ANGELA BERNABEO – NMA3012 Fall 22

Jesse Schell wrote “The game is not the experience. The game enables the experience, but it is not the experience… Game designers don’t have it so easy. We give the player a great deal of control over the pacing and sequence of events in the experience.” In a game, I would like to experience a different world. I want to be able to get lost in the game’s world and also have a good balance of control. I would not enjoy a game experience where the limitations are similar to the natural world. For example, I would not enjoy a game that simply ends when I fall too hard or from too high. A possible element of this experience could be to create a way to choose what “powers” the player possesses. For instance, you can pick to fly, breathe underwater, etc. This can make the player have control over the game, and also give them the ability to explore the game world freely without limitations.