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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 29 Oct 2014

    Is American Ninja Warrior a sport? great discussion. more game designers should invent new sports by the way. https://sports.vice.com/article/american-ninja-warrior-is-exactly-what-sports-should-be …

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      2. Kris Young‏ @KayrisGYoung 29 Oct 2014
        Replying to @avantgame

        @avantgame Athletes as game players as game designers *Cough @KacyCatanzaro #futurecareer #mightykacy #AMWseason7

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 29 Oct 2014
        Replying to @KayrisGYoung

        @KayrisGYoung @KacyCatanzaro Oh yeah, I'd collaborate with the amazing Kacy any day to invent a new sport! :)

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      2. Frank Lantz‏ @flantz 29 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Ninja Warrior is fantastic, a great example of terrific game design happening outside the realm of "official" game design

        2 replies 3 retweets 4 likes
      3. david van duzer‏ @dvanduzer 29 Oct 2014
        Replying to @flantz

        @flantz @avantgame the word "game" doesn't occur once in that article. nor does the word "gate" (for interested parties watching this canoe)

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      4. Frank Lantz‏ @flantz 29 Oct 2014
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        @dvanduzer @avantgame what? all sports are games dude, sports are a sub-set of games

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      5. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 29 Oct 2014
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        @flantz @dvanduzer and it's increasingly common for things known primarily a games (e-sports, American Ninja Warrior) to present as sport

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      6. david van duzer‏ @dvanduzer 29 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame @flantz I was quasi-trolling. I can't even *fathom* pop culture writers referring to American Ninja Warrior as a game.

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      7. Kim Pallister‏ @kimpall 29 Oct 2014
        Replying to @dvanduzer

        @dvanduzer @avantgame @flantz The focus on athleticism & cheering each other tackling obstacles r similar to Crossfit Games (note last word)

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      8. david van duzer‏ @dvanduzer 29 Oct 2014
        Replying to @kimpall

        @kimpall @avantgame @flantz thank you for reminding me that my Wii Bowling injuries far outstripped anything from my middle school gym class

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      1. Jacque Urick‏ @moarinternets 29 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame Its so fun to watch. The athleticism required is off the charts and the fact that most fail makes the viewer feel empathy.

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      2. Bob De Schutter‏Verified account @bobdeschutter 29 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame My former student @theTHEBATMAN's #KilltheKraken would be an awesome sport as well as a game: http://www.comeoutandplay.org/project/kill-the-kraken/ …

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      3. James Earl Cox III‏Verified account @just404it 29 Oct 2014
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        @bobdeschutter @avantgame Haha, I'm working on it! The equipment needs to be simplified a bit but the rule set is solid (:

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      1. Where are the str8 white adult men in activism?‏ @HeyChelseaTroy 29 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame IMHO, it doesn't make a difference. People love to do it, and people love to watch it. Plenty of raison d'etre right there.

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      1. david van duzer‏ @dvanduzer 29 Oct 2014
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        @avantgame clearly it isn't. clearly it's a game. CLEARLY

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