This shift isn't just about design. It's a reflection of how people are changing the way they play and what they want from games.

victory leads to progression through rich worlds that often capture a dark fantasy game aesthetic. Whether you’re a newcomer who’s not sure where to start or an RPG game veteran looking for a ...

But by viewing games like Pong and Breakout through the lenses of abstraction theory and the MDA model (Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics), we can better understand how they convinced the first gamers to ...