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| puzzmo_manifesto [2024/03/24 20:57] – created Jonas Hansen | puzzmo_manifesto [2024/03/24 21:06] (current) – [Games are art] Jonas Hansen | ||
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| - | **Newspaper game players deserve better** | + | ===== Newspaper game players deserve better |
| You deserve great original games. You deserve to play in a community. You deserve to compete if you want, collaborate if you want, or just solve quietly by yourself if you want. You deserve more than just a list of links to games, you deserve a place built just for games. | You deserve great original games. You deserve to play in a community. You deserve to compete if you want, collaborate if you want, or just solve quietly by yourself if you want. You deserve more than just a list of links to games, you deserve a place built just for games. | ||
| - | **You are smart** | + | ===== You are smart ===== |
| Anyone can be great at games. Games are about challenge, but they should always invite you in. Games must not use tricks to make players feel smart, they must help players actually be smart. A great game is also a great teacher. | Anyone can be great at games. Games are about challenge, but they should always invite you in. Games must not use tricks to make players feel smart, they must help players actually be smart. A great game is also a great teacher. | ||
| - | **Players, not users** | + | ===== Players, not users ===== |
| Games must never trick you out of your time. You should never wonder “what am I even doing with my life?” when you play a game. Good games are a collaborator to you in the pursuit of fun. Good games inspire curiosity. | Games must never trick you out of your time. You should never wonder “what am I even doing with my life?” when you play a game. Good games are a collaborator to you in the pursuit of fun. Good games inspire curiosity. | ||
| - | **Play is healthy** | + | ===== Play is healthy |
| Play is not kid stuff, or time-wasters, | Play is not kid stuff, or time-wasters, | ||
| - | **Games are people** | + | ===== Games are people |
| Games are made by people, designed by people, and written by people. Games are little pieces of us that can come out and play when little pieces of you show up asking. Being together as people makes games very special. | Games are made by people, designed by people, and written by people. Games are little pieces of us that can come out and play when little pieces of you show up asking. Being together as people makes games very special. | ||
| - | **Games are art** | + | ===== Games are art ===== |
| Games are the art form of interaction and critical thought and connection. Games delineate an invisible space for your brain to inhabit. Becoming literate in games means understanding the language of experience, the power of systems, and knowing how to step back and see the big picture. | Games are the art form of interaction and critical thought and connection. Games delineate an invisible space for your brain to inhabit. Becoming literate in games means understanding the language of experience, the power of systems, and knowing how to step back and see the big picture. | ||
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| Play is why we’re here. | Play is why we’re here. | ||
| - | — [[Zach and the Puzzmo team|https:// | + | — [[https:// |