New Vegas director Josh Sawyer says games can and should pull on artistic inspirations from 'anywhere and everywhere': 'Greek plays, they knocked it out of the park thousands of years ago—why not look at them?'

Lawrence of Arabia, Josh Sawyer, Joshua Graham.

Videogames: They're cool because they make us feel things—like how cool it is to be a cowboy—or think about things—like which things are worth carrying around while being a cowboy.

Or at least, that's what Obsidian design director Josh Sawyer says in his latest YouTube video, adding yet more yield to his recent crop of game development wisdom by explaining the place of artistic inspiration in the game design process.