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Mediating Irreconcilable Differences with Behavioral Game Economist Catalin Alexandru, Part 2
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Mediating Irreconcilable Differences with Behavioral Game Economist Catalin Alexandru, Part 2

The consulting vet offers hot takes on what’s derailed Web3 gaming, SDT’s upsides, and the importance of bridging the gap between game design and production processes

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Lewis WardMAY 26, 2026
Navigating Irreconcilable Differences with Behavioral Game Economist Catalin Alexandru, Part 1
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Navigating Irreconcilable Differences with Behavioral Game Economist Catalin Alexandru, Part 1

He’s always surfing the next big, sexy, dangerous, and psychologically meaningful logarithmic or asymptotic curve

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Lewis WardMAY 15, 2026
GDC 2026: Riot Games’ Stone Librande on Game Design
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GDC 2026: Riot Games’ Stone Librande on Game Design

The veteran designer helped lead workshop participants through two exercises that connected video game design elements to positive emotional and psychological outcomes for players.

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Lewis WardAPR 2, 2026
A Discussion With James Au, Author of Making a Metaverse That Matters
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A Discussion With James Au, Author of Making a Metaverse That Matters

The 20-year metaverse vet shares his thoughts on what's gone right and what's gone wrong relative to the Snow Crash vision

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Lewis WardFEB 11, 2026
Profiling the Pariah Teenage Guild Leader
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Profiling the Pariah Teenage Guild Leader

A cautionary tale for social economy designers and participants: don't let your "foxes" run the "henhouse"

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Lewis WardJAN 20, 2026
Nine Seconds to Fun
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Nine Seconds to Fun

Mark Otero built Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes into a $1.4B mobile franchise by obsessing over one metric: time-to-fun. Tracing his path from a South Korean village to EA Capital Games reveals how personal obsession, financial modeling, and a camera-angle insight reshaped the collectibles RPG genre.

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Lewis WardDEC 29, 2025