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This BBC Report on Video Games Is Surprisingly Nerve-Wracking

The BBC surely meant well in profiling Sophia George, first game designer in residence at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Opening the public’s minds to gaming, yes, yes. Good stuff. But…

…am I the only one who was worried she was going to bump into all that nice art while walking and gaming simultaneously amid all that fragile, smash-able art?

Jump 30 seconds in if you want to get to the first dangerous moment in the clip.

There are times, TV producers, when you don’t need to have your interview subjects walking through your b-roll. While they’re playing games on a tablet in an art museum full of expensive sculptures is one of them.

UPDATE: Sophia George says…

https://twitter.com/embed/status/340172854228291584

She did good! Congrats on the gig and on walking the walk, Sophia!

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