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This week, we begin our dive into the elements of a great game by examining goals. Without an end-goal, a game can lose it’s focus. Whether the goals are explicitly set by the game designers or the player themselves, it is important for there to be a strong objective in order to motivate the player. A clearly defined goal will keep the player interested and engaged until it is finally accomplished.

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ASSET LINKS:

0:13 GameMaker - Your First Game! [P4 Parenting]
youtube.com/watch?v=l9cpHsr-gRk

0:16 Level Design Part 1 Unreal Engine 4
youtube.com/watch?v=3THXR5D0lIo

2:24 Senet - How to Play (Part 1 of 3)
youtube.com/watch?v=hwu8VTT3pYU

5:26 Q&A: Will Wright's Artificial Intelligence
rollingstone.com/culture/features/will-wrights-artificial-intelligence-20010913

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MUSIC:

""Oh Damn!"" by CJVSO
https://soundcloud.com/downpitched/cj...

""Digital Sonar"" by Brink

""Mindphuck"" by Known To Be Lethal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr...

""After Hours""

""Lakes"" by Chooga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8hns...

""Beautiful Days"" by Extan
https://soundcloud.com/extandnb/beaut...

""Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix"" by Foniqz
https://soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/f...

""Good Way Song"" by Electronic Rescue

""Alice y Bob"" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
https://archive.org/details/escala19_...

""Sleet"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

""Toaster"" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

""Patriotic Songs of America"" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/New...

""Lets Go Back To The Rock"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

""Run"" by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/440...

""Fame"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

""Freedom Weekends"" by Statue of Diveo
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/352...

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