The Power of Play

Aki San the designer of Dark Souls for example credits of fighting fantasy with inspiring him as a kid to want to become a games designer. The agency of control and choice that is so powerful rather than being a passive experience when you read a linear book his an interactive book that gives the player choice in how they want to go through it. I think it also speaks to the power of play that people often criticize video games and all sorts of interactive entertainment as being trivial at best and probably harmfulrather than understanding the power of plays.