Game Mechanics

Author : Ernest Adams,Joris Dormans
Publisher : New Riders
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780321820273

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Game Mechanics by Ernest Adams,Joris Dormans Pdf

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 visualise and simulate game mechanics in order to design better games and learn at what stages to prototype, test, and implement mechanics in games.

Author : Beat Suter,Mela Kocher,René Bauer
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839443040

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Games and Rules by Beat Suter,Mela Kocher,René Bauer Pdf

Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of »Games and Rules« take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motivations in a dedicated space, a »Magic Circle«, whereas game mechanics are constructs of rules designed for interactions that provide gameplay. Those rules form the base for all the excitement and frustration we experience in games. This anthology contains individual essays by experts and authors with backgrounds in Game Design and Game Studies, who lead the discourse to get to the bottom of game mechanics in video games and the real world - among them Miguel Sicart and Carlo Fabricatore.

Author : Adam Kramarzewski,Ennio De Nucci
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781787122161

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Practical Game Design by Adam Kramarzewski,Ennio De Nucci Pdf

Design accessible and creative games across genres, platforms, and development realities Key Features Implement the skills and techniques required to work in a professional studio Ace the core principles and processes of level design, world building, and storytelling Design interactive characters that animate the gaming world Book Description If you are looking for an up-to-date and highly applicable guide to game design, then you have come to the right place! Immerse yourself in the fundamentals of game design with this book, written by two highly experienced industry professionals to share their profound insights as well as give valuable advice on creating games across genres and development platforms. Practical Game Design covers the basics of game design one piece at a time. Starting with learning how to conceptualize a game idea and present it to the development team, you will gradually move on to devising a design plan for the whole project and adapting solutions from other games. You will also discover how to produce original game mechanics without relying on existing reference material, and test and eliminate anticipated design risks. You will then design elements that compose the playtime of a game, followed by making game mechanics, content, and interface accessible to all players. You will also find out how to simultaneously ensure that the gameplay mechanics and content are working as intended. As the book reaches its final chapters, you will learn to wrap up a game ahead of its release date, work through the different challenges of designing free-to-play games, and understand how to significantly improve their quality through iteration, polishing and playtesting. What you will learn Define the scope and structure of a game project Conceptualize a game idea and present it to others Design gameplay systems and communicate them clearly and thoroughly Build and validate engaging game mechanics Design successful business models and prepare your games for live operations Master the principles behind level design, worldbuilding and storytelling Improve the quality of a game by playtesting and polishing it Who this book is for Whether you are a student eager to design a game or a junior game designer looking for your first role as a professional, this book will help you with the fundamentals of game design. By focusing on best practices and a pragmatic approach, Practical Game Design provides insights into the arts and crafts from two senior game designers that will interest more seasoned professionals in the game industry.

Author : Katie Salen Tekinbas,Eric Zimmerman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262240459

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Rules of Play by Katie Salen Tekinbas,Eric Zimmerman Pdf

An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as film or television—but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.

Author : Gabe Zichermann,Christopher Cunningham
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449397678

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Gamification by Design by Gabe Zichermann,Christopher Cunningham Pdf

Provides the design strategi and tactics to integrates game mechanics into any kind of consumer-facing website og mobile app

Author : Beat Suter,René Bauer,Mela Kocher
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783839453452

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Narrative Mechanics by Beat Suter,René Bauer,Mela Kocher Pdf

What do stories in games have in common with political narratives? This book identifies narrative strategies as mechanisms for meaning and manipulation in games and real life. It shows that the narrative mechanics so clearly identifiable in games are increasingly used (and abused) in politics and social life. They have »many faces«, displays and interfaces. They occur as texts, recipes, stories, dramas in three acts, movies, videos, tweets, journeys of heroes, but also as rewarding stories in games and as narratives in society - such as a career from rags to riches, the concept of modernity or market economy. Below their surface, however, narrative mechanics are a particular type of motivational design - of game mechanics.

Author : Morgan McGuire,Odest Chadwicke Jenkins
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781568813059

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Creating Games by Morgan McGuire,Odest Chadwicke Jenkins Pdf

Creating Games offers a comprehensive overview of the technology, content, and mechanics of game design. It emphasizes the broad view of a games team and teaches you enough about your teammates' areas so that you can work effectively with them. The authors have included many worksheets and exercises to help get your small indie team off the ground. Special features: Exercises at the end of each chapter combine comprehension tests with problems that help the reader interact with the material Worksheet exercises provide creative activities to help project teams generate new ideas and then structure them in a modified version of the format of a game industry design document Pointers to the best resources for digging deeper into each specialized area of game development Website with worksheets, figures from the book, and teacher materials including study guides, lecture presentations, syllabi, supplemental exercises, and assessment materials

Author : Andrew Rollings,Ernest Adams
Publisher : New Riders
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1592730019

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Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design by Andrew Rollings,Ernest Adams Pdf

How often have you heard "anyone can design a game?" While it seems like an easy job, game ideas are cheap and plentiful. Advancing those ideas into games that people want to play is one of the hardest, and most under-appreciated, tasks in the game development cycle. Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design introduces both students and experienced developers to the craft of designing computer and video games for the retail market. The first half of the book is a detailed analysis of the key game design elements: examining game concepts and worlds, storytelling, character and user interface design, core mechanics and balance. The second half discusses each of the major game genres (action, adventure, role-playing, strategy, puzzle, and so on) and identifies the design patterns and unique creative challenges that characterize them. Filled with examples and worksheets, this book takes an accessible, practical approach to creating fun, innovative, and highly playable games.

Author : Janaki Mythily Kumar,Mario Herger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Computers
ISBN : 8792964079

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Gamification at Work by Janaki Mythily Kumar,Mario Herger Pdf

Gamification is becoming a common buzzword in business these days. In its November 2012 press release, Gartner predicts that "by 2015, 40% of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations." In the same report, they also predict that "by 2014, 80% of current gamified applications will fail to meet business objectives, primarily due to poor design." What is gamification? Does it belong in the workplace? Are there design best practices that can increase the efficacy of enterprise gamification efforts? Janaki Kumar and Mario Herger answer these questions and more in this book Gamification @ Work. They caution against taking a "chocolate covered broccoli" approach of simply adding points and badges to business applications and calling them gamified. They outline a methodology called Player Centered Design which is a practical guide for user experience designers, product managers and developers to incorporate the principles of gamification into their business software. Player Centered Design involves the following five steps: 1. Know your player 2. Identify the mission 3. Understand human motivation 4. Apply mechanics 5. Manage, monitor and measure Kumar and Herger provide examples of enterprise gamification, introduce legal and ethical considerations, and provide pointers to other resources to continue your journey in designing gamification that works! Keywords: Gamification, Enterprise Gamification, Gamification of business software, enterprise software, business software, User experience design, UX, Design, Engagement, Motivation.

Author : Penny De Byl
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780240819334

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Holistic Game Development with Unity by Penny De Byl Pdf

The art of programming mechanics -- Real world mechanics -- Animation mechanics -- Game rules and mechanics -- Character mechanics -- Player mecahnics -- Environmental mechanics -- Mechanics for externl forces.

Author : Susan Packard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780698154797

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New Rules of the Game by Susan Packard Pdf

Business is a team sport. Learn how to win. Where would your career be if you could understand how your colleagues--especially men--succeed and win at work? And if, in understanding and applying the rules, you could win, too? In New Rules of the Game, business leader Susan Packard shows you how to cultivate gamesmanship--a strategic way of thinking regularly seen in the video game and sports worlds, and most often among men--that develops creativity, focus, optimism, teamwork, and competitiveness. You'll learn the Ten Rules of Gamesmenship and how to use them effectively to: · Compete outwardly in a healthy, rewarding way · Build support groups to help you advance · Step up with more grit to get the next win · Approach your workplace with more lightness and insight · Take loss in stride and provide the emotional distance needed to win at work Packard shares her career story with humor and candor, including the successes and the mistakes, the triumphs and some personal and career setbacks, and presents them as teachable moments for you. But the book is much bigger that one person’s experience. Packard also shares the stories of other presidents and CEOs who have become great gamers in their own fields, providing you with the insight and inspiration to play the business game smarter, stronger, and more successfully. You will also be better able to coach others, inspiring your team to perform at higher levels as you drive them toward the next win.

Author : Ronald I. McKinnon
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262133180

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The Rules of the Game by Ronald I. McKinnon Pdf

The Rules of the Game brings together essays written over the course of thirty years by a major figure in the field. McKinnon analyzes and compares a wide variety of important international monetary regimes: the establishment of the gold standard in the nineteenth century, Bretton Woods, the dollar standard, floating exchange rates, the European Monetary System, and current proposals for reforming world monetary arrangements. The essays are unique in that they specify precisely the rules of the game for each international monetary regime - past, present, and future. For ease of reference, the book offers boxed summaries of each set of rules and then discusses their advantages and disadvantages, from the gold standard down to the author's proposal for a common monetary standard for the twenty-first century.

Author : Michael Hugos
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781449319564

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Enterprise Games by Michael Hugos Pdf

Serious Games will focus on specific issues and approaches for implementing gaming techniques and technologies in companies from startups to large established corporations. Issues will be discussed from business, social and technology perspectives. Areas such as health care and intellectual property concerns will be addressed.

Author : Neil Strauss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Dating (Social customs)
ISBN : 0061540439

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Rules of the Game by Neil Strauss Pdf

Author : Stewart Woods
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780786467976

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Eurogames by Stewart Woods Pdf

While board games can appear almost primitive in the digital age, eurogames--also known as German-style board games--have increased in popularity nearly concurrently with the rise of video games. Eurogames have simple rules and short playing times and emphasize strategy over luck and conflict. This book examines the form of eurogames, the hobbyist culture that surrounds them, and the way that hobbyists experience the play of such games. It chronicles the evolution of tabletop hobby gaming and explores why hobbyists play them, how players balance competitive play with the demands of an intimate social gathering, and to what extent the social context of the game encounter shapes the playing experience. Combining history, cultural studies, leisure studies, ludology, and play theory, this innovative work highlights a popular alternative trend in the gaming community.