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In a spate of wobbling handmade film clips, the popular American video-game blog Destructoid documents a very specific kind of busking event. In front of the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle a remarkable crowd is gathering to celebrate some musicians having set up their instruments and amplifiers there.
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Pasdzierny, M. (2013). Geeks on Stage? Investigations in the World of (Live) Chipmusic. In: Moormann, P. (eds) Music and Game. Musik und Medien. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-18913-0_10
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