Assassin’s Creed flow, motivation and reward
Why the reach high point system is used in most open-world games since the original Assassin’s Creed.
Warcraft 3 Randomness
Compared to Starcraft’s very predictible systems, Warcraft 3 and its randomness always puzzled me. Here are my conclusions on how such a random game can still be fit for competitive play.
“Fun” kills creativity
Fun is a dangerous word to use in a creative environment.
Teaching design instead of asset creation
Best way to learn game design is to abstract everything but game systems. This is Brian Moriarty’s approach at Worchester Polytechnic Institute.
Pleasure without learning leads to addiction
Pleasure is a natural motivator to learn, but skipping efforts and growth to focus on gratification can lead to addiction.