Title Better game characters by design : a psychological approach / by Katherine Isbister

Published San Francisco, CA ; Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Morgan Kaufmann, [2006] ©2006

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Description xxvii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) Series The Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive 3D technology Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive 3D technology. Contents I. First impressions -- 1. Social surface -- 2. Practical questions - dominance, friendliness, and personality -- II. Focus on the player -- 3. Culture -- 4. Gender -- III. Using a character's social equipment -- 5. The face -- 6. The body -- 7. The voice -- IV. Characters in action -- 8. Player-characters -- 9. Nonplayer-characters -- V. Putting it all together -- 10. Process -- 11. Evaluation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Computer games -- Design -- Psychological aspects. Computer games -- Design -- Social aspects. LC no. 2005024294 ISBN 012369535X (DVD) 1558609210 (paperback: alk. paper) 9780123695352 (DVD) 9781558609211 (paperback: alk. paper)

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