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Game design workshop : a playcentric approach to creating innovative games / Tracy Fullerton.

by Fullerton, Tracy, author.

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Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2019]

Video games -- Programming.

Video games -- Design

Computer graphics.

9781138098770 paperback ; alkaline paper

1138098779 paperback ; alkaline paper

9781138098800 hardcover ; alkaline paper

1138098809 hardcover ; alkaline paper

xxxiii, 522 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Fourth edition.

The role of the game designer -- The structure of games -- Working with formal elements -- Working with dramatic elements -- Working with system dynamics -- Conceptualization -- Prototyping -- Digital prototyping -- Playtesting -- Functionality, completeness, and balance -- Fun and accessibility -- Team structure -- Stages and methods of development -- Communicating your designs -- Understanding the new game industry -- Selling yourself and your ideas to the game industry.

"Discover an exercise-driven, non-technical approach to game design, without the need for programming or artistic expertise with Game Design Workshop, Fourth Edition. Tracy Fullerton demystifies the creative process with clear and accessible analysis of the formal and dramatic systems of game design. Using examples of popular games, illustrations of design techniques, and refined exercises to strengthen your understanding of how game systems function and give you the skills and tools necessary to create a compelling and engaging game. Game Design Workshop puts you to work prototyping, playtesting, and revising your own games with time-tested methods and tools. These skills will provide the foundation for your career in any facet of the game industry including design, producing, programming, and visual design."--Back cover.

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