November 2013
Beginner
300 pages
5h 43m
English
Content preview from Theory of Fun for Game Design, 2nd Edition
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“The best game design book I have ever read.”
—David Jaffe, creative director of God of War
“Does for games what Understanding Comics did for sequential art. Non-gamers: Buy this for the gamer in your life. Gamers: Buy this for the non-gamer in your life. You’ll never look at fun the same way again.”
—Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and Pirate Cinema; co-editor of Boing Boing
One of “50 Books For Everyone In the Game Industry”
—EDGE
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“If you’re interested in game design, get it and read it.”
—Steve Jackson, designer of Munchkin and GURPS
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“An excellent, even foundational, read for anyone interested in creating experiences that challenge and engage minds.”
—Learning Solutions Magazine
“An absolute classic on the theory of playing games.”
—Tom Chatfield, author of Fun, Inc.
“Koster successfully bridges the gap between game design practice and academic theory... For anyone interested in the relationship between games and human experience, this book is a must-read.”
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