Don't Be a D*ick: Wil Wheaton's Legendary PAX Speech

The Wil Wheaton Awesome Hour is they keynote address from PAX 2008. Wil talks about his passion for video games and is honestly a heartfelt love letter to video games as an artform. If you're a video gamer (or are Nerd Adjacent), this Awesome Hour is worth listening to the whole thing. If you're not careful, you may learn a little something. #WilWheaton #PAX #GamingCulture Voices & Visions that make me a better person: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3i4GOMPl7c&list=PL-borQu6jprsaMkl90gxPAQEIFgl0pxnw&index=1 00:00 Introduction 02:20 You are likely to be eaten by a Grue 04:30 The joy of gaming 07:30 Gaming of yesteryear 09:29 1985, dammit 14:24 No adults around 16:21 Wizard of Wor 20:30 The cost of things in the '80s 21:41 Don't be a d*ick 25:00 More brigands??? 28:33 The Intendo 32:01 RPG games 34:35 Castlevania 37:05 Censorship drives me crazy 41:25 Do games teach kids to be violent? 44:23 Video games as an art form 46:58 Guitar Hero 49:01 Wife is Nerd Adjacent 51:01 The vast majority of people are decent people