Designing Games

Index

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Symbols

“Aha!” moment, Emotion Through Learning

A

abstraction, Abstraction, Abstraction

accessible games, Depth, Skill Range

acquisition, emotion through, Emotion Through Acquisition–Emotion Through Spectacle, Emotion Through Spectacle, Emotion Through Spectacle

action role-playing games, feeling of acquisition in, Emotion Through Acquisition

adaptive difficulty, Difficulty Modification–Difficulty Modification, Difficulty Modification, Difficulty Modification

adventure games, fictional ambiguity in, Metagame Information

advertisements, setting expectations and, Setting Expectations

agency problems, Agency Problems–Case Study: Fallout 3, Agency Problems, Player–Character Motivation Alignment, Player–Character Motivation Alignment, Case Study: Fallout 3

AI (Artificial Intelligence), predictability and, Predictability and AI

aim assist, Input Assistance–Input Assistance, Input Assistance, Input Assistance

algorithm, hill climbing, Planning Horizon–Cultural Habit, Planning Horizon, Cultural Habit

Amabile, Teresa, The Progress Principle

anger, in motivating, Fear and Love

antagonistic emotions, constructing game experiences using, Antagonistic Emotions–Emotional ...