How to Focus your Game and Give Players More of What They Want

We're excited about the new platform we're developing called InstantAction. We believe it will be an exciting new medium for indies to publish to. But no matter what platform a game resides on or what new technology exists, the same bread and butter principles still guide all good design. Having a cool platform with the opportunities and features that platform affords is not a shortcut to good design. And a part of good design is focusing your game to give players a satisfying experience. This post describes a technique to help bring focus to your design to give players more of what they want and less of what they don't. This is one technique and not the last word on the matter, but try it and see if it's useful to you.

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