# Road to the IGF: Zachtronics' Opus Magnum

*Source* · `src-couture-2019-road-to-igf-opus-magnum` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Postmortem / interview |
| authors | Joel Couture |
| venue | Game Developer |
| date | 2019-02-18 |
| url | https://gamedeveloper.com/business/road-to-the-igf-zachtronics-i-opus-magnum-i- |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Interview with Zach Barth and Matthew Burns: metrics are cost, area, and cycles; friends' scores motivate optimization; the team deliberately offers no in-game rewards for optimization.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Comparative histograms](../mechanic/comparative-histograms.md), [Opus Magnum](../game/opus-magnum.md)

## Citation

Joel Couture (2019-02-18). *Road to the IGF: Zachtronics' Opus Magnum*. Game Developer https://gamedeveloper.com/business/road-to-the-igf-zachtronics-i-opus-magnum-i-

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