Beyond Game Design : Nine Steps Towards Creating Better Videogames （1ST）

Bartle, Richard/ Bateman, Chris/ Falstein, Noah/ Hinn, Michelle/ Isbis

Charles River Media（2009/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 275 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781584506713
• DDC分類 794.815711

Full Description

As a game designer, you are always looking for new ways to make a game unique and interesting. Beyond Game Design:Nine Steps Toward Creating Better Videogames shows you how tomake better video games by challenging you to think outside of conventional game design wisdom.Written as a series of essays by industry experts on different components of game theory and design, the book tackles the full spectrum of issues related to how and why players enjoy certain games. You'll explore player emotions, patterns of play, gender and cultural diversity, accessibility issues, and various types of player skills. Providing practical, hands-on design tips and advice, as well as the theory and psychology behind how and why people play games, Beyond Game Design will help you tap into new player types and new ways to engage players as you discover how to make better, more successful videogames.

Contents

Part IStep One: Understand Emotions; Step Two: Understand Social Play; Step Three: Understand Patterns of Play; Step Four: Understand the Limits of Theory; Part II: Include; Step Five: Include Both Genders; Step Six: Include Cultural Diversity; Step Seven: Include Players with Accessibility Issues; Step Eight: Include Players with Different Skills; Step Nine: Include Structures that Adapt to Player Needs