Dissecting Design -- Edutainment Excellence of Zoombinis
2In this Dissecting Design, we're taking a look at Zoombinis, and how an edutainment title featured very smart achievement and difficulty scaling design that any game designer can learn from.
Sorry for the lack of sound, I had it set lower due to the loud music, but didn't realize it was that low on OBS, which makes a laugh I did halfway through not making a lot of sense for you.
0:00 -- Intro
3:07 -- General Puzzle Gameplay
8:28 -- Pizza Tangent
9:23 -- Trophy Room Achievement Design
16:32 -- Final Thoughts and Lessons Learned
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