SJ Longthorne

I feel a responsibility (as a creative designer person) to understand why people like something if it is super popular. eg, Fortnite, which was extremely unappealing to me but I played it at length in order to understand it, as it felt like a professional duty to "get it"

To build on this, I think one mark of a great designer is to be able to understand why people like a genre that you personally don't, AND THEN be able to design something in that genre to an adequate degree of "funness." Separates professionalism from personal preference.

I think for me it’s almost been the opposite, much of the time. I know what others like and I design for it. I’ve forgotten what I like, haven’t considered what kind if game I would like to play and how that can inform my design.