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What Games Are Like For Someone Who Doesn't Play Games
Razbuten
Razbuten has his wife, who has never played games, try a sampling of titles and shows where she struggles. It highlights unspoken game conventions that experienced players take for granted.
HN uses it to illustrate learned literacy in game and software UX, and how unfamiliar conventions confuse newcomers.
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