thread: 2013-10-08 : Recipe vs Game
On 2013-10-08, Robert Burson wrote:
I think I see what you are getting at, but I would use different words. Maybe the old "it's the journey, not the destination." Cooking with recipes, for example, can be enjoyable all by itself. I can enjoy following a recipe and making a meal without consuming it afterwards. The act of cooking can be fun. I don't even have to know if someone enjoys the food later.
Or, to put it more in gaming terms, I think there is a necessary play pattern. You need game mechanics. Rather than just mechanics. If that makes sense.
