Summary: Games play an important role in human life. We play games on our computers and our phones, watch other people compete in games, and break out the cards or the Monopoly set. What is the origin of this human impulse, and what makes for a great game? Frank Lantz is both a working game designer and an academic who thinks about the nature of games and gaming. We discuss what games are, contrast the challenges of Go and Poker and other games, and investigate the ways they can help us become better people.
