[…] most of the time people who like this kind of experience simply love the theme so much that they will sacrifice cleanliness, elegance, and game length to privilege the simulation of reality.
Quotes on Experience
By designing (or curating) experiences with care, we can move the study of difficult subjects from merely the passive realm of reading and watching videos and bring it into the interactive world that encourages shared exploration and discourse.
Ultimately, of course, we don’t care about creating either stories or games—we care about creating experiences.
When I design a new game, I try to think about what I want the players to be experiencing, then come up with mechanisms to create that situation.
