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Rules of Play : Game Design Fundamentals by Eric Zimmerman and Katie Salen Tekinbas (2003, Hardcover)

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Rules of Play : Game Design Fundamentals, Hardcover by Salen, Katie; Zimmerman, Eric, ISBN 0262240459, ISBN-13 9780262240451, Brand New, Free shipping in the US An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date.

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An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as film or television-but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.

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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262240459
ISBN-13
9780262240451
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2377677

Product Key Features

Author
Eric Zimmerman, Katie Salen Tekinbas
Book Title
Rules of Play : Game Design Fundamentals
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Programming / Games, Computer Graphics, Interactive & Multimedia
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Computers
Number of Pages
688 Pages

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Item Length
10.2 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
8.4 in
Item Weight
56 Oz

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Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Qa76.76.C672s25 2003
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
"Rules of Playis an exhaustive, clear, cogent, and complete resource for understanding games and game design. Salen and Zimmerman describe an encyclopedia of game design issues, techniques, and attributes. In particular, they analyze the elements that can make a game experience richer, more interesting, more emotional, more meaningful, and, ultimately, more successful. It should be the first stop you make when learning about game design." -Nathan Shedroff, author of Experience Design
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-045923

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