Philosophical Babbage takes the second half of its name from Charles Babbage, the originator of the concept of a programmable computer. Thus, this group is at one level about computers and programming and at another about philosophy, but since this is Mod DB on a pragmatic level this group deals with the ins and outs of game design, the philosophy of making and programming games, and the methods and techniques used in any of the areas of the game development process.

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Games: Goals, Rules, Tools, and Frustration

Games: Goals, Rules, Tools, and Frustration

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What are Games? This article puts forth several categories that could be utilized for analyzing game-systems and the dialectic between player and game.