Edio Yenye Shavu

Back in 1982, Chris Crawford published what remains one of the few decent books published about game design, The Art of Computer Game Design. In his book, Chris Crawford contrasts what he calls “games” with “puzzles.” Puzzles are static; they present the “player” with a logic structure to be solved…

Back in 1982, Chris Crawford published what remains one of the few decent books published about game design, The Art of Computer Game Design. In his book, Chris Crawford contrasts what he calls “games” with “puzzles.” Puzzles are static; they present the “player” with a logic structure to be solved with the assistance of clues. “Games,” by contrast, are not static, but change with the player’s actions.