I once put down my controller mid-session and just let out a sigh. I was deep in a well-loved RPG,
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The Need for (Slow) Speed: Why Gaming Has Forgotten How to Think
The mushroom cloud still hung in the air. Not from a bomb, but from my failed rocket jump. I was
Continue readingStop the Clock: Games Became a Race Against Thinking
Ever set the controller down after a session and felt a weird, hollow buzz—not because the game was short, but
Continue readingThe Tortoise Was Never an NPC: On the Problem With Rewarding Speed Over Thought in Games
Picture this: I’m ten years old, cross-legged on a tatami mat, controller in hand, sweat beading on my forehead as
Continue readingStop, Think, and Smell the Pixels: The Case Against Speed Worship in Games
Picture this: I’m twelve years old, cross-legged on a tatami floor in Kyoto, a bowl of slightly stale rice crackers
Continue readingA Deep Dive Into the Design History of Trivia Games
There’s a strange magic when a trivia question lands. The room tilts. Faces scrunch. Someone blurts a half-formed answer, then
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Something magical happens when you ask a group of people a trivia question. The room splits instantlyâsome faces light up
Continue readingFrom Pub Quizzes to Pixels: The Design History of Trivia Games
Something magical happens when you ask a human being a question they almost know the answer to. Their eyes light
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