attributes and their states are the adjectives.

The game is not the experience. The game enables the experience, but it is not the experience.

The events don’t stand alone, however. They build on one another, creating what is often called the story arc.

it made you think of, and what it made you do.

What in my game is truly random? What parts just feel random? • Does the randomness give the players

Direct feedback.

It is an elegant game indeed that allows a player a small number of operation-oriented actions, but a large number of effect-oriented actions.

sounds, smells, tastes, and feels. Aesthetics are an incredibly important aspect of game design since they have the most direct relationship to a player’s experience.

Good problem statements tell both your goal and your constraints.