Loops are repeated, creating wisdom
Arcs are played once. They create knowledge, but that knoweldge is context-sensitive, and can easily be misapplied

ex cases, understanding which behavior is a loop and which is an arc helps tease apart the systemic behaviors. Of the two, loops are rarely discussed in any logical fashion.  People note the arcs and comment on them at length while being quite blind to the loops driving the outcomes. Both criticism and religions are lovely examples of how loop analysis can provide a practical descr

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Here are two tools I've been using lately to better understand the functionality of my game designs.  The first is the loop, a structure that should be very familiar to those who have looked into skill atoms.  The second is the arc.

yeah, this hits the spot. question: how to make text adventures into loops?

"Here are two tools I've been using lately to better understand the functionality of my game designs.  The first is the loop, a structure that should be very familiar to those who have looked into skill atoms.  The second is the arc."

Loops and Arcs on Lost Garden:

How to reduce games to "loops" of engaging gameplay to increase repeatability

Here are two tools I've been using lately to better understand the functionality of my game designs.

Here are two tools I've been using lately to better understand the functionality of my game designs.  The first is the loop, a structure that should be very familiar to those who have look skill…