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Game Design & Human Motivation

Game Design & Human Motivation

In game design, you don’t worry about what users want or needs, you focus on how they feel. They don’t use your product, they play it. We must understand human motivation as it relates to enjoyable product experience

Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation:

  • Intrinsic: We do things because they are inherently satisfying
  • Extrinsic: We do things to earn rewards and achieve external goals

Rewards can undermine intrinsic motivation in the wrong environment. Gamification works when the underlying experience was already a ‘game‘ – work is perceived as a game

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“Flow is not what you’re doing, it’s how you feel when you’re doing it”

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Think as long-term as you possibly can. The most valuable companies are the ones that last the longest. Think big, know from day one what your multi-billion dollar story is going to be

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Flow State as a Product

Flow State as a Product

Games need good goals: concrete, achievable, and rewarding The design of these goals can help gamify your product fueling your potential for the flow state. Products need rapid and robust controls and platforms, the extreme ease/efficient use of a product can make it feel more like a game.

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  • Always raise one round of capital ahead of schedule when possible. At any given point, you have 6-10 years of financial runway
  • It helps you make deliberate decisions proactively rather than reactively. Create momentum – narratives and product waitlists can help you get ahead.
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