Games with Secondary Objectives

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Subtitle

Unlikely Successes and Predictable Failures

[Optional] Outline

• many types of secondary goals: politics, education, marketing, science
• most of these fail horribly
• two failure modes: meddling pivots and games that aren't fun
• must empower your team of artists and designers
• must focus on the player experience first
• must have clear creative vision
• can either slightly mutate or make something completely new