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Radical Transparency

August 20, 2018February 16, 2021 Paul Beakley31 Comments

Today's thing is "Which game mechanic inspires your game the most?" Weird question once you get out of the trad/conventional play bubble, but it did get me thinking. Mostly I got hung up on "what even is a mechanic?"

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Reading the Signs

March 30, 2016October 22, 2020 Paul BeakleyLeave a comment

One of my favorite things about really mastering a system is discovering the signals that a well-designed game sends.

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Sandplot!

March 8, 2016October 22, 2020 Paul BeakleyLeave a comment

Sandplot!

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Radical Transparency and Noobs

July 27, 2015October 22, 2020 Paul BeakleyLeave a comment

Talking through this stuff with brand-new players, I wonder if my entire radical-transparency approach only works once you've gotten immersive actor-stance play "out of your system?"

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