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This Video Game Will Break Your Heart – CBS Sunday Morning

The "extra life" was a fixture of early video games, a reward for skilled players that was imbued with the language of reincarnation. Players would not say they earned additional time to play, or a bonus turn, upon reaching a certain score. They were bestowed an extra life, a new chance at existence.

Death is not so frivolous in "That Dragon, Cancer," http://www.thatdragoncancer.com/#home a video game about Joel Green, a terminally ill 5-year-old, and his parents, Ryan and Amy. It is a game about a single life — one that ends and then is gone forever.

By CHRIS SUELLENTROP

Full Story: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/arts/that-dragon-cancer-video-game-will-break-your-heart.html

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CBS Sunday Morning Video – That Dragon, Cancer: A game for Joel

A GAME FOR JOEL is a different sort of video game — it’s one family’s heartfelt tribute to a lost son, and a reminder of how far the fight against cancer has yet to go. Here’s Ben Tracy: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/that-dragon-cancer-a-game-for-joel/

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