In this episode I speak with award-winning game designer Frank Lantz about the beauty of games and what we can learn from them. It goes without saying that games are an integral part of life and our personal development, but what is it that draws us to playing? And what role does playing games serve in society at large? Frank has designed a host of amazing games and was the director of NYU’s Game Center for 15 years. Together, we dive deep on the philosophical side of games.
 
For more information on this topic, check out Frank’s new book, The Beauty of Games!
 
Links:
♾️  The Beauty of Games by Frank Lantz (book)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048538/the-beauty-of-games/
♾️  Universal Paperclips (game)
https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/
♾️  Progress Quest
http://progressquest.com/
♾️  Cow Clicker
http://www.cowclicker.com/
♾️  Kittens Game
https://kittensgame.com/web/
♾️  Wipe Out (game)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipeout_(video_game_series)
♾️  David Chapman - Meaningness
https://meaningness.com/
♾️  Meta-Rationality
https://metarationality.com/introduction
♾️  Kegan Levels
https://azatris.github.io/levels
♾️  Godell Herscher Back
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach
 
Credits:
♾️  Hosted by: Liv Boeree
♾️  Produced & Edited by: Raymond Wei
♾️  Audio Mix by: Keir Schmidt