A Theory of Fun for Game Design - by Raph Koster (Summary - PI)

Chapter 1 - Why Write This Book?

• Many believe that language is built into the brain and that there's something in our wiring that guides us inexorably toward language.

• Why there are games fun and other games boring? Why do some games start getting boring after a while, and other games stay fun for a long time?

• People are pattern matching machines.