Portal 2 sets a great standard for tutorials - it's funny and quick, and the patronizing nature of telling the player how to progress is explained in the narrative. Games have a lot of standard ...

The relationship between game and player is a two way street. The information a game presents, and how the player interacts with that information, are key components in making gameplay an intuitive, ...

Alongside drawn-out tutorials, guides that pop up during gameplay are known to distract players. Gameplay guides that appear as dialog boxes or tutorial windows, explaining small details during games, ...