Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games, Fourth Edition

Fullerton, Tracy

ISBN 10: 1138098779 / ISBN 13: 9781138098770

Published by A K Peters/CRC Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games, Fourth Edition
• Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138098779
• ISBN 13: 9781138098770
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This book helps you to create the digital games you love to play, using a non-technical approach to game design without the need for programming or artistic experience.

Award-winning author Tracy Fullerton demystifies the creative process with clear and accessible guidance on 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, the book gives you the skills and tools necessary to create a compelling and engaging game.

This fully updated 4th edition includes expanded coverage of new platforms and genres of play, including casual games and games for learning. It expands on agile development processes and includes a host of new perspectives from top industry game designers.

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.

About the Author

Tracy Fullerton is an award-winning game designer and educator with over 20 years of professional experience, most recently winning the Games for Change Game of the Year Award for her independent game Walden, a game. She has also been awarded the 2016 GDC Ambassador Award, the 2015 Games for Change Game Changer Award, and the IndieCade 2013 Trailblazer award for her pioneering work in the independent games community. Tracy is a Professor of Interactive Media & Games at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Director of the USC Games Program, the #1 game design program in North America as ranked by the Princeton Review