Summary
An introduction to the basic concepts of game design, focusing on techniques used in commercial game production. This textbook by a well-known game designer introduces the basics of game design, covering tools and techniques used by practitioners in commercial game production. It presents a model for analyzing game design in terms of three interconnected levels—mechanics and systems, gameplay, and player experience—and explains how novice game designers can use these three levels as a framewo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262043915 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262043912 |
| Author: | Robert Zubek |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 568g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“This is the introduction to game design we’ve been waiting for. Through systems, games train our thumbs, tickle our curiosity, and tell stories in which our choices matter — and Elements of Game Design offers the best introduction I’ve seen to systemsoriented game design.”
– Noah WardripFruin, Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz; author of How PacMan Eats
“Elements of Game Design provides a nuanced take on subjects such as gameplay mechanics, player psychology, and narrative structures — a wonderful survey of theoretical and practical thinking on how to design games.”
– Eric Zimmerman, Arts Professor, NYU Game Center; coauthor of Rules of Play
About The Author
Robert Zubek
Robert Zubek is a game designer and developer and cofounder of SomaSim, an independent game studio in Chicago. Previously, he built large-scale social online games at Zynga, MMO game and analytics infrastructure at Three Rings Design, and console games at Electronic Arts/Maxis. He holds a PhD in computer science from Northwestern University, with a specialty in artificial intelligence and robotics.
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