Comments on: Game Design: “Natural Attractors” make your game more fun http://markskaggs.com/game-design/natural-attractors-make-you-game-more-fun/ Making games and other interesting adventures Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:49:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: David Chu http://markskaggs.com/game-design/natural-attractors-make-you-game-more-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-58 David Chu Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:46:30 +0000 http://markskaggs.com/?p=290#comment-58 Hey Mark. I was excited when I read this post. Instead of "Natural Attractors," I refer to it as "Controlled Chaos." I can probably list an endless list, but here are some of my favorites. - The sound of rain hitting the roof - Pedestrians in the crosswalk during rush hour in Tokyo - Times Square on New Years Eve - Ant trails - Flags flapping in high wind - Lightning strikes And for 49er fans... Frank Gore knifing through the defense on a touchdown run!!! Hey Mark. I was excited when I read this post. Instead of “Natural Attractors,” I refer to it as “Controlled Chaos.”

I can probably list an endless list, but here are some of my favorites.

- The sound of rain hitting the roof
- Pedestrians in the crosswalk during rush hour in Tokyo
- Times Square on New Years Eve
- Ant trails
- Flags flapping in high wind
- Lightning strikes

And for 49er fans… Frank Gore knifing through the defense on a touchdown run!!!

]]> By: David Glenn http://markskaggs.com/game-design/natural-attractors-make-you-game-more-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-48 David Glenn Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:31 +0000 http://markskaggs.com/?p=290#comment-48 good explanation of why Koi Pond was such a big hit early on the iPhone... just about any sort of moving water fits into the category of "Natural Attractors" and why waterfront living is so desirable. good explanation of why Koi Pond was such a big hit early on the iPhone… just about any sort of moving water fits into the category of “Natural Attractors” and why waterfront living is so desirable.

]]> By: Muyang http://markskaggs.com/game-design/natural-attractors-make-you-game-more-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Muyang Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:50 +0000 http://markskaggs.com/?p=290#comment-47 I totally agree with you... Red Alert 2 was a perfect example, how "Natural Attractors" can literally make a game more fun... Tourists, Civilians, Terminator, Animals, though they are not controllable but they interact with you. I totally agree with you…
Red Alert 2 was a perfect example, how “Natural Attractors” can literally make a game more fun… Tourists, Civilians, Terminator, Animals, though they are not controllable but they interact with you.

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