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Sounds,26 Mar 2020,21 mins

Arsenio: Rocketships and Wiimotes

This Game Changed My Life

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The unbelievable true story of Arsenio, who now works for NASA and has sent something into space, all because of a video game. Aoife Wilson and Julia Hardy are best mates who love video games and have worked in the industry for years. They find the most shocking, moving and inspiring true stories about how gaming changed people’s lives forever. Join them to hear about the guy who works for NASA because of a game, the couple who fell in love on an MMORPG, the man who turned his escape from civil war into a video game and the gamers who caught a killer in real time. Researcher: Phoebe McFarlane Producer: Nathan Jones Do you have a great, true story about a video game? Email us at [email protected]

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