Designing Games for Children

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Sean Connelly for making this book happen. And great thanks to Caitlin Murphy for patiently ushering me through the process and for making sure I actually finished the book. Now I’ve confirmed that I’m hard-nosed on all deadlines except my own self-imposed ones.

Many, many colleagues have helped me gnaw on the various topics addressed in this book. It’s impossible to thank them all by name, but suffice it to say that if their game is mentioned in this book, it’s because I admire the contribution they’ve made to our industry.

I also underestimated the challenge of using a bunch of words to describe something as dynamic as games. So my extreme gratitude to all who provide permission to show images of their games. ...