Game designers create systems that contain opportunities for play. As the quote from Huizinga above suggests, play is a beautiful and important part of human culture. Teaching the art of designing satisfying play is a challenging and new discipline. The study of game design is still evolving, and as yet is unheralded amongst the more “serious” arts such as music, dance, literature or theater. However, experimental programs in this field are being established in some of the most prestigious universities in the world, and these programs seek to produce a new breed of designers - not fans or hackers, engineers or executives, but artists of play…