Comments on: GDC Day Two: putting the fun in functional http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:31:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Raph’s Website » http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-5197 Raph’s Website » Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:13:47 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-5197 [...] Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding some fun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. [...] [...] Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding some fun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. [...]

]]> By: Raph http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-4371 Raph Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:18:20 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-4371 Heh, Kim, I meant to cross post the text over to the Wiki, but you keep beating me to it! :) Heh, Kim, I meant to cross post the text over to the Wiki, but you keep beating me to it! :)

]]> By: Mobile Gaming Summit - GDC2006WIKI http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-4361 Mobile Gaming Summit - GDC2006WIKI Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:34:57 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-4361 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Mobile Gaming Summit Tuesday Putting the Fun in Functional - Raph has posted a summary of the session here. Slides were promised to be posted on Shufflebrain Retrieved from "http://www.dennisonstudio.com/wiki/index.php/Mobile_Gaming_Summit" [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Mobile Gaming Summit Tuesday Putting the Fun in Functional - Raph has posted a summary of the session here. Slides were promised to be posted on Shufflebrain Retrieved from “http://www.dennisonstudio.com/wiki/index.php/Mobile_Gaming_Summit” [...]

]]> By: Kim Pallister http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-4359 Kim Pallister Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:48:06 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-4359 >Under that definition, ebay is a game. I suppose you could argue that it is. Play consists of two verbs: Searching and Bidding. My wife often walks away from the computer to tell me "I WON!" - the same words *and tone* I might use after a gaming session. Hmm... >Under that definition, ebay is a game.

I suppose you could argue that it is. Play consists of two verbs: Searching and Bidding.

My wife often walks away from the computer to tell me “I WON!” - the same words *and tone* I might use after a gaming session.

Hmm…

]]> By: apophenia: Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad? http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-4356 apophenia: Friendster lost steam. Is MySpace just a fad? Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:56:41 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-4356 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] GDC Day Two Notes: Putting the Fun in Functional [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] GDC Day Two Notes: Putting the Fun in Functional [...]

]]> By: categories | The Cesspit. http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-4355 categories | The Cesspit. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:17:24 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-4355 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Bloggers GDC Day Two: putting the fun in functional 40 min 53 sec old, Raph's Koster Website Unofficial GDC Blogger Bar Meetup 4 hours 10 min old, Lost Garden - Danc Mt Dew Restores Mana 4 hours 35 min old, AFK Gamer - Foton GDC 2006 Wiki 4 hours 59 min old, Raph's Koster Website DDO: The Second Day 5 hours 9 min old, KillTenRats - Ethic Ladybug 5 hours 57 min old, Amber Night World vs. Game 7 hours 21 min old, Tobold Quick Hits From the MMO World 8 hours 17 min old, Aggro Me WoW Journal - 21-March-2006 9 hours 51 min old, Tobold Alliance are shamanphobic racists. 13 hours 3 min old, MMODIG - unbeliever Community: The Ultimate Retention Tool 13 hours 12 min old, Nerfbat - Grouchy Gnome Familiar Activities, Familiar Anticipation 14 hours 28 min old, Geldon Categories of Bad 14 hours 46 min old, Zen of Design - Ubiq GDC day one 14 hours 55 min old, Raph's Koster Website Chuck Norris and GDC 17 hours 14 min old, Nerfbat - Grouchy Gnome More Than a Pretty Face 20 hours 10 min old, Terra Nova - Academics playground Goodbye ToonTown 20 hours 25 min old, KillTenRats - Ethic Vanguard’s Beta Break AND the Chamber of Leaks 22 hours 16 min old, Pitfalls - Krones Brave New World 23 hours 26 min old, KillTenRats - Ethic Waiting for the “aha” moment with OpenGL 23 hours 58 min old, Mischiefbox How to interview a C++ programmer 1 day 3 hours old, Mischiefbox DDO redux 1 day 3 hours old, Amber Night A Couple of Quick Links 1 day 4 hours old, Zen of Design - Ubiq DDO: My First Impressions 1 day 5 hours old, KillTenRats - Ethic If You Want To Keep Custody Of Your Children, Stay Away From Goat Masks 1 day 5 hours old, BrokenToys - Lum more [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] Bloggers GDC Day Two: putting the fun in functional 40 min 53 sec old, Raph’s Koster Website Unofficial GDC Blogger Bar Meetup 4 hours 10 min old, Lost Garden - Danc Mt Dew Restores Mana 4 hours 35 min old, AFK Gamer - Foton GDC 2006 Wiki 4 hours 59 min old, Raph’s Koster Website DDO: The Second Day 5 hours 9 min old, KillTenRats - Ethic Ladybug 5 hours 57 min old, Amber Night World vs. Game 7 hours 21 min old, Tobold Quick Hits From the MMO World 8 hours 17 min old, Aggro Me WoW Journal - 21-March-2006 9 hours 51 min old, Tobold Alliance are shamanphobic racists. 13 hours 3 min old, MMODIG - unbeliever Community: The Ultimate Retention Tool 13 hours 12 min old, Nerfbat - Grouchy Gnome Familiar Activities, Familiar Anticipation 14 hours 28 min old, Geldon Categories of Bad 14 hours 46 min old, Zen of Design - Ubiq GDC day one 14 hours 55 min old, Raph’s Koster Website Chuck Norris and GDC 17 hours 14 min old, Nerfbat - Grouchy Gnome More Than a Pretty Face 20 hours 10 min old, Terra Nova - Academics playground Goodbye ToonTown 20 hours 25 min old, KillTenRats - Ethic Vanguard’s Beta Break AND the Chamber of Leaks 22 hours 16 min old, Pitfalls - Krones Brave New World 23 hours 26 min old, KillTenRats - Ethic Waiting for the “aha” moment with OpenGL 23 hours 58 min old, Mischiefbox How to interview a C++ programmer 1 day 3 hours old, Mischiefbox DDO redux 1 day 3 hours old, Amber Night A Couple of Quick Links 1 day 4 hours old, Zen of Design - Ubiq DDO: My First Impressions 1 day 5 hours old, KillTenRats - Ethic If You Want To Keep Custody Of Your Children, Stay Away From Goat Masks 1 day 5 hours old, BrokenToys - Lum more [...]

]]> By: Harold's Corner http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-4982 Harold's Corner Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-4982 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Le vilain syndrome Mars&Venus. Effectivement, c'est de la connerie. Je préfère ce genre deconf:<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technorati Le vilain syndrome Mars&Venus. Effectivement, c’est de la connerie. Je préfère ce genre deconf:

]]> By: 西哈和土豆 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-8013 西哈和土豆 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-8013 <!--%kramer-pre%-->content. The most robust user content communities are those built by fandoms, accreting like pearls around initial ideas. Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding somefun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. Feedback. Games understand that everything is about feedback. Websites often seem to forget, and I don’t know why. This is getting better with AJAX, but there’s still a heck of a lot of<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technoraticontent. The most robust user content communities are those built by fandoms, accreting like pearls around initial ideas. Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding somefun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. Feedback. Games understand that everything is about feedback. Websites often seem to forget, and I don’t know why. This is getting better with AJAX, but there’s still a heck of a lot of

]]> By: 西哈和土豆 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-9001 西哈和土豆 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-9001 <!--%kramer-pre%-->content. The most robust user content communities are those built by fandoms, accreting like pearls around initial ideas. Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding somefun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. Feedback. Games understand that everything is about feedback. Websites often seem to forget, and I don’t know why. This is getting better with AJAX, but there’s still a heck of a lot of<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technoraticontent. The most robust user content communities are those built by fandoms, accreting like pearls around initial ideas. Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding somefun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. Feedback. Games understand that everything is about feedback. Websites often seem to forget, and I don’t know why. This is getting better with AJAX, but there’s still a heck of a lot of

]]> By: 西哈和土豆 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/03/21/gdc-day-two-putting-the-fun-in-functional/#comment-12880 西哈和土豆 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=399#comment-12880 <!--%kramer-pre%-->content. The most robust user content communities are those built by fandoms, accreting like pearls around initial ideas. Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding somefun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. Feedback. Games understand that everything is about feedback. Websites often seem to forget, and I don’t know why. This is getting better with AJAX, but there’s still a heck of a lot of<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technoraticontent. The most robust user content communities are those built by fandoms, accreting like pearls around initial ideas. Entertainment. Games are about fun; far too many web services are simply not fun. All activities can be improved by adding somefun factor: game-like qualities like collecting, ranking, and so on. Feedback. Games understand that everything is about feedback. Websites often seem to forget, and I don’t know why. This is getting better with AJAX, but there’s still a heck of a lot of

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