(this was a presentation we gave during the GDC 2009 independent game developer rant session.)
(the song was made by Jarboe & Kris Force and is from the soundtrack to our game, The Path.)

M: When talking about independent games, we often wonder “independent of WHAT?”
A: independent of... game publishers?
M: independent of game developers?
A: independent of quality time spent with your family?
M: independent of quality time spent with your girlfriend?
A: or mistress!
M: independent of quality time with your dog?
A: independent of parents!
M: independent of your girlfriend’s financial situation?
A: independent of your girlfriend’s sexual situation?
M: independent of pleasure?
A: independent of play?
M: independent of addiction?
A: independent of art!
M: independent of conventional game design!
A: independent of rules?
M: goals?
A: challenges?
M: fire arms!
A: independent of Pac Man?
M: independent of Shigeru Miyamoto!
A: independent of Final Fantasy!
M: of journalists!
A: reviewers?
M: and critics?
A: independent of curators?
M: galleries and museums?
A: independent of internet solution providers!
M: independent of web 2.0!
A: independent of C++!
M: independent of clothing?
A: independent of sleep?
M: independent of food?
A: independent of razor blades?
M: independent of internet memes?
A: independent of political ideologies?
M: of morality?
A: of money?
M: independent of success?
A: independent of air?
M: independent of Edge magazine!
A: independent of Steam!
M: independent of XBox Live Arcade!
A: independent of language?
M: independent of feminists?
A: independent of cinema?
M: independent of Tolkien?
A: independent of Tron?
M: George Lucas?
A: Gene Roddenberry?
M: Shakespeare?
A: independent of the economic system!
M: independent of capitalism!
A: independent of drugs!
M: independent of the tigsource forums?
A: independent of deviant art?
M: independent of holes in trousers?
A: independent of street credibility!
M: friendship!
A: independent of love?
M: of pets!
A: of bugs!
M: independent of machines!
A: independent of cybernetics?
M: independent of ludology?
A: independent of Simon Carless?
M: independent of Africa!
A: independent of SKUs!
M: independent of revenue shares!
A: independent of intelligence!
M: independent of stupidity!
A: independent of mortality?
M: independent of Jesus?
A: independent of God?
M: independent of the president of the United States!
A: of America!
M: independent of the Hezbollah!
A: independent of the Stockholm Syndrome!
M: independent of psychoanalysts!
A: independent of the subconscious?
M: independent of the übermensch!
A: independent of operating system?
M: processor speeds?
A: the exact number of buttons on a mouse?
M: independent of ones own prejudices!
A: independent of ones own limitations!
M: independent of the body!
A: of the soul!
M: of gravity!!
A: independent of Google images?
M: independent of Google earth?
A: Google groups?
M: Google adwords
A: Google language tools?
M: independent of currency fluctuations...
A: independent of project management...
M: independent of debugging...
A: ...
M: independent of object oriented programming!
A: independent of discussions about whether or not games are art!
M: independent of intellectuals!!
A: independent of: morons.
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