ralph koster on fun,magic and deep structure

or did i say hofsdadter ?
the-core-of-fun/

for me this logical follows kathy sierra's podcast on 'how to kick ass'

which in turn refers to, among other things,
- the Woooo !!! feeling
- tim gallwey's the inner game of tennis
- joseph campbell, hero's journey
- cszikszentmihalyi's Flow
other things she said :
mirror neurons, exercise & sleep, visualization,
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Btw, there's something called 'Game grammars'.
oooh !!