012 : A Recipe for Simplicity? Rock Band 4, Civilization, and Bushnell’s Law

Game Design Zen : Episode 012 I’d waited months for Rock Band 4 to arrive. And when it did, the guitar didn’t work! Find out what happens as we explore the recipe for Simplicity in games. Rock Band 4 (01:00) Ikea Effect – Dan Ariely (07:00) A Recipe For Simplicity (09:10) “100 ways to simplify life” (11:00) Simplicity recipe (13:00) Core – “Your garden is not complete until there†s nothing else you can remove” - Will Wright Limited Choice – Barry Schwartz – Paradox of Choice & Destiny (15:00) Intuitive – Block 64. Hearthstone. (17:00) Players†Perspective  (20:20) Civilization – Sid Meier CLIP (25:00) Zen Moment – Bushnell†s Law - (29:00) “Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master” The Game Design Zen Podcast is the intersection of games, life, and the pursuit of excellence. It is the resource for Game developers, artists, and designers including the art, science, and business of developing better games. Level up to zen!

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012 : A Recipe for Simplicity? Rock Band 4, Civilization, and Bushnell’s Law is an episode from Game Design Zen by Game Design Zen.

This episode is 30:52 long.

This episode was published on Nov 9, 2015.

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