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Constraints breed creative solutions

Having limitless options paralyzes the brain, whereas strict boundaries force lateral thinking and innovative workarounds. Game design proves this, as Artificial constraints in games generate fun.¹

Footnotes

1. Mayer, R. E. (1999). Fifty Years of Creativity Research. ↩