Context Switching - when games are hard work (Topic Discussion)

Recently at work, we discussed how constantly going from one task
to the next or changing from one tool to another is rather
draining. This so-called context switching has been shown to
reduce productivity. That's when it struck me that some board
games suffer from exactly this problem. So in this article, I
want to look at how research into the problems of context
switching could potentially be applied to board game design.


Read the full article here:
https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/07/25/context-switching-when-games-are-hard-work-topic-discussion/


Useful Links


Brass: Birmingham review:
https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/04/01/brass-birmingham-deluxe-saturday-review/

Tapestry review:
https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/11/09/tapestry-saturday-review/



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