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Designing Games A Guide to Engineering Experiences

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ISBN-10: 1449337937

ISBN-13: 9781449337933

Edition: 2013

Authors: Tynan Sylvester

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How do video games resonate with players to become worldwide hits? This practical book shows you how the right combination of story elements, psychology, and game theory can generate emotionally charged experiences that take players beyond mindless entertainment.Author and experienced game designer Tynan Sylvester takes you through everything from narrative to motivation, using down-to-earth advice and real-world examples. Great games affect people in ways that stories alone cannot, and there are lots of possibilities yet to discover. This book is a light along that path.Learn how to make practical design decisions and weigh trade offsEstablish a planning horizon and test your design…    
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Book details

List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Tynan Sylvester first designed games in 2000. His smallest projects were one-man independent games on which he wrote every line of code and painted every frame of art. His largest was four years on Irrational Games’ 110-person development team making BioShock Infinite. He has also written several feature design articles for Gamasutra, the biggest game design website. Tynan believes that much of what we think of game design grows from the metaphors we use to describe it. He likes to work at finding metaphors that create useful answers instead of deadly assumptions. He also enjoys bacon and prefers Picard to Kirk. Tynan's game design blog is at tynansylvester.com. He likes talking to…    

Preface
Engines of Experience
Engines of Experience
Game Crafting
Elegance
Skill
Narrative
Decisions
Balance
Multiplayer
Motivation and Fulfillment
Interface
The Market
Process
Planning and Iteration
Knowledge Creation
Dependencies
Authority
Motivation
Complex Decisions
Values
Endgame
Recommended Books
Quiz Answers
Sources
Index