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Chris Bateman is back with another insightful audio Article. Today he outlines exactly what Strategic play is, especially in relations to Keirsey’s Rational Temperament. It is a fundemental outline of this fading style of play that will allow us to further understand and quantify aspects of play in order to explore them play in much greater depth.
Title: “Strategic Play“ – Original Article
Book: Beyond_Game_Design: Nine Steps Towards Creating Better Videogames
, by Charles River Media
Written by: Chris Bateman(www.ihobo.com)
Read aloud by: Ryan Wiancko on April 23rd, 2009
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[...] Bateman finishes off his thoughtful trilogy on Play Styles. We’ve covered Strategic Play, we’ve explored Logistical Play and now the Coup de grâce: Tactical Play. With this final [...]
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