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Elements of Game Design

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An introduction to the basic concepts of game design, focusing on techniques used in commercial game production.
This textbook by a well-known game designer introduces the basics of game design, covering tools and techniques used by practitioners in commercial game production. It presents a model for analyzing game design in terms of three interconnected levels—mechanics and systems, gameplay, and player experience—and explains how novice game designers can use these three levels as a framework to guide their design process. The text is notable for emphasizing models and vocabulary used in industry practice and focusing on the design of games as dynamic systems of gameplay.

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Publisher: MIT Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 18, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9780262362870
  • Release date: August 18, 2020

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  • ISBN: 9780262362870
  • File size: 13159 KB
  • Release date: August 18, 2020

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English

An introduction to the basic concepts of game design, focusing on techniques used in commercial game production.
This textbook by a well-known game designer introduces the basics of game design, covering tools and techniques used by practitioners in commercial game production. It presents a model for analyzing game design in terms of three interconnected levels—mechanics and systems, gameplay, and player experience—and explains how novice game designers can use these three levels as a framework to guide their design process. The text is notable for emphasizing models and vocabulary used in industry practice and focusing on the design of games as dynamic systems of gameplay.

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    MIT Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: August 18, 2020

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780262362870
    Release date: August 18, 2020

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780262362870
    File size: 13159 KB
    Release date: August 18, 2020

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English