It must have been turning 40 yesterday that caused me to find myself reading the Observer newspaper Health supplement left over from this weekend. The ‘special’ this week was entitled ‘25 things you ...

Random chance mechanics in video games can be frustrating. Missing a 90% shot in XCOM, when you really need it to hit, can cause some players to throw their controller or rage quit. But not all ...

Ouch! is a silly little small-box game for younger players, ages five and up, that combines the kind of funny elements that can keep a child’s attention with an actual game, although one that happens ...

ゲームデザインにおける根源的な二律背反、それは「運」（うん）と「実力」（じつりょく）の間に存在する緊張関係である。運、すなわちランダム性は、ゲームにアクセシビリティ、ドラマ性、そして予測不可能性をもたらす 1。一方で実力は、ゲームに ...

「これは面白い！でも結局は運ゲーでしょ？」 ゲームを愛する誰もが一度は口にしたことがある、あるいは耳にしたことがあるこの言葉。しかし、本当に優れたゲームは、単なる「運」や「実力」だけでは語れません。 本記事から始まる3部作では、現代 ...

There’s one genre that this excellent video from Game Maker’s Toolkit does not address, and that’s sports, but in MLB The Show and NBA 2K particularly, I can speak to the total getting-screwed mindset ...