{"id":31184,"date":"2011-04-17T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/introduction-this-post-aims-to-be-a-deeper-look-at\/"},"modified":"2018-12-06T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T17:23:58","slug":"introduction-this-post-aims-to-be-a-deeper-look-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/introduction-this-post-aims-to-be-a-deeper-look-at\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-31184 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/introduction-this-post-aims-to-be-a-deeper-look-at\/attachment\/31185\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/rafaelfajardo.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr_liopx3At9p1qescwho1_400-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Introduction This post aims to be a deeper look at my earlier rant about meaning, narrative (plot) and gameplay. After considering feedback and thinking about it some more I would now like to write a more constructive text. In this post I will outline some steps and ways of thinking that I think are needed in order to achieve deeper and more varied meaning in games. &ldquo;Deeper meaning&rdquo; is of course a highly subjective thing, but what I mean is simply games where the core is not just about a gameplay mechanic, showing entertaining gore or similar. Instead, the focus should be on exploring something other than pure &ldquo;fun&rdquo;. Meaning should come first Instead of starting out with a gameplay mechanic, one should find some other kind of meaning to have at the core. Note, that &ldquo;meaning&rdquo; does not have to be something hard to understand or extremely profound. &ldquo;The joys of snowboarding&rdquo; is one kind of meaning and &ldquo;What is it like to be homeless?&rdquo; is another. Note the difference in meanings here, one is pretty mainstream while the other is not. Also note that I would consider both of these meanings &ldquo;deep&rdquo; as they do not concentrate on the gameplay directly. (via <a href=\"http:\/\/frictionalgames.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/exploring-deeper-meaning-in-games.html\">In The Games Of Madness: Exploring Deeper Meaning In Games<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction This post aims to be a deeper look at my earlier rant about meaning, narrative (plot) and gameplay. After considering feedback and thinking about it some more I would now like to write a more constructive text. 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