Characteristics of Games
$128.55
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2021
Summary
Understanding games–whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports–by analyzing certain common traits.
Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits–including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and reward/effort ratio–and using these characteristics as basic points of comparison and analysis. These issues are often discussed by game players and designers but seldom written about in any formal way. This…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262542692 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262542692 |
| Author: | George Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
Many books have been written on the subject of game design over the years, but Characteristics of Games is one of the few that forgoes breadth for depth and takes readers to the next logical step in game design thinking and study.–CHOICE–
George Skaff Elias
George Skaff Elias Vice President of Three Donkeys LLC
Richard Garfield Mathematics professor and game designer. Creator of Magic: The Gathering and RoboRally.
K. Robert Gutschera Lead Designer at Secret Identity Studios.
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