Identify what your player’s core motivation is and how the player progresses.
Primary motivation
What is your player’s primary motivation? What thing drives them in life? (See the talks and pdf in further reading for examples.)
The players will be motivated to go through the story because of the mystery that awaits them at the end.
Secondary motivations
What other motivations drive your player, if any.
How does the core action in the game support your player’s primary motivation?
For example:
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https://quanticfoundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Gamer-Motivation-Model-Reference.pdf
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