Acquiring Game Design Skills Beyond Entertainment

Explore how game design skills can be applied beyond traditional entertainment in this 35-minute GDC 2023 conference talk. Delve into the expanding world of games in industries like medicine, education, and training, where the focus shifts from pure entertainment to achieving specific goals. Learn key lessons for widening your design approach to succeed in cutting-edge applications of games and game technologies, with a primary focus on examples from the medical field. Gain insights on adapting these principles to other evolving fields, opening up fresh perspectives and revitalizing interest in creating games with broader impacts. Discover how to navigate new challenges and constraints while designing specialized games that leverage entertainment aspects for targeted outcomes.