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Author Hiwiller, Zach, author

Title The game designer's playlist : innovative games every game designer needs to play / Zach Hiwiller
Published Boston : Addison-Wesley, [2019]
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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Series Addison-Wesley game design and development series
Addison-Wesley game design and development series.
Summary Game Designers: Learn from the Masters! In The Game Designers Playlist, top game design instructor Zack Hiwiller introduces more than 70 remarkable games, revealing how they work, why they're great, and how to apply their breakthrough techniques in your own games. Ranging from Go to Texas Hold'em and Magic: The Gathering to Dishonored 2, Hiwiller teaches indispensable lessons about game decision-making, playability, narrative, mechanics, chance, winning, originality, cheats, and a whole lot more. He gleans powerful insights from virtually every type of game: console, mobile, PC, board, card, and beyond. Every game is presented in full color, with a single purpose: to show you what makes it exceptional, so you can create legendary games of your own. Discover how game designers use randomness and luck Make the most of narrative and the narrator's role Place the game challenge front and center Optimize game mechanics, and place mechanics in a broader context Uncover deep dynamic play in games with the simplest rules Find better ways to teach players how to play See what games can teach about the process of game design Build games with unusual input/output modalities Explore winning, losing, and game dynamics beyond "one-vs.-all" Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details
Notes Includes index
Description based on online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed August 29, 2018)
Subject Computer games
Video games -- Design
Computer games
Computer games -- Design
Computer games design.
Games development & programming.
Computer games / online games: strategy guides.
Computers and IT.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018946904
ISBN 9780134873329
0134873327
9780134873282
0134873289