I want my little corner of the world where I get to make games where you're not trying to win or lose; you're not trying to get a higher score - you are having unbelievable amounts of fun as you learn about yourself and the world. That's what games can do!
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the joy of creating games that prioritize fun and self-discovery over competition and winning.
Warren Spector expresses a desire to create a unique gaming experience that focuses on enjoyment, personal exploration, and learning rather than traditional competition and scoring. He believes that games have the potential to enrich lives by offering players an opportunity to engage with themselves and the world around them in a meaningful way, highlighting the artistic and educational value of gaming.
In practice
This quote can be used to inspire game developers at a conference.
Ideas are nothing. They're irrelevant. If you think your idea is so important, you're doomed. The reality is if you don't like one idea, I've got 299 more. If I tell you my idea, and you can execute better against that idea than I can - great; I get to play a terrific game.
I have never made a game that wasn't explicitly about empowering players to tell their own story.
Why should the lamp or the house be an art object but not our life?
I wake up in the morning and my mind starts making sentences, and I have to get rid of them fast - talk them or write them down.
Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.
There are five things to write songs about: I'm leaving you. You're leaving me. I want you. You don't want me. I believe in something. Five subjects, and 12 notes. For all that, we musicians do pretty well.
When she listened to songs that she loved on the radio, something stirred inside her. A liquid ache spread under her skin, and she walked out of the world like a witch.
The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply.
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