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100 Principles of Game Design
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100 Principles of Game Design

by Wendy Despain, Keyvan Acosta, Liz Canacari-Rose, Michael Deneen, Zach Hiwiller, Jeff Howard, Christina Kadinger, Chris Keeling, Casey Kuczik
December 2012
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
7h 11m
English
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About the Contributors

Keyvan Acosta is continually developing his talents and passions as game designer, musician, writer, and teacher, sharing it all as a course director in the Game Design department at Full Sail University. In recent years, he’s also participated in various industry conferences as a contributor, speaker, and judge, including Art History of Games, Game Developers Conference, Project Horseshoe, Siggraph Bogotá, and SXSW Interactive. Keyvan’s credits include game designer at ZeeGee Games, programmer, and creative consultant for various companies like CyberMedia (PR), IGDA Global Game Jam, Mekensleep, and MuninuM.

Liz Canacari-Rose was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She has studied and worked in the IT industry since 1997, ...

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