Arcade Berg aka. "Learning Game Design with Arcade Berg"

How to think outside “the box”

It's 4am, I just got home and I'm not 100%...antything right now.

But, once again, like so many other times, I'm just thinking out loud. There's this expression "thinking outside the box". And the thing I'm thinking is, is that something that some people just have a gift for, or is there some way for every to do it? And I'm thinking, no surprise, maybe being drunk helps?

I'm not saying that having a drunk game designer will do the job, but I'm just curious. Maybe that's one way to get people to "think outside the box". To disregard current standards and just express their minds. There are many developers today that say that they're looking for that kind of people. People that can think outside the box, not drunk people.

I'm sure people are better at it than other. Of course, like any game designer, I want to believe that I'm one of them, but I might be waaaay wrong! But I think there are many techniques, including those without alcohol to stimulate this kind of thinking. I don't know what. Road trips? Isolating the designers in a cabin somewhere or just locking them into a cellar.

My point, and well, question is. What is the best way for a designer to "think outsside the box"?

Aw crap... G'night people.