Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Dan Bress's Blogs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:26:19 EST en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) Player Types: The Challenge Model - by Dan Bress http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091208/3766/Player_Types_The_Challenge_Model.php Game Design People play games to win. People who play Massive Multiplayer Online Games are no different. Their play takes place in a Virtual World, but they are still playing a game, and they still want to win. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091208/3766/Player_Types_The_Challenge_Model.php Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:52:00 EST Player Types: Casual and Hardcore - by Dan Bress http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091102/3411/Player_Types_Casual_and_Hardcore.php Game Design Casual vs. Hardcore Players may be more properly categorized as Entertainment-seeking vs. Challenge-seeking Players. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091102/3411/Player_Types_Casual_and_Hardcore.php Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:15:00 EST Player Types: The Tourist - by Dan Bress http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091022/3370/Player_Types_The_Tourist.php Game Design Part of an ongoing series of articles on Player Types in AAA MMOs, with the goal of identifying and quantifying unique Player Types. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091022/3370/Player_Types_The_Tourist.php Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:20:00 EDT Bartle Player Types Revisited - by Dan Bress http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091013/3305/Bartle_Player_Types_Revisited.php Game Design The need to revisit the Bartle Player Type Test with the goal of producing a predictive Player Type test. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanBress/20091013/3305/Bartle_Player_Types_Revisited.php Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:04:00 EDT