https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/04/15/sorry-but-you-cant-do-that-talk-at-university-of-california-san-diego-april-18th/ My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a Ludologist [researcher of the design, meaning, culture, and politics of games]. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/04/15/sorry-but-you-cant-do-that-talk-at-university-of-california-san-diego-april-18th/comment-page-1/#comment-34838 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:04:52 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=332#comment-34838 We agree – the Wii and casual games are part of the return to easily playable games that discussed in the talk.

]]> https://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/2007/04/15/sorry-but-you-cant-do-that-talk-at-university-of-california-san-diego-april-18th/comment-page-1/#comment-34791 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:37:07 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=332#comment-34791 I’m not sure I necessarily agree with the statement that the game industry is missing “somewhat shallow but easily enjoyable games that require no specialized knowledge to use or understand.” Wii sports is ridiculously intuitive – anyone knows how to swing a tennis racket or the basic motion of bowling – and it’s pretty clear everyone agrees that the “wiimote” constitutes significant innovation. Further, it’s likely that this console will inspire more simple, intuitive game design that takes advantages of the Wii’s unique controller and brings in the entry-level player – to wit, that’s most of what the console was designed for.

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