Tales from the Cardboard Fun Lab: Kevin Spak and Sam Liberty at TEDxBoston

"Any time you can make the tension in your game revolve around the guy across the table, you've done something essential. You've turned a cardboard puzzle into a shared experience, a reason to gather around a table instead of a TV."

What is "fun"? Modern board game designers Kevin Spak and Sam Liberty unpack this mysterious word in new ways, and usher in a boom of innovation that pushes the limits of cardboard chips and wooden bits.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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  Gaming

[thadrine]

Good presentation and I love the content, but he back and forth synchronization was annoying.

[Froggy711]

The ping-pong "telepathic" presentation is annoying.

[Peter retep]

that was fun.

[MissVelvetElle]

I totally enjoyed the info and the presentation of it!  Thanks guys!

[ratchet1215]

That rollercoaster is Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion, Virginia! I lost my wallet on that ride once, but the ride workers found it for me.

[Medsas]

there really was no need for two speakers...

[Jason Corley]

I LIEKD IT