Raph Koster

Theory of Fun for Game Design (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why its the most vital element in any game.Why do some games become boring quickly, while others remain fun for years? How do games serve as fundamental and powerful learning tools? Whether youre a game developer, dedicated gamer, or curious observer, this illustrated, fully updated edition helps you understand what drives this major cultural force, and inspires you to take it further.Youll discover that:Games play into our innate ability to seek patterns and solve puzzlesMost successful games are built upon the same elementsSlightly more females than males now play gamesMany games still teach primitive survival skillsFictional dressing for modern games is more developed than the conceptual elementsTruly creative designers seldom use other games for inspirationGames are beginning to evolve beyond their prehistoric origins

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781449363178
• Artikelnr.: 39994180

Autorenporträt

Raph Koster is a veteran game designer who has been professionally credited in almost every area of the game industry. He's been the lead designer and director of massive titles such as Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies; and he's contributed writing, art, soundtrack music, and programming to many more titles ranging from Facebook games to single-player titles for handheld consoles. He has worked as a creative executive at Sony Online and Disney Playdom, and in 2012 was honored as an Online Game Legend at the Game Developers Conference Online.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
 
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Foreword (from the First Edition)
Prologue: My Grandfather
Chapter 1: Why Write This Book?
Chapter 2: How the Brain Works
Chapter 3: What Games Are
Chapter 4: What Games Teach Us
Chapter 5: What Games Aren't
Chapter 6: Different Fun for Different Folks
Chapter 7: The Problem with Learning
Chapter 8: The Problem with People
Chapter 9: Games in Context
Chapter 10: The Ethics of Entertainment
Chapter 11: Where Games Should Go
Chapter 12: Taking Their Rightful Place
Epilogue: Fun Matters, Grandpa
Afterword: Ten Years Later
NOTES
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Epilogue
Afterword