#2782

Common Threads – Cooperative Games

Cooperative Games of Invention

Both climbing and software are cooperative, finite and goal directed.

• Cooperative – “a team sport”, if team members don’t pull or carry their weight then the whole team suffers.
• Finite – Clear definition of “done”; the summit or RTM.
• Goals – All participants can and should have a clear idea of the end goal; the summit or a product vision.

What about other cooperative games? For example cycling and soccer. Why are these different? For starters climbing and software are both played on relatively unconstrained playing fields.