Timothy Cain | What Is Fun? @CainOnGames | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
I talk about fun vs. balance and how some designers want to force players to have their vision of a fun experience. I even try to define fun...and fail.

Videos I reference:
Fun vs. Realism: youtube.com/watch?v=TshXDFgfiTg
Quest Markers: youtube.com/watch?v=TiL2wa66wxs
Player Agency: youtube.com/watch?v=OoJ6CDDfYiU
Emergent Gameplay: youtu.be/jWEuSV_nbfA