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Learn Design Theory Beyond Mechanics
- Study game design theory beyond mechanics and math to expand how you think about design.
- Learning new ways of thinking changes your design process and improves outcomes.
Choose Your Workflow, Then Align Theme
- Do whatever workflow (theme-first, mechanics-first, or concurrent) works for you as a designer.
- Focus instead on ensuring theme and mechanics interact to produce the intended gameplay experience.
Mechanics Create The Theme
- The key question is how theme and mechanics interact to produce gameplay rather than which to start with.
- Sarah Shipp argues that mechanisms often create the game's thematic experience through play.