Characteristics of Games
$124.82
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2021
Summary
Characteristics of Games
This book offers a new way to understand games—whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports—by focusing on certain common traits. These include the number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and the reward/effort ratio. The book uses 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 fills …
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: | 229mm x 178mm |
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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–
About The Author
George Skaff Elias
George Skaff Elias is Vice President of Three Donkeys LLC, a game design, development, and consulting company.
Richard Garfield, mathematics professor and game designer, is the creator of many card games, including Magic- The Gathering, as well as the board game RoboRally.
K. Robert Gutschera is Lead Designer at Secret Identity Studios.
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