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The first of what will be many insightful articles from Ethan Kennerly titled: Fun is Fine. In this article we delve deep into the question of ‘Are Games Fun’ one which requires not only a deeper understanding of games, but also that of fun itself.
Title: ‘Fun is Fine Toward a Philosophy of Game Design’
Written by: Ethan Kennerly(www.finegamedesign.com)
Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on November 13th, 2008
Posted in: Game Design | | Comments (0)
