Play. Games. Narrative. Interactivity. What a motley bunch. Honestly, have you ever seen such a suspicious set of slippery and ambiguous, overused, and ill-defined terms?
Quotes about stories
I have certain “stories” to tell. I am not interested in wars, power and glory. I’m also not interested in the life of a king, I’m interested in the life of the common man.
I’m not smart enough to design mechanisms in the abstract. I’ll leave that to Reiner Knizia and the mathematicians. I try to tell a story about something (usually historical and political, in my case), so I work on mechanisms that fit the story.
So far, I’ve been a designer of Eurogames, which means I haven’t tried to simulate a story, but have instead tried to abstract a plot into mechanics that will lead to a satisfying gaming experience.
