Designer Knows Best

Have you ever played that game “Punch Bug” or as I call it “Slug Bug”?  The concept is simple – when you see a Volkswagon Beetle, you call out “Slug Bug” and then hit the other players (usually in the shoulder).  I learned long ago that you do not play this game with somebody who has at one time owned a Beetle.  Those individuals seem to have a second sense about them.  As I learned today, such is also the case for playing a game with the designer that built it. While at 360Flex in Denver, Colorado earlier this year, I had lunch with Paul Trani.  Among the many topics discussed was a concept of producing a stable of well-designed applications for each person on the team.  I specifically asked Paul to focus on his take on the child’s game...