The Core of Fun
Raph Koster, President, Areae, Inc.
Things which work have a underling structure. Structure is deep but fractal, it breaks down into many levels. Raph uses jazz and blues music to demonstrate deep structure. Songs are made up of songs, games are made up of games.
Fun is a chemical response, we are all drug pushers.
4 Types of fun
- hard – Solving hard puzzles and challenges
- easy –
- visceral – Roller coaster type fun
- social – Gloating
Magic Ingredients
- Where?
- When?
- How?
- What?
- With?
- For?
- Few?
- Phooey – Failure (fun comes from learning)
Much more at http://www.theoryoffun.com
