5 games to play if you’re ‘not a gamer’ – or to introduce to the non-gamers in your life

By Marcus Carter, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
Finn Dawson, PhD Candidate, Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Ryan Stanton, PhD Candidate, Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Taylor Hardwick, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney

All of these games are easy to get hooked on. And best of all, they don’t require hours of commitment or any prior gaming experience.

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