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This article has made me more interested in game design. I would have never thought that game designers were artists and would have never known what goes into game design in a whole.
I like the part on iteration and that you need your game tested before it is made and why I do agree with this I wish that this was actually done nowadays as so many games are released with crazy bugs and need so many updates to fix all the issues with it.

 I am very interested in story modes in games and I like to always play games just so I can see how the creator has developed characters and their emotions. this will help me in my future work not just game development.

this article really made me change my thoughts on what games actually are I know that a game is A game is a “voluntary effort to overcome unnecessary obstacle. This is very deep and if you think about life is also a series of mini games that play out over the years that you are alive for.

Games are a “form of art in which the participants, termed players, make decisions in order to manage resources through game tokens in the pursuit of a goal.” . this quote from the reading really stuck with me . the first thing I thought about was people trying to earn money and make a living so basically games are an exaggerated simulation of life as a whole.
 
There are so many different types of games ranging from puzzle games to sports games but throughout all them they all keep the core concept of trying to achieve a goal to get a certain prize.
website that gives more interesting info into game design

Overall this article has made me more excited about game design and I am more excited to go ahead with this module now.

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