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How to use Game Design to Solve your Failed New Year's Resolution
Every year on New Year's Eve, millions of people make a promise to themselves they will not keep. It's not because they are bad people, or cheaters, or have some other deep psychological traumas from childhood that keep them from achieving their New Year Goals. You may be reading this and thinking to yourself, yeah, I've been there. Well let's use Game Design to solve your problem!
Goals are the compass of your game. We discuss how to structure short-term vs. long-term objectives to maintain momentum.
Ever lost track of time while playing? That's Flow. We explore the delicate balance between challenge and skill.
Is Minecraft a game or a toy? Understand the four essential elements every game needs: Voluntary Participation, Goals, Rules, and Feedback.
Learn why top game designers focus on systems rather than just "fun." Discover how to harness Cognitive Surplus to turn players into problem solvers.
Researchers watched AI agents form relationships, revolt against authority, and destroy a virtual city. Explore what this reveals about game theory, emergent gameplay, and the future of simulation design.