2. R-E-S-P-E-C-T In this corner, Dean Takahashi
Journalist, Blogger, Video Gamer
In this corner, Joel Brodie
Founder & Writer Emeritus, Gamezebo

3. :00 – :02
In an interview with Next Generation, EA’s Casual Game Head Kathy Vrabeck was quoted as saying that casual gamers do not read reviews. Do casual gamers indeed not read reviews?

4. :02 - :04
Videos games are reviewed in thousands of well-respected newspapers, magazines, and web sites. Casual games, not as much. Why is this so?

5. :04 - :06
Like the overall games industry, games journalism is not diverse. Whereas most game journalists are male, casual games traditionally have appealed to older women. Is sexism at play here? Do male journalists just not get what their moms want?

6. :06 - :08
What would be the best platform that would help casual games take off and reach the largest audience?

7. :08 - :10
Ask any two casual game developers what is a casual game, and you get three different answers. Does the fact we can’t agree on what a casual game is (or whether “casual game” is the correct term) stop us from being taken seriously?

8. :10 - :12
2007 was the year the core industry jumped on the casual game bandwagon. Casual games finally got respect. Based on the industry’s performance in 2007, did casual games earn and deserve this respect?

9. :12 - :14
In an age in which the most popular “core” games are casual (the Wii, the Sims, Guitar Hero, etc…) should we even be drawing a line in the sand between casual and core games? If casual and core games are converging as one, is this whole discussion about respect and cultural relevance a moot point?

10. :14 - :16
What year will the first casual game be graced by a cover on Newsweek or Time? When will a casual game developer be the keynote speaker at GDC?