Good point, touch interfaces as the sole input method may very well end up as a transition step before we get true Minority Report-style motion input and wearable computers. r n r nThough, touchscreens could certainly carry over into whatever 's next, much like we still have traditional dpads on ...
Some topics may not be best suited for games, but it 's definitely possible to reach for ambitious ones. Check out this write-up of That Dragon, Cancer at GDC: r nhttp://www.unwinnable.com/2013/04/05/that-dragon-cancer/
On one hand, it 's kind of a shame that games don 't regularly challenge people to puzzle out their goals more. r n r nOn the other hand, I definitely don 't miss the days of the mystifying 8-bit game that came with a head-scratching manual at best, and ...
Right - it 's less about adding a million low-hanging achievements or Good job pop-ups to butter up the player 's ego, and more about demonstrating that their presence and actions in the game world directly impact their experience.
I was waiting for someone to make this comment : r n r nYou 're totally right, of course - but while the authored experiences in these linear media don 't change, the reader/user 's own life experience may have. In the case of games, the default experience is mutable ...
It really just comes down to saying 'yes ' to the player as often as possible, within the established boundaries of the game. r n r nClint Hocking has some interesting thoughts on this and simulation boundaries. By instituting barriers in a way that subtly dis-invites the player from pushing ...
