Game Decisions

 Flow Theory in Game Design:

What is Flow?

"Flow is a psychological theory that we can adapt to our games to create challenges that are both engaging and match to the players skill level"

• We can use flow to make our game better in many places.
• Flow is a fundamental skill that all good game developers should have a grasp on.

• "The player should be at peak engagement"
• "In order to keep the player optimally engaged, challenges should be presented at a level equivalent or slightly higher than their current skill, not too easy not too hard" 
• Challenge should then be increased as the players skill increases. Being aware drastic changes in challenge may cause loss of engagement. 

• https://learn.canvas.net/courses/3/pages/level-6-dot-0-decisions-decisions?module_item_id=44556
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452315118301516
• https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01682/full