the evolution of language and communication in video games
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Apr 12, 2026 13:00
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enjoy, nerds. (game links in pinned comments bc there are too many to fit here)
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Music:
Great God Grove OST - Clicky Penthouse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSmQm-IJYtM
Eastshade OST - The Tarnished Teapot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cps3La0EocY
Great God Grove OST - Title Screen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohEfaE9HIk8
Grotto OST- Ambience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MABPF0f0Xw
Cairn - Everything Else Disappears https://youtu.be/g700a17CVTg?si=doq5LwyB-E8EouPJ
Letters to Arralla OST - West Beach (Night) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_DjD5m_EIo
Wilmot's Warehouse OST - Take a Deep Breath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Pj95dJVVE
Heaven’s Vault OST - Before the Fall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoeipOhjw6U
Chants of Sennaar OST - The Cogs Of Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lomf2W85AYw
Pentiment OST - Title Screen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwCl7ZUPRwA
Pentiment OST - Piero’s Pride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=974Mlg403Ck
Pentiment OST - City of Reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJhciPo7GQ0
THE LONGING OST - Mushrooms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKp4wmmD6Uk
THE LONGING OST - Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEu3uWVZCmI
Eastshade OST - Excavators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xZfTk4NRVU
News Tower OST - Printing Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSMBjIzbLDI
Oxenfree OST - Beacon Beach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWkytIfbi7c
Blippo+ OST - Main Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8vop0MQnbc
Hypnospace Outlaw OST - Sleeptime Computing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQPc_t8bAIk
Hypnospace Outlaw OST - Frontier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_7Ten6mi1g
Hypnospace Outlaw OST - Gotta Gotta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAYi2TA9sis
Further watching/reading:
Niche and well-timed petroglyph video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zghn9r7iLT4
Lil video about the evolution of books: https://youtu.be/_YqYtdPUis4?si=dbEQSDCHeBJgXfoO
Crash Course history of science playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNppY8ZHMPDH5TKK2UpU8Ng
About the language of Heaven’s Vault: https://heavensvault.gamerescape.com/wiki/Language/spoilers
About Pentiment’s dialogue system: https://pentiment.fandom.com/wiki/Dialogue_system
About Pentiment’s fonts: https://lettermatic.com/custom/pentiment
The Smithsonian Book of Books by Michael Olmert
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