I am a huge fan of taking current research and applying to game design. This also goes for looking at the good and bad of previous games.
My first MMO was City of Heroes. This is only my opinion, but it felt like the best and friendliest community …
The rock and river analogy is interesting. The only difference is that I see the rock as developers who refuse to give up the notion that player behavior is guided by simple behavioral principles like...they will find the fastest way to the reward t…