Eric Zimmerman designs video games, tabletop games and large-scale game installations. He also teaches at the NYU Game Center and is the author of The Rules We Break (2022). He lives in New York City.

Written by Eric Zimmerman

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A game is not a game without a special kind of conflict

From 5,000-year-old boardgames to last year’s video-game blockbusters, all games feature a kind of collaborative conflict

by Eric Zimmerman