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Rules are oppressive

They inhibit play.

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Rewards are harmful

They replace play with conditioning.

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Make structure serve play

If it doesn’t, get rid of it.

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Make structure serve meaning

If it doesn’t, get rid of it.

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Your ideas are meaningful

They do not need to justify their presence.

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Play is meaningful

It does not need to justify its presence.

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Trust players to find meaning

They will.

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Make game poetry

Explore the aesthetics of space and interaction.

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Moving through a space is a meaningful interaction

Choosing where to move, where to look are Interesting Decisions.

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Make games for yourself

Even if nobody else likes them.

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Make games for your friends

They are the only audience that really matters.

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Make games with your friends

You will learn things about them you never would have otherwise.

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Finish your game

It deserves to be finished.

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Finish your game

It will haunt you until you do.

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Don’t finish your game

It will never really be finished. Release it anyway.

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Put it on the internet

Set it free.

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Don’t ask for permission

Nobody can give it to you.

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Don’t apologize

Never apologize.