The Lens of Projection

One key indicator that someone is enjoying an experience it that they have projected their imaginations into it. To examine whether your game is well suited to induce projection from your players, ask yourself these questions:

• What is there in my game that players can relate to? What else can I add?
• What is there in my game that will capture a player’s imagination? What else can I add?
• Are there places in the game that players have always wanted to visit?
• Does the player get to be a character they could imagine themselves to be?
• Are there other characters in the game that the players would be interested to meet (or spy on)?
• Do the players get to do things that they would like to do in real life, but can’t?
• Is there any activity in the game that once a player starts doing, it is hard to stop?