Creating meaningful play is the main goal for game designers. In this chapter, we defined meaningful play and learned many game design techniques for enhancing meaningful play. We also learned a process for creating interactive applications that will guide you in creating engaging applications. As you read the rest of this book, and eventually create your own applications, you should reflect on this chapter and apply the techniques provided.

In the next chapter, you will learn to create worlds for our games that expand far beyond the edges of the screen.