All life is a game.
But some games are easier to win.
And others pay better:
Self-help--Thinkerer
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A game has the critical elements of a typical story. There is a quest, a series of barriers to be overcome, and a resolution. Indeed most effective presentations use those elements.
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I think games or short stories provide excellent models for the broad structure of project planning -- or of any unit of achievement. You could say that games and stories are a tool for for cultural instruction on how to accomplish things. Instruction by example. Learn by doing. Set a goal (quest). Plan a set of steps that go from where you are to where you want to be.
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Now if we could just find a way of helping people move from games to something that pays for groceries...
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But some games are easier to win.
And others pay better:
Self-help--Thinkerer
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A game has the critical elements of a typical story. There is a quest, a series of barriers to be overcome, and a resolution. Indeed most effective presentations use those elements.
- Objective
- Plan of action
- Projected outcome
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I think games or short stories provide excellent models for the broad structure of project planning -- or of any unit of achievement. You could say that games and stories are a tool for for cultural instruction on how to accomplish things. Instruction by example. Learn by doing. Set a goal (quest). Plan a set of steps that go from where you are to where you want to be.
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Now if we could just find a way of helping people move from games to something that pays for groceries...
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