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design Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Games are hard to see clearly, and the usual tools for looking at them distort as much as they reveal. Games are hard to see clearly, and the usual tools for looking at them distort as much as they reveal. 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: You cannot be an exceptional game designer without playing enormously, and a bad game teaches as much as a great one. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot be an exceptional game designer without playing enormously, and a bad game teaches as much as a great one. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The audience responds well to well-designed systems; it is the industry’s paymasters who undervalue them in favour of authored stories. — tap to centre the map on it The audience responds well to well-designed systems; it is the industry’s paymasters who undervalue them in favour of authored stories. Last stated 14 years ago
29 Apr 2012
TS
Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2012-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue. — tap to centre the map on it Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scope is a creative decision, not a production one: the game, art and tech directors have to do the cutting themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Scope is a creative decision, not a production one: the game, art and tech directors have to do the cutting themselves. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
JK
Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A strategy does not play a game; playing requires something that can see the game and choose to enter it. — tap to centre the map on it A strategy does not play a game; playing requires something that can see the game and choose to enter it. Last stated 2 years ago
8 May 2024
FL
Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denying that games can affect the people who play them is a way of calling games a lesser medium. — tap to centre the map on it Denying that games can affect the people who play them is a way of calling games a lesser medium. Last stated 11 years ago
30 Jun 2015
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2015-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every generation of technology is supposed to make games cheaper and easier to build, and every time the result has been better and far more expensive games. — tap to centre the map on it Every generation of technology is supposed to make games cheaper and easier to build, and every time the result has been better and far more expensive games. Last stated 12 months ago
31 Oct 2025
DH
Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The malaise in the game industry needs no complicated theory: the games that failed recently simply were not fun enough to compete with everything else in people's lives. — tap to centre the map on it The malaise in the game industry needs no complicated theory: the games that failed recently simply were not fun enough to compete with everything else in people's lives. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
TS
Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
KR
Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away. — tap to centre the map on it A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away. Last stated 9 months ago
21 Jan 2026
BJ
Bryan Johnson — holds since 2026-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: CommonJS is harder to statically analyze than ES Modules and its synchronous module loading is less efficient at runtime. — tap to centre the map on it CommonJS is harder to statically analyze than ES Modules and its synchronous module loading is less efficient at runtime. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
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Games are hard to see clearly, and the usual tools for looking at them distort as much as they reveal.
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You cannot be an exceptional game designer without playing enormously, and a bad game teaches as much as a great one.
Holds
The audience responds well to well-designed systems; it is the industry’s paymasters who undervalue them in favour of authored stories.
Holds
Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue.
Holds
Scope is a creative decision, not a production one: the game, art and tech directors have to do the cutting themselves.
Holds
A strategy does not play a game; playing requires something that can see the game and choose to enter it.
Holds
Denying that games can affect the people who play them is a way of calling games a lesser medium.
Holds
Every generation of technology is supposed to make games cheaper and easier to build, and every time the result has been better and far more expensive games.
Holds
The malaise in the game industry needs no complicated theory: the games that failed recently simply were not fun enough to compete with everything else in people's lives.
Holds
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Holds
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Holds
A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away.
Holds
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Holds
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Holds
CommonJS is harder to statically analyze than ES Modules and its synchronous module loading is less efficient at runtime.
Holds