Raph Koster Professions : Game designer Born : September 7, 1971 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Raph Koster Fun from games arises out of mastery. It arises out of comprehension. It is the act of solving puzzles that makes games fun. In other words, with games, learning is the drug. Raph Koster drug games fun There's a good case to be made that having fun is a key evolutionary advantage right next to opposable thumbs in terms of importance. Without that little chemical twist in our brains that makes us enjoy learning new things, we might be more like the sharks and ants of the world. Raph Koster sharks play fun Fun is just another word for learning. Raph Koster fun The single-player game is a strange mutant monster which has only existed for 21 years and is about to go away because it is unnatural and abnormal. Raph Koster player games years When do you do things for the love of it? Always. If you're not feeling that, go do something else. Life is too short. Raph Koster life-is-too-short ifs feelings In other words, with games, learning is the drug. Raph Koster drug games It's time to wake up to the fact that you're just another avatar in someone else's MMO. Worse: From where they stand, all-powerful Big Data analysts that they are, you look an awful lot like a bot. Raph Koster look you wake-up time It's about who owns the servers. The servers that store your metrics. The servers that shout the ads. The servers that transmit your chat. The servers that geofence your every movement. Raph Koster your about who movement Similar Authors American McGee game-designer Danielle Bunten Berry game-designer Elan Lee game-designer Aaron Allston game-designer Mike Pohjola game-designer Katie Salen game-designer All Authors
