The Structure of Game Design is designed to help aspiring and
existing game designers turn their ideas into working games.
Creating a game involves understanding the core foundational
elements of all types of games from paper-based games to the latest
video games. By understanding how these core principles work in all
types of games, you can apply these same principles to design your
own game. Games are about goals, structure, play and fun. While
everyone will always have their own idea of what might be
“fun”, any game designer can maximize player enjoyment through
meaningful choices that offer various risks and rewards. Such
challenges, combined with rules and limitations, force players to
overcome obstacles and problems using a variety of skills including
dexterity, puzzle solving, intelligence, and strategy. Essentially
games allow players to venture forth into new worlds and overcome
problems in a safe but exciting environment that allows them to
triumph in the end. Just as playing games have proven popular
around the world to all ages, genders, and cultures, so has game
designing proven equally popular. Games can challenge players to
make the best move, solve puzzles, engage in combat, manage
resources, and tell stories. By understanding how randomness,
psychology, and balance can change the way games play, readers can
decide what game elements are best for their own game creation.
Whether your goal is to make money, learn something new, make a
social statement, improve on an existing game idea, or challenge
your artistic, programming, or design skills, game design can be
just as much fun as game playing. By knowing the parts of a game,
how they work, how they interact, and why they’re fun, you can
use your knowledge to turn any idea into a game that others can
play and enjoy.
General
Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
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Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
International Series on Computer, Entertainment and Media Technology |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Firstpublished: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Wallace Wang
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
282 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-132201-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-03-132201-0 |
Barcode: |
9783031322013 |
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