
Podcast 35: Player Empathy and Drivers of Gameplay
Psychology of Video Games Podcast
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The Importance of Empathy in First Person Game Design
Game designers have a professional obligation to develop accurate empathy. What I think of as first person game design: Sit in the player's chair. Think about what they think. Feel the way that they feel in ways that are different than you would approach those problems. That doesn't mean be an idealist and imagine motivations that aren't there.
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