This week you're going to hear from a guest lecturer in the form of a TED talk You can find the video here Game Designers and video games professionals have struggled with defining what fun is Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi no you don't have to memorize the spelling of his name aimed to discover what influential factors are involved with determining whether or not someone has lived an enjoyable and meaningful life In doing so he came across what he describes as the Flow Experience something that game describes.