PAX AUS 2016 – The Psychology of Magic the Gathering: Playing Positively
Do you love, or are you curious about the world’s most popular trading card game, Magic the Gathering? And have you ever wondered why it’s so popular? Come along to our panel, where a researcher,...
PAX East 2012 – Plot vs Play: The Duality of Modern Game Design
How do you tell a story to somebody who can control the way it’s told? How do you blend a game’s narrative with its mechanics without forcing prominence on one over the other? How do you...
PAX Prime 2012 – Plot vs Play: The Duality of Modern Game Design The Sequel!
How do you tell a story to somebody who can control the way it’s told? How do you blend a game’s narrative with its mechanics without forcing prominence on one over the other? How do you...
We’ve all played the "30-60 minute" board game that seems to always take exactly four hours. Your definition of "a quick game" always seems to be far from what your friends think. But it doesn’t...
Some game mechanics are common. Drafting cards. Rolling dice. Choosing actions. Worker placement. They are used in many games for a variety of reasons. But what about the weird ones? Ever play a game...
Despite the staggeringly vast variety of games out there in the world, they draw primarily from a core set of basic mechanics. Many games which at first seem very different share fundamental design...
