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5 Mar 2019
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Emily Short — holds since 2019-03-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fact is important from a game design perspective if it affects the player's ability to act in the world and the mechanics they can use. — tap to centre the map on it A fact is important from a game design perspective if it affects the player's ability to act in the world and the mechanics they can use. Last stated 8 years ago
5 Mar 2019
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Emily Short — holds since 2019-03-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fact is important from a narrative perspective if it determines the stakes, motives, or consequences of a conflict or choice point. — tap to centre the map on it A fact is important from a narrative perspective if it determines the stakes, motives, or consequences of a conflict or choice point. Last stated 8 years ago
5 Mar 2019
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Emily Short — holds since 2019-03-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The legibility of the source is one of the most important properties of the web, because it keeps the door open to the next generation. — tap to centre the map on it The legibility of the source is one of the most important properties of the web, because it keeps the door open to the next generation. Last stated 9 years ago
9 Feb 2018
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2018-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making internal decision-making legible is critically important, so that previous decisions can be found by simply asking an agent. — tap to centre the map on it Making internal decision-making legible is critically important, so that previous decisions can be found by simply asking an agent. Last stated 6 months ago
12 May 2026
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Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Facts deployed as weapons in an argument can win the exchange without settling the disagreement. — tap to centre the map on it Facts deployed as weapons in an argument can win the exchange without settling the disagreement. Last stated 9 months ago
20 Jan 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A platform requires the content it hosts to be legible to the platform's own systems, not just to people. — tap to centre the map on it A platform requires the content it hosts to be legible to the platform's own systems, not just to people. Last stated a year ago
25 Sept 2025
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Darius Kazemi — holds since 2025-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only error needs government support; truth can stand by itself — tap to centre the map on it Only error needs government support; truth can stand by itself
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Thomas Jefferson — holds since c. 1781–1787 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Legibility is a condition of manipulation — tap to centre the map on it Legibility is a condition of manipulation
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James C. Scott — holds since c. 1998 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. — tap to centre the map on it A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is a machine built around uncertainty. — tap to centre the map on it A game is a machine built around uncertainty. Last stated a year ago
3 Nov 2025
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Raph Koster — holds since 2025-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from. — tap to centre the map on it A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
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Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jul 2024
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Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay. — tap to centre the map on it Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander. — tap to centre the map on it A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Balancing a system elegantly is not the same as giving people what they actually came for, which is emotion. — tap to centre the map on it Balancing a system elegantly is not the same as giving people what they actually came for, which is emotion. Last stated 12 years ago
10 Mar 2015
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Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2015-03-10 — tap for who they are
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A fact is important from a systems legibility standpoint if it allows the game to tell the player why something happened.
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A fact is important from a game design perspective if it affects the player's ability to act in the world and the mechanics they can use.
Holds
A fact is important from a narrative perspective if it determines the stakes, motives, or consequences of a conflict or choice point.
Holds
The legibility of the source is one of the most important properties of the web, because it keeps the door open to the next generation.
Holds
Making internal decision-making legible is critically important, so that previous decisions can be found by simply asking an agent.
Holds
Facts deployed as weapons in an argument can win the exchange without settling the disagreement.
Holds
A platform requires the content it hosts to be legible to the platform's own systems, not just to people.
Holds
Only error needs government support; truth can stand by itself
Last stated c. 1781–1787
Holds
Legibility is a condition of manipulation
Last stated c. 1998
Holds
A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working.
Holds
A game is a machine built around uncertainty.
Holds
A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from.
Holds
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Holds
Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop.
Holds
Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay.
Holds
A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander.
Holds
A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught.
Holds
Balancing a system elegantly is not the same as giving people what they actually came for, which is emotion.
Holds