Wonder

Frame · Wonder & sublimity atmospheric · visual / auditory / haptic

Wondering discovery, an open mouth, shining eyes: the world is bigger and more beautiful than imagined.

Design question – Your game should create wonder. What is there to discover that surprises players, not through shock, but through beauty?

Reference example – Zelda: Breath of the Wild: seeing the whole land from the first tower. Subnautica: diving deeper for the first time and discovering glowing creatures.

Atmosphere

Wonder

Sensory field

Sight: wide panoramas, unexpected beauty, details that become visible only on a second look. Sound: silence → then a single beautiful tone, sounds of nature, a glockenspiel. Touch: goosebumps, an open mouth, the urge to stop and look.

Coherence

Wonder needs discovery, things that were hidden and reveal themselves. Mechanisms: Exploration, Revelation (face-down → open), Collection (gathering beautiful things). Activities: Exploring, Observing, Discovering. Ductus: a calm build-up → surprising moments of revelation. Ludic Narrational Structure: Kishōtenketsu (the surprising turn as wonder).