Cathode Tan points to an interesting story in The Seattle Times that finds some similarities between TV show Lost and video games.

Lost is the first television program that owes its soul to video games. Remember the feeling you got the first time you tried a treasure hunt? For fans willing to "game" the show, it's the same thrill.

Unlike traditionally passive television shows, which expect viewers to zone out in a couch-potato haze, Lost, which returns with new episodes Wednesday night, has embedded clues throughout. It's these recurring tidbits and the patterns they form that make Lost the first show to resemble a video game.

I think it's more an issue that Lost is more engaging than your typical television show and video games are getting better at telling stories. The two are really growing closer together, it's not just TV becoming more like a game.

Is Lost Like An Interactive Game [Cathode Tan]

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