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How Art Games work - Outland
Games can therefore be understood as imagination infrastructures—engines for imaginative engagement. There are so many games out there these days, endless virtual worlds, that the utopian potential of this medium to break far beyond the limited possibilities for collective imagination in “normal” society also seems endless.
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Rahel Aima • Imagination Infrastructuring for Real and Virtual Worlds
The greatest power of games is that you can explore this landscape of different agencies. The greatest danger of games is that you can get sucked into this experience of just craving and wanting to be in a clear, crisp and gentle universe where you know exactly what to do and exactly how well it’s measured.
New York Times • A Philosophy of Games That Is Really a Philosophy of Life
When you have a story you want to tell through your game, you have to choose mechanics that will both strengthen that story and let that story emerge.
Schell • The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses
Above all, people need agency. They need to feel in control. Sometimes, that means designing for subversive behavior. I mean, isn't the most fun often had when you're breaking rules? But this is enormously difficult in software, where you must design almost everythingfrom scratch. Unlike life, you don't get a common repertoire of actions for free –... See more