Thank You For Playing
Season 29 Episode 11 | 1h 19m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
A cathartic exercise evolves into a critically acclaimed work of art.
When Ryan Green, a video game programmer, learns that his young son Joel has cancer, he and his wife begin documenting their emotional journey with a poetic video game. Thank You for Playing follows Ryan and his family over two years creating "That Dragon, Cancer," which evolves from a cathartic exercise into a critically acclaimed work of art that sets the gaming industry abuzz.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Thank You For Playing
Season 29 Episode 11 | 1h 19m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
When Ryan Green, a video game programmer, learns that his young son Joel has cancer, he and his wife begin documenting their emotional journey with a poetic video game. Thank You for Playing follows Ryan and his family over two years creating "That Dragon, Cancer," which evolves from a cathartic exercise into a critically acclaimed work of art that sets the gaming industry abuzz.
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Thank You for Playing: Trailer
Preview: S29 Ep11 | 2m 36s | A father learns his young son has cancer and creates a poetic video game. (2m 36s)
Thank You For Playing: Death & Gaming - Do They Go Together?
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 5m 31s | This clip discusses how video games can help us cope emotionally and confront taboos. (5m 31s)
Thank You For Playing: I Was Having Fun
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 2m 39s | Ryan and Amy discuss scenes for the game and how they want the player to interact with it. (2m 39s)
Thank You For Playing: Playing the Game
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 6m 35s | Ryan and his team take "That Dragon, Cancer" to a video game conference. (6m 35s)
Thank You For Playing: To Live Like He's Living
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Clip: S29 Ep11 | 5m 55s | This clip introduces us to Joel's illness and how his parents cope with it. (5m 55s)
Thank You For Playing: Filmmaker Interview
Clip: S29 Ep11 | 17m 54s | Filmmakers Malika Zouhali-Worrall and David Osit discuss Thank You For Playing. (17m 54s)
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