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 Copy Share Image
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.… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
“That’s what games are, in the end. Teachers. Fun is just another word for learning.” — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
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.… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
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… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
“Noise is any pattern we don't understand. [...] If we perceive something as noise, it's most likely a failure of ourselves, not a failure… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
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… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
Fun from games arises out of mastery. It arises out of comprehension. It is the act of solving puzzles that makes games fun. In… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
“Consider the games that get all the attention lately: shooters,* fighting games,* and war games. They are not subtle about their love of power.… — Raph Koster Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image