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  1. Sep 2023
    1. However, there is a drawback to the maze orientation: it moves the interactor toward a single solution, toward finding the one way out. The desire for agency in digital environments makes us impatient when our options are so limited

      Maze based games are often linear in that they funnel towards a single solution. While they provide agency they also create impatience to find the way out.

      Maze orientation is not universal in all games and stories, despite the agency it gives. The author shows the downsides of the maze orientation.