Delta Research

Games deserve to be understood.

Delta Research

Delta Research

The Symposium

As a demonstration: four perspectives on one small game.

  1. Observe

    Immersion before judgment.

    Have we understood what is already there?

    The Observer (a fictional character)
  2. Question

    Socratic examination.

    Is the challenge the problem, or has the game failed to communicate its rules?

    The Questioner (a fictional character)
  3. Examine

    Mechanical relationships and consequences.

    What happens to the whole when we change one part?

    The Examiner (a fictional character)
  4. Iterate

    Understanding through repeated examination.

    An answer is only the beginning of another question.

    The Maker (a fictional character)

We play your game and we learn it.