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I assumed it was mostly for fans but after watching all 32 episodes (on 2x speed, skipping some parts) I've changed my mind and now I think it's essential viewing for all gamedesigners / devs. Outside of gamedesign, there's a growing tide against "design thinking" style methods, see "Design thinking was supposed to fix the world.
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