The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses

The more compelling a game is, the greater the “endogenous value” that is created within the game.

the extent to which you compel a guest to use their powers of empathy and imagination to put themselves into the experience.

Imagination puts the player into the game by putting the game into the player

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

there are things you can do to increase the chances of interesting effect-oriented actions appearing.

Each attribute has a current state.

To you use this lens, stop looking at your game, and stop looking at games like it. Instead, look everywhere else.

Play is manipulation that indulges curiosity.

If you start your process at the problem instead of at a proposed solution, you will be able to explore a broader creative space and find solutions that are hiding where no one else is looking.