CHAPTER THREE

The Experience Takes Place in a Venue

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The Shifting Sands of Platform

A tremendous amount of discussion takes place in the digital game realm about platforms. Players and designers are constantly debating about PC vs. console vs. mobile vs. tablet vs. web vs. handheld vs. arcade vs. etcetera vs. etcetera. Which is the best? The most profitable? The most fun? The most likely to still be here in three years? It is human nature to assume that when something is successful, it will remain that way forever. But it isn’t the case. Some things stay, and some go. Television mostly replaced radio, but it didn’t replace movies. ...

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