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GDC: Theory of Fun for Games

By Brian Crecente, 9:05 PM on Mon Mar 7 2005, 171 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Wonderland was kind enough to type up most of Ralph Koster s keynote speech at the Game Developer s Conference. Koster, the author of Theory of Fun for Game Design and Creative Director of Star Wars Galaxies, talked about his theory of fun for games. It s an interesting, and surprisingly heady read and certainly makes for fun conversation. Go read it and then impress your friends with how brainy you are about video games.

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