Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design

Name: Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design
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ISBN: 9780321820273

ISBN-10: 0321820274

ISBN-13: 9780321820273

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ernest Adams, Joris Dormans

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Game mechanics--the rules and systems that govern the functional behavior of a game--lie at the heart of all game design. The mechanics implement the living world of the game; they generate active challenges for players to solve in the game world and they determine the effects of the players' actions on that world.Here to teach game designers and students the essentials of game mechanics are two leading authorities in game design. Readers will learn how to craft mechanics that generate challenging, enjoyable, and well-balanced gameplay. They'll learn how to visualize and simulate game mechanics in order to design better games and learn at what stages to prototype, test, and implement…

Book details

List price: $55.49
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication date: 6/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.35" wide x 9.10" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction


Who Is This Book For?


How Is This Book Organized?


Companion Website



Designing Game Mechanics


Rules Define Games


Discrete Mechanics vs. Continuous Mechanics


Mechanics and the Game Design Process


Prototyping Techniques


Summary


Exercises



Emergence and Progression


The History of Emergence and Progression


Comparing Emergence and Progression


Games of Emergence


Games of Progression


Structural Differences


Emergence and Progression Integration


Summary


Exercise



Complex Systems and the Structure of Emergence


Gameplay as an Emergent Property of Games


Structural Qualities of Complex Systems


Harnessing Emergence in Games


Summary


Exercises



Internal Economy


Elements of Internal Economies


Economic Structure


Uses for Internal Economies in Games


Summary


Exercises



Machinations


The Machinations Framework


Machinations Diagram Basic Elements


Advanced Node Types


Modeling Pac-Man


Summary


Exercises



Common Mechanisms


More Machinations Concepts


Feedback Structures in Games


Randomness vs. Emergence


Example Mechanics


Summary


Exercises



Design Patterns


Introducing Design Patterns


Machinations Design Pattern Language


Leveraging Patterns for Design


Summary


Exercises



Simulating and Balancing Games


Simulated Play Tests


Playing with Monopoly


Balancing SimWar


From Model to Game


Summary


Exercises



Building Economies


Economy-Building Games


Analyzing Caesar III


Designing Lunar Colony


Summary


Exercises



Integrating Level Design and Mechanics


From Toys to Playgrounds


Missions and Game Spaces


Learning to Play


Summary


Exercises



Progression Mechanisms


Lock-and-Key Mechanisms


Emergent Progression


Summary


Exercises



Meaningful Mechanics


Serious Games


Communication Theory


The Semiotics of Games and Simulations


Multiple Layers of Meaning


Summary


Exercises



Machinations Quick Reference



Design Pattern Library


Static Engine


Dynamic Engine


Converter Engine


Engine Building


Static Friction


Dynamic Friction


Stopping Mechanism


Attrition


Escalating Challenge


Escalating Complexity


Arms Race


Playing Style Reinforcement


Multiple Feedback


Trade


Worker Placement


Slow Cycle



Getting 5tarted with Machinations


References


Index