Do games need a purpose

“Aha! Now we’re not talking about “interaction.” Now we’re talking about decision making – interaction with a purpose.”

What is the point in a agate without interaction having a purpose. Yes it is okay to do something pointless for a while but this isn't something that you are going to keep coming back to. The reason that we come back to things like this is because of the purpose in doing it. By going back you may be completing another level but if their wasn't this purpose or goal then their is no reason for you to even be doing this. 

Interaction in its most simple form is by interacting with a object. The reason behind doing this may have many meanings but the simple fact is that if you lift something or move something this is classed as a interaction. Even the simple fact of changing the state that the object was in before classes as an interaction.

So with our age the thing that I want to make sure an implement is the fact that our game will have meaning and that their will be this reason to come back and play our game because without this their is no reason for a game. 

Do games need to have a purpose to be good, the answer to this is no because look at all the mini games you get that you play pointlessly but the fact is that these are only small games and they aren't as successful as big games like Mario etc.

References:

Costikyan, GC, 2002. I Have No Words & I Must Design: Toward a Critical Vocabulary for Games. 1st ed. New York: Tampere University Press.

Jonathan Cooper K4 I1