Episode #37: Failure, Punishment and Learning

 

Contact Information

Jon Shafer – @JonShaferDesign, www.JonShaferOnDesign.com, Jon.Shafer@ConiferGames.com

Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer

David Heron – @DavidVHeron

 

Episode Outline

• 0:03:00 – The purpose of failure
• 0:19:30 – Where punishment can go wrong

• 0:24:40 – How to integrate failure and learning
• 0:31:12 – Learning in At the Gates

• 0:44:50 – What do players get out of failure?

• 0:59:00 – How do players learn tabletop games?