What Bennett Foddy thinks about motivation

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Game developer and moral philosopher; made QWOP, GIRP and Getting Over It, and teaches at the NYU Game Center.

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1. 22 Feb 2018

   Our readingMaze puzzles are unengaging on their own but become interesting when paired with a strong extrinsic motivator.

   Their wordsMazes are not the most interesting gameplay element if you're relying on intrinsic motivation - they're just not very entertaining - but if there's some sufficiently compelling extrinsic motivator I think their irritating properties become quite interesting.

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