A patient brings his or her symptoms to the doctor (“My stomach hurts!”) and may even offer a possible solution (“I think it could be the flu!”). In that scenario, it’d be a bad idea for the doctor to either dismiss the validity of the patient’s symptoms or to blindly accept that they have what they say they have. Like patients, players are often most in tune with how they feel about the problem rather than what is causing it. Doctors and game developers, with their experience and knowledge of their field, need to ask questions, perform tests, and eliminate possibilities in order to zero in on
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