CHAPTER ONE In the Beginning, There Is the Designer
DOI: 10.1201/b22101-1
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Magic Words
Would-be designers often ask me, “How do you become a game designer?” And the answer is easy: “Design games. Start now! Don’t wait! Don’t even finish this conversation! Just start designing! Go! Now!”
And some of them do just that. But many have a crisis of confidence and feel stuck in a catch-22: If only game designers can design games and you can only become a game designer by designing games, how can anyone ever get started? If this is how you feel, the answer is easy. Just say these magic words:
I am a game designer.
I’m serious. Say them ...
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