Intentio

Desiderata

Intentio (intended effect) names the concrete effects a design is meant to achieve in the players. Not what happens in the ludic experience, but what it triggers in the people who experiences it.

Design question – What should your ludic experience bring about in the agents?

Reference example – Pandemic: understanding that cooperation is vital for survival. Papers, Please: empathy for border officers in moral dilemmas. Wii Sports: joy in physical movement.