Directing Exploration - How Games Guide Players WITHOUT Tutorials ~ Design Doc @DesignDoc
Directing Exploration - How Games Guide Players WITHOUT Tutorials ~ Design Doc @DesignDoc
Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
NEW SERIES! Design Doc is a short-form lecture series that analyzes and explores various game design related topics with an emphasis on graphic design and visual communication.

We talk about some of the differences between linear & open-ended game design and how game go about intuitively establishing those differences.

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