The Big 5 or any traditional publisher will give the author no say and choose an illustrator who can imagine what no one else could possibly imagine from the words, and they might
draw a child bouncing on a bed with crumpled sheets as waves, and the pet dog, representing the
shark, jumping in the bed as well — creating a far more rewarding reading and visual literacy
experience for the reader.
During his Casual Connect Tel Aviv talk, Goldy, game designer and founder of Playful
Shark, explored how recent top - chart games
draw their essence and features from real - life play
experiences from our childhood and beyond.