Designer Notes cover image

Designer Notes 73: Liz England

Designer Notes

CHAPTER

The Importance of Game Theory in Games

Games can be very small parts of bigger designs, right? They need like a bunch of other stuff that obfuscates the core thing in there. I would do it from a what's an interesting dilemma choice that you can put two players in that kind of explores the tension between cooperation and competition. Like if I'm given a prisoner's dilemma story choice and my friend is in the other room, I am 100% of the time betraying them. And they all know that I'm going to do that,. Right? "I find that kind of dynamic, like that social dynamic really interesting," he says."It could be fun, but let me put all this time and effort into these

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner