game design

Game Design for Space Exploration

February 7, 2013 0 Comments

The longing for the infinite must always be a longing –Friedrich Shlegel When the Kickstarter campaign for Elite: Dangerous was announced, it not only inspired.

The Gameplay of Exploration

January 25, 2013 0 Comments

One of the things I love most about video games is their potential for exploration. Like immersion, exploration in games is as much about mood.

Games and the Imagination – now on PDF

November 11, 2012 0 Comments

I’ve added a pdf version of my 2004 article series Games and the Imagination to the writing page. I still get people asking for it.

Notes on a Language of Game Design #2

October 15, 2011 0 Comments

One of the things that got me thinking about the possibility of a language of game design is the feeling I often get while playing.

Notes on a Language of Game Design

March 25, 2009 2 Comments

Over the next few months I want to write something around the idea of a language of game design. I say “around” because the subject.