“A Finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the
purpose of continuing the play”
James Carse, Finite and Infinite Games
It seems to me that learning, though it often threads its way through many a
finite game, is infinite. We learn so the way may able to learn more things, and
expand our experiences outwards, continuing on. We have goals, but those goals
rarely conclusively end, but evolve and branch out as they’re fulfilled.
Recently, the video game industry has been realizing the money making potential
of infinite games. Or, more charitably, they’ve realized that players were
gravitating to the infinite ones. Whatever it is, we’ve seen the rise of
“Games-as-a-Service”.