This episode betrays how much I want designers to change how they think, and by extension talk, about game design.
Fortunately, we seem to have moved on from an obsession over mathematical balance. I think we're getting there when it comes to efficiency.
I see these changes as a move from gamer-brain thinking to designer brain thinking.
But, yeah, let's also stop demanding designs be elegant (and innovative and immersive). We need to move beyond gamer buzzwords to mature understanding of design.
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