeti 8 років тому +273

    8:16 "Arguably life is the largest and most complicated game on Earth" I dunno Michael, have you played Dwarf Fortress?

    • @Lowezar
      @Lowezar 8 років тому +21

      Well, Dwarf Fortress is a minigame inside the game of life, no? So technically life is at very least equally or more complex than DF. And since there are more components in Life in addition to DF, we can drop the "equally" part.

    • @Efreeti
      @Efreeti 8 років тому +65

      Lowezar You know, they say analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog. No one is really THAT interested and the frog dies. Thanks.

    • @Lowezar
      @Lowezar 8 років тому +12

      Efreeti Ok I get it, you aren't in for mental exercise after watching a Vsauce video :)

    • @Efreeti
      @Efreeti 8 років тому +10

      Lowezar Again, if it wasn't clear, mentioning Dwarf Fortress was intended to be tongue-in-cheek. And what do you mean, after? A week after? Because it's a week after.

    • @TheBest-gf8qo
      @TheBest-gf8qo 7 років тому +7

      +Lowezar You're just embarrassed you didn't get the joke.

  • @manta7039
    @manta7039 Рік тому +11

    damn i'm discovering this guy right now and he's asking all the question that i've been asking myself. Cant stop watching his content!!!

  • @TheUnderscore_
    @TheUnderscore_ 2 роки тому +2

    9:41 DUDE THE NOSTALGIA

  • @catalinionescu8222
    @catalinionescu8222 7 років тому +1579

    Cuz I can't 360 no scope in real life

  • @MaxMalevich
    @MaxMalevich 4 роки тому +10

    0:00 This is what we don't have

  • @AaronRodriguez-vm5gs
    @AaronRodriguez-vm5gs 2 роки тому +1

    Please make more videos i genuinely love watching the videos

  • @XPStormCraft
    @XPStormCraft 9 років тому +1274

    REAL LIFE
    Graphics - 10/10
    Difficulty - (The higher the rank the harder it is) 10/10
    Physics - 10/10
    Fun Factor (lol) - 1/10
    Overall rank: 7/10 - IGN "Would play again"

    • @hydrocannons7573
      @hydrocannons7573 8 років тому +193

      XPStorm 7.8/10 - "Too much water"

    • @ProbablySky
      @ProbablySky 8 років тому +54

      +Hydro Cannons ffs the Atlantic map takes like a week to cross

    • @TheDjordjeSS
      @TheDjordjeSS 8 років тому +94

      XPStorm so games in real life are actually easter eggs :)

    • @piehamcake1
      @piehamcake1 8 років тому +5

      +TheDjordjeSS but you can create them if you are clever enough!

    • @TheDjordjeSS
      @TheDjordjeSS 8 років тому +1

      piehamcake1 make what games?

  • @Dajan456
    @Dajan456 7 років тому +3743

    life is a shitty game but it has awesome graphics. 2/10 IGN

    • @americancheese9103
      @americancheese9103 6 років тому +156

      IGN gives everything a 10/10 tho

    • @5ilver42
      @5ilver42 6 років тому +345

      "A terrible game with no purpose." 9.5/10 IGN

    • @spammyca
      @spammyca 5 років тому +30

      Not if ur near or far-sighted

    • @SeaBeast4Life
      @SeaBeast4Life 5 років тому +76

      Too much water 2/10

    • @ChickentNug
      @ChickentNug 5 років тому +64

      Life is great. People suck. 10/10 game mechanics 6/10 npcs

  • @Oscuros
    @Oscuros 3 роки тому +2

    Other mammals even with small brains, like cats are seen to engage in play-fighting when young where fighting is simulated, but play is broken if one party is injured.
    These are seen as clearly linked with survival practice and mammalian behaviour, which can be taught by learning and conditioning.
    This was easily extended to human with not just fighting and sports, but also with forms of social play that children are seen to engage with, which is more abstracted and therefore human, but still within that mammalian ambit of play.
    There have been extensions from that into psychological game playing, politics, economics, game theory.
    I like that your videos initially answered those questions that you might not get taught in the normal school system, but children often ask, like about why we wear clothes. I didn't even mention how social, linguistic norms also go into that mix but hey, it's a learned behaviour that's also innate to us.

  • @OTRGlobal
    @OTRGlobal 4 місяці тому +1

    His ability to make me think about every day things in a completely different way is amazing

  • @VideoGameGirl86
    @VideoGameGirl86 10 років тому +92

    when the background music kicks in you know shit's about to get deep

  • @SmileyNoteblock
    @SmileyNoteblock 6 років тому +1640

    _"Games are basically life, but simplified"_
    *_WeLl ExPlAiN cHeSs ThEn_*

    • @prestonhall5171
      @prestonhall5171 5 років тому +149

      Chess can be learned just like any other game. The rules aren’t complicated. It’s the strategy of chess that most people have problems with.

    • @MrFirefox
      @MrFirefox 5 років тому +30

      Thou has'th not watch'd Ser Rickton und Duke Mortimus

    • @davidnotonstinnett
      @davidnotonstinnett 5 років тому +14

      Mr.Firefox one must possess a large and superior intellect, often measured using the results ascertained in the form of an intelligence quotient test, which is a problematic testing format developed in France in the 1800’s for French school children in order to measure their cognitive abilities in order to better instruct them, to properly comprehend the complexity of Richard and Mortimer Sanchez, a paternal grandfather and grandson, respectively.

    • @ferociousmaliciousghost
      @ferociousmaliciousghost 5 років тому +4

      Chess? Tic-tac-toe is harder!

    • @matthewavilez318
      @matthewavilez318 5 років тому +37

      War. It's a war simulator. Overly simplified war simulator.

  • @bobedge289
    @bobedge289 14 годин тому

    2:17
    he unknowingly taught me how to tell games, challenge, and those things apart.
    it's amazing. I can't believe that is a thing.

  • @georgewashington673
    @georgewashington673 3 роки тому +3

    4:55 That book is one of the 6 Dr. Seuss books that are no longer published.

  • @maddoxr__
    @maddoxr__ 5 років тому +575

    [1:02] Top Ten Anime Betrayals

  • @scottpickett1819
    @scottpickett1819 6 років тому +241

    9:33 "I don't know how to explain something to a child."
    Don't worry, you've explained lots of things for me.

  • @AdamsChaos
    @AdamsChaos 3 роки тому +5

    As a life long Gillingham fan, this isn’t the combo I thought I wanted, but the one I needed

  • @TheForbiddenLemon
    @TheForbiddenLemon 3 роки тому +2

    person: *gets struck by lightning*
    vsauce: it's just a game

  • @svp-3015
    @svp-3015 7 років тому +143

    1:19 Michael: "we have been playing games with balls"
    Me: "and how does that make you feel?"

  • @Henny0321
    @Henny0321 7 років тому +5559

    I edited this so the replies make no sense

  • @thedictationofallah
    @thedictationofallah 2 роки тому +2

    2:14
    football isnt just a type of game, for passionate fans like me, its life, tournament finals are like festivals or holidays for all of us

  • @RamenKing73
    @RamenKing73 3 роки тому +2

    0:30 exquisite footwork

  • @music4lifesux
    @music4lifesux 8 років тому +42

    0:58 "BLAME CANADA, BLAME CANA---oh wait . . . dang it"

    • @arvy7765
      @arvy7765 6 років тому +2

      Why what did Canada do? Sorry Idk anything about this.

  • @quillquestions6530
    @quillquestions6530 7 років тому +389

    Graphics 9/10 (I need glasses)
    Gameplay, 7/10, highly interactive with very complex physics, but the rewards are hard to reach and setbacks are common
    Tutorial, it has no rating, our tutorial lasts all life.
    Checkpoints unknown, perhaps we can respawn?

    • @littlechickeyhudak
      @littlechickeyhudak 6 років тому +54

      Time limit is bullshit
      “Stubbed toe” feature sucks, plz nerf

    • @ultimatum97
      @ultimatum97 6 років тому +52

      Pay to play. Bad pricing. Need lots of money for survival.

    • @studyzee1741
      @studyzee1741 5 років тому +10

      Ultimatum its not real money thats game money itself

    • @jeffbell4434
      @jeffbell4434 5 років тому +1

      Liked because of the "I need glasses" part. Lmao

    • @billy1998vn
      @billy1998vn 5 років тому +2

      No checkpoint. It's rogue-like.

  • @imaginedauthority9455
    @imaginedauthority9455 2 роки тому +8

    I've probably watched every vsauce video at least 2 or 3 times and always feel enlightened empowered and a little smarter each time.

  • @ryanwoomy
    @ryanwoomy 3 роки тому +24

    “Fast, Easy to complete, east to achieve rewards”
    Dark Souls: Exists

    • @echezona3007
      @echezona3007 3 роки тому

      Facts 💯😭

    • @eyald.8252
      @eyald.8252 3 роки тому +2

      Idk man, completing dark souls is probably easier than surviving in the wild

    • @commanderleo
      @commanderleo 2 роки тому

      Every successfully landed hit is a success in dark souls

  • @Horny_Fruit_Flies
    @Horny_Fruit_Flies 5 років тому +73

    Let's take a look at the word "Association" You see what's hiding in there?
    Me, and intellectual: ASS!

  • @editname6868
    @editname6868 5 років тому +247

    0:00 GIF

  • @AaronMQuantz
    @AaronMQuantz Рік тому +1

    @4.33 drunk backwards is knurd 😂😂😂 love Michael

  • @TheCubeHackers
    @TheCubeHackers 4 роки тому +4

    2:09 is that a V-cube!!!?

  • @cursedshark7125
    @cursedshark7125 5 років тому +925

    Them: Soccer/Football
    Me, an intellectual: Associationer

  • @OctoNoctoCringeFest
    @OctoNoctoCringeFest 8 років тому +471

    "We have been playing games with balls and our feet since ancient times."
    -Vsauce/Michael, 2013

  • @digitalfootballer9032
    @digitalfootballer9032 Рік тому +3

    Actually it isn't just Americans that call football soccer, it is also used pretty widely in Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Italians call it calcio, which literally translates to kickball.

  • @toastboii
    @toastboii 3 роки тому +3

    He made the right decision to make this channel for all of us to enjoy

  • @MithgalAlFayez01
    @MithgalAlFayez01 10 років тому +129

    You guys are all lucky that you play Life with good graphics , me on the other hand have sight issues .

    • @sunnysideup36
      @sunnysideup36 10 років тому +28

      I play at like medium, with short render distance

    • @VenetinOfficial
      @VenetinOfficial 10 років тому +8

      ***** I play at the creative level, short render distance like you (why i need glasses), playing games in a game, the only drawback is we can't respawn...

    • @gemberss
      @gemberss 10 років тому +44

      you can upgrade your eyes with laser surgeon but it will cost you some in-game money.

    • @VenetinOfficial
      @VenetinOfficial 10 років тому +26

      Are you gonna Ragequit?

    • @hodir7049
      @hodir7049 10 років тому +3

      ThracianKing Spartacus
      that could turn out even worse then you already are tho

  • @omniboo1762
    @omniboo1762 6 років тому +187

    7:20 We need sex to live?
    Well I'm gonna die soon

    • @TheDjd111
      @TheDjd111 5 років тому +7

      ImOmniscient it’s a General thing we need sex to keep the population going so we good lol

    • @gabrielnobrev
      @gabrielnobrev 5 років тому +2

      i think i'm' immortal

    • @Hookpowerful789
      @Hookpowerful789 5 років тому +1

      @@gabrielnobrev Yeah, sure dude

    • @benxvariety8878
      @benxvariety8878 5 років тому

      me too

  • @Medgator
    @Medgator 3 роки тому +2

    "im gonna do what's called the pro gamer move"
    _Maichel_

  • @arvind.surwase
    @arvind.surwase 3 роки тому +3

    This is one of the few videos when he actually stays in the realm of the topic😎😀

  • @pwnership3292
    @pwnership3292 5 років тому +35

    2:04 Michael: you see whats hiding in there?
    Me: ...Ass

  • @dongle2449
    @dongle2449 6 років тому +39

    Boss: do you think this is a game?
    Michael: weeeeelll...

  • @Metroidgamer2
    @Metroidgamer2 3 роки тому +1

    2:09 "but we are getting ahead of ourselfs"
    2013 Michael actually went back to the topic :D

  • @AdamAbdallanot
    @AdamAbdallanot 9 місяців тому +2

    We actually call the Radcliffe Camera ‘The Radcam’. Could have been different in the past but I’ve never heard anyone say ‘The Radder’ since starting at Oxford University in 2022. Interesting history, though!

  • @Somersalsa
    @Somersalsa 4 роки тому +186

    4:33 "And who are you if you don't get drunk?"
    My brain: *_Drunkn't_*

    • @filobio6871
      @filobio6871 3 роки тому +1

      *NEOLOGISMS VIBES INTENSIFIES*

  • @supertommy7226
    @supertommy7226 8 років тому +229

    LIFE IS A GAME!? UPUPDOWNDOWNLEFTRIGHTLEFTRIGHTBASTART
    *You cannot obtain achievements during this session
    **starts flying around blowing up buildings**
    "XxX_5up3r_t0my69420_XxX has been banned from "G0D"'s server"

    • @Bcso591
      @Bcso591 8 років тому +3

      LMAO

    • @lucasmichael1271
      @lucasmichael1271 8 років тому +19

      I physically cringed.

    • @therogue1542
      @therogue1542 8 років тому +2

      lol when u said up up down down, I was like wait thats a backtrack

    • @PonzooonTheGreat
      @PonzooonTheGreat 7 років тому +6

      One word: Mods

    • @serubyne57
      @serubyne57 7 років тому +6

      Hold up, I gotta update my hacks.

  • @schroonsjozef
    @schroonsjozef 4 роки тому

    This video is brilliant and made my day, thanks pro gamer!

  • @DEAckern
    @DEAckern 4 роки тому +1

    1:11 In fact in Germany it is still popular to ad the suffix “-er” to the end of words 👌🏻😊

  • @thewidow7864
    @thewidow7864 7 років тому +1120

    Videogames are art

    • @TheLegend-fe2vs
      @TheLegend-fe2vs 6 років тому +16

      J'adore Almería pictochat is an emotion

    • @keroberos2781
      @keroberos2781 6 років тому +9

      Video Games are a collection of art forms like writing, cinematography, and music. I don't think they're an art form themselves

    • @TV-xk6nm
      @TV-xk6nm 6 років тому +17

      J'adore Almería lol nert

    • @wehavecookies56
      @wehavecookies56 6 років тому +41

      +Cer Berus by that logic films also aren't an art form either

    • @keroberos2781
      @keroberos2781 6 років тому +2

      Films are a collection of arts as well. You can have a film without music, or without speech. Films aren't "atomic" in their composition like music, writing, etc.

  • @Darbydootx
    @Darbydootx 10 років тому +24

    I would love to have you as a teacher wow.

  • @housellama
    @housellama 3 роки тому

    Crawford's definition is okay. I'm a much bigger fan of the one from Zimmerman and Salen in _Rules of Play_ "A game is a system in which players engage in an artificial conflict, defined by rules, that results in a quantifiable outcome." If you haven't read it and are interested in the subject, it's absolutely wonderful. Much, much better than anything Crawford's put out on the subject.

  • @scxpz1411
    @scxpz1411 3 роки тому +14

    Why can’t we study every Vsauce video as a subject/class in school. I’m convinced the world would be better-off.

  • @diatonicdissonance
    @diatonicdissonance 4 роки тому +52

    0:52
    australia: *chuckles* i’m in danger

    • @arandomsupra
      @arandomsupra 3 роки тому +7

      Well australia is actually a mini earth in a different universe where other living things are much wierder and all humans are a combination of southern americans and british people, but we decided to include it in the world map because they talk funny

    • @vladirackpubama6785
      @vladirackpubama6785 3 роки тому

      @@arandomsupra You need more likes

  • @nickster6929
    @nickster6929 4 роки тому +55

    I literally cant stop binge watching these videos. There amazing.

    • @JamieOGman
      @JamieOGman Рік тому +9

      They're

    • @Orange_Fever
      @Orange_Fever 7 місяців тому +4

      @@JamieOGman I knew this was going to be the one reply on this comment

    • @matthiewg12
      @matthiewg12 5 місяців тому

      ​@@Orange_Feveryou lie. Now theres more😢

  • @individualcoder
    @individualcoder Рік тому

    binge watching vsauce vidoes is the best game I've ever played

  • @tylercooper1551
    @tylercooper1551 4 роки тому +7

    Life is a game I was forced to play, yet a game I wouldn't choose to play if given the choice

    • @artugert
      @artugert Рік тому

      What would you do instead?

  • @bencal1454
    @bencal1454 10 років тому +40

    We'll life does have good graphics

    • @nuegai4642
      @nuegai4642 10 років тому +2

      Fady kosa
      Video games are not the same as games in general. Why do people play video games is an entirely different question... and people who do play video games probably wont like the answers.

    • @TotemPatrol
      @TotemPatrol 10 років тому +14

      I'm a gamer i don't grow up, i level up ;)

    • @MrTacticalinuit
      @MrTacticalinuit 10 років тому +12

      Super slow gameplay tho

    • @CommieJesus
      @CommieJesus 10 років тому +8

      Too much everyday grinding to be fun

    • @TotemPatrol
      @TotemPatrol 10 років тому

      no multiple lives, no saving no rest !!

  • @simmythesmurf4250
    @simmythesmurf4250 4 роки тому +42

    "we have been playing games with balls and our feet" 1:19

  • @sovietdoge1515
    @sovietdoge1515 3 роки тому +1

    1:11 R.I.P Black Sea, Sicily Malta, Corsica ,the Caribbean and a lot of Stuff

  • @sanjaychowdhury
    @sanjaychowdhury Рік тому

    Because to enjoy and to enjoy the feeling of victory.

  • @leonardorodriguez-cuba4358
    @leonardorodriguez-cuba4358 4 роки тому +149

    Vsauce: *exists
    Meme makers: “I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move”

  • @amv062184
    @amv062184 9 років тому +54

    vsauce is like my classroom... i learn soooo much from this channel

    • @XPStormCraft
      @XPStormCraft 9 років тому +7

      I learn more than I do at school :P

    • @user-og6ol2im7v
      @user-og6ol2im7v 8 років тому +2

      XPStorm I learn nothing at school cause I'm drunk and sleep on my desk

    • @amv062184
      @amv062184 8 років тому

      *****
      if what you say is true, then i am very fortunate to have been protected from having to go to public/private schools. :)

    • @amv062184
      @amv062184 8 років тому

      *****
      america is shit... theres no real comparison dude

    • @Tapster2010
      @Tapster2010 8 років тому

      +anthony vadala *USA you mean ? America (North and South ) is pretty big bro just saying since your trying to be so smart

  • @brayden2983
    @brayden2983 3 роки тому

    This Reminds me of Jan Misli's video, 'Hangman Is a Strange Game'

  • @pedrorosas3842
    @pedrorosas3842 3 роки тому +11

    If life is a game, then why isn't it fun

    • @Codingstuff-dz2mn
      @Codingstuff-dz2mn 2 роки тому

      Well was cyberpunk a game ???

    • @ioioi_prx4639
      @ioioi_prx4639 6 місяців тому

      Look at how many people are playing league of legend

  • @baraahalak4366
    @baraahalak4366 4 роки тому +86

    -Michael : Animals can play games too
    -*"shows a football match"*

  • @rokzabukovec4685
    @rokzabukovec4685 8 років тому +32

    why do we play games.
    .
    .
    .
    Now Im asking myself "Why do I even live?"

  • @HECKproductions
    @HECKproductions 4 роки тому +6

    "we have been playing games with balls-"
    me: yep
    "and our feet"
    me: WAITWHAT

  • @sandbrick
    @sandbrick 3 роки тому +1

    Michael's kid: dad lets play football today!
    Michael :

  • @miriamkorver1443
    @miriamkorver1443 4 роки тому +248

    0:52 The US is the only country with borders.

    • @p4m209
      @p4m209 4 роки тому +48

      What about Canada

    • @jimbcanine
      @jimbcanine 4 роки тому +8

      Everyone wants to get in the US to take what they can get and many give nothing in return.

    • @nathanielgrey4091
      @nathanielgrey4091 4 роки тому +47

      @@jimbcanine Fox News is that way
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    • @charleygame-loata5683
      @charleygame-loata5683 4 роки тому +3

      The border planes 4 me referenced is between Canada and Alaska, which is an American territory. There is non American border below that however, between Mexico and... somewhere small I can't recall

    • @jimbcanine
      @jimbcanine 4 роки тому +8

      @@nathanielgrey4091 Irrevelant to my comment. What I said stands true.