Games reward creativity: titles like Zelda, Hitman, and MGSV let players solve problems in countless ways. Nonlinear play grows thinking: puzzles and open missions encourage outside-the-box solutions.

Thinking outside the box (TOTB) is an often romanticised concept regarding problem-solving and creativity because it implies that you are not restricted or bound by some governing force. It implies a ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...