educationalboardgames:

I just read an article at TED’s blog. It’s with the founder of the video game company, thatgamecompany.

One part really caught my attention:

“I really am passionate about games. I love playing board games. I have a bunch of friends that get together and play modern board games.

At thatgamecompany, we make games that are more like interactive experiences. We really leverage audio and graphics to create a more immersive experience. But some types of games focus more on the elegance of the mechanics, which is the systems of what you do. In chess, for example, the way all the pieces move are the mechanics of the game. And there continue to be board games being made today with mechanics that are just so beautiful. You think you’ve seen every possible way you could use different systems, or ways of people interacting, and then these designers create something new out of these systems. It’s exciting.”