ABSTRACT
Of the innumerable effects, or impressions, of which the heart, the intellect, or the soul is susceptible, what one shall I, on the present occasion, select?
– Edgar Allen Poe, The Philosophy of Composition
In the last chapter we established that everything begins with the game designer, and that the game designer needs certain skills. Now it is time to begin talking about what a game designer uses those skills for. Put another way, we need to ask “What is the game designer’s goal? ” At first, the answer seems obvious: a game designer’s goal is to design games.
