[MUD-Dev2] [DESIGN] Rewards

[Sean Howard]

 "cruise" <cruise at casual-tempest.net> wrote:
> Which is exactly why I started the thread on "reasons for play" - if
> we're going to make good games, it surely makes sense to figure out why
> people play them.

I don't think motivation is what matters when it comes to making a good
game. After all, does the writer ask what the readers want when he writes
a story about his childhood? Does the artist consider what the viewer
wants to see when he paints a portrait of his wife? He takes into account
the size of the canvas, perspective, golden ratios, color theory, negative
space, lighting, proportion, and iconography.

> Though it seemed some disagreed with the idea that games should be
> enjoyable...

Enjoyment isn't the only motivation out there. In fact, one could say that
some play games they DON'T enjoy with more frequency than ones they do.

-- 
Sean Howard