Occupation: Video Game Designer Birth: June 13, 1970
Usually, the best ideas come from having to fix a really hard problem..
Games have no other purpose than to please..
Everybody is playing games. There are games now for pretty much every age, every demographic..
We are shifting into an enjoyment-based economy. And who knows more about making enjoyment than game developers?.
You don't want the office to be a completely relaxing place. You want it to be a vibrant place..
One of the main things that's appealing about games is that you know a game can be won. It's an unusual game that's impossible to win..
A game is a problem-solving activity, approached with a playful attitude.
Game mechanics are the core of what a game truly is. They are the interactions and relationships that remain when all of the aesthetics, technology, ….
The thing that all sports have in common is that they have no fantasy elements, which is a little weird..
People don't just stop playing Facebook games. They divorce them..
To be connected to the real world is healthy and important..
Our affluence has allowed us to move to a place where we tend to make things pleasurable, as opposed to efficient..
Who cares and who doesn't care about a project, is going to shape the project in a significant way..
Facebook is terrifying to the traditional games biz..
I jokingly call this convergence of games into reality the "Gamepocalypse": the moment when every moment of life is actually a game..
Is it OK for Amazon to know every word of every book you've read? Are you comfortable with that? Maybe you are. Is it OK to let everybody know you ea….
LinkedIn's got a little progress bar. It wants you to do things like sign up 10 of your friends. It does that near the end. At the beginning it's lik….
The main way to reduce stress in the workplace is by picking the right people..
New video gaming systems are coming out that track every joint of your body. It's basically going to become a normal thing for us to allow Microsoft ….
Games are starting to creep into every aspect of our day..
Why is it that big companies fail when the technology changes? It happens in every industry, so what's the pattern? What are they all doing wrong?.