Imagine trying to explain a double jump to someone in the real world. Or a video game character who's not self-aware. It doesn't make any sense at all because physics. But isn't that what we play video games for in the first place- to escape the physical limitations of the real world? And double jumps are very useful in the imaginary worlds we have created. In this episode of Epic NPC Man, Viva La Dirt League explores the paradox of bring video game physics (which is related to cartoon physics, just more controllable) into the realm of a logical real-world person. -via Geeks Are Sexy