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Addison Wesley Games, Design and Play: A Detailed Approach to Iterative Game Design
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Games, Design and Play is a comprehensive guide designed for aspiring game designers and professionals. This book offers a play-focused, step-by-step approach to creating engaging game designs, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in the art of game development.
This book is authored by Colleen Macklin and John Sharp, who bring over 35 years of combined experience in game design and teaching. Their process-oriented methodology links the concepts of play to practical game design tasks. With full-color examples, they provide insight into how successful game designers think and work, showcasing the expressive potential of quality game design.
Key Features:- Comprehensive Coverage: Explore core elements of play design, including actions, goals, rules, and player dynamics.
- Practical Tools: Master essential tools for design such as constraint, interaction, strategy, and storytelling.
- Types of Play: Compare different types of play experiences and understand their impact on player engagement.
- Design Documentation: Learn how to create effective design documents, schematics, and tracking spreadsheets.
- Collaborative Design: Gain insights on collaborating in teams to achieve a shared design vision.
- Prototyping and Playtesting: Use prototypes to realize designs and improve them through playtesting feedback.
- Production Readiness: Understand when a design is ready for production and how to navigate the transition.
This book is ideal for game design students and beginning-to-intermediate-level game professionals, particularly independent game designers. By bridging the gap between imagination and production, Games, Design and Play empowers readers to craft outstanding game designs and create incredible play experiences. Whether you are looking to design cooperative games, competitive gameplay, or anything in between, this resource is invaluable for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of game design.
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