Happy Game Design Theory (2nd edition 10th anniversary commemorative edition copy version)

by Raph Koster

Pub 2014-09-01 279 Chinese. English Happy Game Design Theory (2nd edition 10th anniversary commemorative edition copy version) Southeast University Press will lead you to understand the impact of modern video games force and view them with the kind of traditional games such as checkers in common between. The key to this discovery is that the senior game designer RaphKoster elaborated on why the essence of happiness and it is the core of any game interesting. Why do some games will soon be boring. while others can remain for many years the attractiveness of the game? How to become the basis for the game yet powerful learning tool? Whether you are a game developer. avid gamer or a curious onlooker. this fully updated edition illustrated book will help you understand what is driving such a mainstream cultural forces and inspire you more ideas ....

Paperback

Published September 1, 2014

About the author

Raph Koster is a veteran game designer who has been professionally credited in almost every area of the game industry. He's been the lead designer and director of massive titles such as Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies; and he's contributed writing, art, soundtrack music, and programming to many more titles ranging from Facebook games to single-player titles for handheld consoles.

Koster is widely recognized as one of the world's top thinkers about game design, and is an in-demand speaker at conferences all over the world. In 2012, he was named an Online Game Legend at the Game Developers Conference Online. Visit his blog at www.raphkoster.com.