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Thank You For Playing: To Live Like He's Living

This clip introduces us to Joel's illness and how his parents cope with it.

Aired 10/23/2016 | Rating NR

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Thank You For Playing: To Live Like He's Living

Clip: Season 29 Episode 11 | 5m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

This clip introduces us to Joel's illness and how his parents cope with it.

This clip introduces us to Joel's illness, how his parents cope with it, and which aspects of his life to incorporate into the video game.

Aired 10/23/2016 | Rating NR

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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: 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: 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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