Optimizing Play
Why Theorycrafting Breaks Games and How to Fix It
$64.73
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2024
Summary
An unexpected take on how games work, what the stakes are for them, and how game designers can avoid the traps of optimization.
The process of optimization in games seems like a good thing—who wouldn’t want to find the most efficient way to play and win? As Christopher Paul argues in Optimizing Play, however, optimization can sometimes risk a tragedy of the commons, where actions that are good for individuals jeopardize the overall state of the game for everyone else. As he e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262547789 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262547783 |
| Author: | Christopher A. Paul |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Christopher A. Paul
Christopher A. Paul is Professor of Communication and Media at Seattle University. He is the author of Free-to-Play and coauthor, with Mia Consalvo, of Real Games. He is also the author of The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games and Wordplay and the Discourse of Video Games.
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