Enterprise Games – How to build a better 21st-century business with game mechanics – #business #bookreview

Enterprise Games: Using Game Mechanics to Build a Better Business Michael Hugos (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Can 21st-century games and gamers attack and destroy the top-down, assembly-line thinking that still keeps many businesses firmly rooted in the previous century?  Michael Hugos’ compelling new book makes a solid case that they can. Game mechanics, he argues, can … Continue reading Enterprise Games – How to build a better 21st-century business with game mechanics – #business #bookreview

Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress – How to build and fight your way into this complex game – #bookreview

Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress Peter Tyson (O’Reilly, paperback, list price $19.99; Kindle edition, list price $15.99) Many gamers agree with this book’s tagline, that Dwarf Fortress is “…the most complex video game ever made.” For that reason, they have avoided taking it up or have tried it, stumbled over its steep learning curve, and … Continue reading Getting Started with Dwarf Fortress – How to build and fight your way into this complex game – #bookreview