"Is Magic: the Gathering Violent?"

What does it mean for a game to be violent? Why do some media seem more violent than others? And what does that mean for players? In this episode of Search Your Library, we investigate the nature of violence in modern media through the lens of Magic: the Gathering.

Introduction 0:00 - 1:20

What makes media violent 1:20 - 7:30

Why we seek violent content 7:30 - 10:50

Consequences and Conclusions 10:50 - 14:25
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Search Your Library is a series of video essays exploring Magic: the Gathering from an academic perspective. It features summaries of historical literature and interviews with the next generation of scholars.
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