The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses

Name: The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses
Brand: Morgan Kaufmann
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By Jesse Schell

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Anyone can master the fundamentals of game design - no technological expertise is necessary. The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses" shows that the same basic principles of psychology that work for board games card games and athletic games also are the keys to making top-quality videogames. Good game design happens when you view your game from many different perspectives or lenses. While touring through the unusual territory that is game design this book gives the reader one hundred of these lenses - one hundred sets of insightful questions to ask yourself that will help make your game better. These lenses are gathered from fields as diverse as psychology architecture music visual design film software engineering theme park design mathematics writing puzzle design and anthropology. Anyone who reads this book will be inspired to become a better game designer - and will understand how to do it. Jesse Schell is a highly recognizable name within the game industry - he is the former chair of the International Game Developer's Association and has designed many successful games including Disney's award-winning Toontown Online. The book's design methodology was developed at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center co-founded by Dr. Randy Pausch of "Last Lecture" fame. 100 'lenses' are scattered throughout the book. These are boxed sets of questions each a different way of seeing a game that will inspire the creative process. This title includes 500 pages of detailed practical instruction on creating world-class games that will be played again and again. It is winner of Game Developer's 2008 Front Line Award in the book category."

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 489
Release Date:: 2008-08-04
Publication Date:: 2008-08-04
Publisher:: Morgan Kaufmann
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0123694965
Weight:: 1061 g
Height:: 23.4 cm
Width:: 19 cm
Thickness:: 3.1 cm

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