11 awesome quotes about game design

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 Have you ever imagined creating the next Mario Bros? Are you passionate about developing games? We found 11 awesome quotes about game design from some of our favorite authors. Check out our latest app Word Hack: http://www.wordhackapp.com/ Need a custom mobile app? Let's talk! http://www.bluelabellabs.com/

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Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?

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Jane McGonigalReality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

A well-designed game is a guided missile to the motivational heart of the human psyche.

Kevin WerbachFor the Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business

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It turns out that many of the traits, habits, beliefs, and actions that teenagers and young adults pick up playing electronic games and working with handheld gadgets will help them as they enter the ever-changing global workforce.

Karl M. KappThe Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education

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A good game gives us meaningful accomplishment – clear achievement that we don’t necessarily get from real life.

Jesse SchellThe Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses

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Fun is not the same thing as fulfillment.“

Tom BissellExtra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

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Nintendo, a term meaning “leave luck to heaven.”!“

Steven L. KentThe Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon -The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World

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The only thing it takes to sell toys, vitamins, or magazines is the power of story.

Blake J. HarrisConsole Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation

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That’s what games are, in the end. Teachers. Fun is just another word for learning.

Raph KosterA Theory of Fun for Game Design

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Games are wired to produce pleasure.“

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Gabe ZichermannGamification by Design

I think it’s more accurate to think of aesthetics as a key ingredient in a recipe, as opposed to the icing on the cake.

Stephen P. AndersonSeductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences

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Gamers can feel when developers are passionate about their games. Don’t be afraid to hold onto your unique

vision: just be aware that it may not turn out exactly how you envisioned.

Scott RogersLevel Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design

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We soft-launched our game for 3 months

to test our theories…

We soft-launched our game for 3 months

to test our theories…

We optimized game play to double

our retention rate…

We soft-launched our game for 3 months

to test our theories…

We optimized game play to double

our retention rate…

Had a user who finished all

1,000+ puzzles…

We soft-launched our game for 3 months

to test our theories…

We optimized game play to double

our retention rate…

Had a user who finished all

1,000+ puzzles…

And now. We are ready to

release world-wide…

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