On The Untapped Potential Of Abstract Videogames

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday December 23, 2003 @07:02PM from the monsieur-minter's-holiday dept.

Thanks to the IGDA for their 'Ivory Tower' column discussing why abstract graphics and gameplay are often unfairly ignored when making today's videogames. The writer notes that: "Quite a few classic board games are fairly abstract in design, including Chess, Go, Scrabble, Checkers, and so on... it's what's at the core of the game that matters." He goes on to argue that "the figuring out of a game can be made as interesting as any puzzle the appears within the game itself", and references newer titles such as Rez and Frequency as carrying on the abstract aesthetic pioneered by games like Tempest and I, Robot.

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Re:Abstract is from venus, realism is from mars. by damiam · 2003-12-24 05:02 · Score: 3, Funny

all the women I've ever known have always been really into abstract games, while all the guys I've known have been into realistic games.
Something tells me you've never been to your local chess club.

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