tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post7835116044385524016..comments2023-06-19T10:45:56.724-04:00Comments on Player Versus Developer: Incentive Design from the Mouths of BabesGreen Armadillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-62930200307862563262011-12-28T20:51:01.440-05:002011-12-28T20:51:01.440-05:00Do the designers actually care whether anyone lear...<i>Do the designers actually care whether anyone learns anything, as long as the product is fun for the kids, looks educational for the parents, and therefore can go on to be a best-seller?</i><br /><br />Consider the type of person who designs kids games. They're in a highly competitive and selective field (game design) and on top of that they're making games that they themselves wouldn't really want to play. It would take a rather major idiot to work hard to break into the industry, then decide to make kids games just to collect a paycheck.<br /><br />Given that, I'd say most of the designers doing kids games actually care about making games that are good for kids.Brian 'Psychochild' Greenhttp://psychochild.org/noreply@blogger.com