Expressive Mechanics- Playing The Nintendo Way

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Adam Millard - The Architect of Games

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Published on October 28, 2017 10:48:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taIsvOaVe4s

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)

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In his many travels, The Architect has found out one thing for sure- that Nintendo are the masters of fun. But how do they do it?

Expressive mechanics are crucial to Nintendo's joyful, light design aesthetic, and other developers are starting to catch on. The architect breaks down and analyses why letting players experiment and play is they key to the Nintendo feel.

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Intersting Links:
http://www.jasonbegy.info/Begy_Jumping.pdf
http://www.sirlin.net/articles/the-fun-of-super-mario-galaxy
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/shigeru-miyamoto-interview

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