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I want to experience games not just play them. |
| Posted by Andrzej Marczewski on Mon, 20 May 2013 06:36:00 EDT in
Design,
Console/PC
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| I may just be spoiled. I am fortunate as I get to play a huge number of games each year. The trouble is, I am getting a bit bored of what is being offered up. Don't get me wrong, there are great games being made. There are also not so great games that wil |
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Online Gaming. A positive and enjoyable past time. |
| Posted by Andrzej Marczewski on Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 EDT in
Design,
Console/PC
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| A long time ago in a galaxy far far away… oh wait wrong story.
A few years ago, in a town somewhere in Cardiff, before I was a father or even married (I was at University), I got my first taste of online gaming. More specifically, clan gaming. |
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The Trouble and Frustration of Game Mechanics |
| Posted by Andrzej Marczewski on Mon, 06 May 2013 09:36:00 EDT in
Design,
Console/PC,
Social/Online,
Smartphone/Tablet,
Indie,
Serious
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| A while back I did an article on what game mechanics actually are. I was looking for a good example of how a mechanic can change a game – and then yesterday I found it. |
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An Interview with Richard Bartle about Games & Gamification  |
| Posted by Andrzej Marczewski on Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:31:00 EDT in
Production,
Design,
Indie,
Console/PC
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| Today I present an interview that Richard Bartle was kind enough to do with me. You may know the name, without him games like World of Warcraft would never have existed. He also gave us the Player Type Theory. |
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Rewards and Reward Schedules in Gamification |
| Posted by Andrzej Marczewski on Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:01:00 EDT in
Serious,
Design
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| Anyone who has read a few of my blogs will, by now, be under the impression that I am not the biggest fan of rewards. Well, that is not entirely how I feel. Those that have read earlier blogs may remember something I said - "Rewards should recognise achi |
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Mario as a Metaphor for your Career |
| Posted by Andrzej Marczewski on Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:32:00 EDT in
Business/Marketing,
Serious
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| Following a theme here, after speaking about gamification and how it can be used to change the way we consider career paths, here is my original inspiration. Mario! |
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Andrzej Marczewski's Comments
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Comment In: The Trouble and Frustration of Game Mechanics [Blog - 05/06/2013 - 09:36]
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@darren that is sort of ... @darren that is sort of the point I 'm making. This is a follow up to a deeper article on mechanics that was aimed at gamification folks such as myself . The real point is, mechanics are the core rules. Everything else are dynamics, aesthetics, tokens etc. It just seemed ... |
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Comment In: An Interview with Richard Bartle about Games & Gamification [Blog - 04/29/2013 - 04:31]
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That was part of the ... That was part of the reason I wanted to interview him. He sees the benefits of the idea, but just has not seen much that convinces him it is working yet |
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Comment In: 7 things that have to work together in a game story [Blog - 04/29/2013 - 02:56]
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Have you ever watched this ... Have you ever watched this from Kurt Vonnegut http://youtu.be/oP3c1h8v2ZQ It is relevant I promise, |
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Comment In: Yet another hurdle for UK's video game tax breaks [News - 04/16/2013 - 09:49]
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But surely anything that helps ... But surely anything that helps people get established is a good thing |
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Comment In: EA backs off from Facebook in a big way [News - 04/15/2013 - 08:55]
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It 's as if they ... It 's as if they don 't look at how other games on Facebook performed. Also, simcity social really wasn 't all that good |
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Comment In: Flow, Player and Employee Jounrey [Blog - 04/08/2013 - 01:31]
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The player types are much ... The player types are much deeper than most people realise - especially the 8 type model. Most people see it as a classification, but it is a dynamic model of how players interact with each other, with the game and also how they evolve and shift types. Also, it is ... |
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