Theory of Fun for Game Design
by Raph Koster
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It's about - What fun is - Why some games are fun and some games are boring - How different people respond to different kinds of fun - What makes a game fun or not - How games fit into the wider human culture - Whether games can be art - What degree of social responsibility game makers need to have - How games can develop At its core, though, it is about why games matter.
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