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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464563003321

Autore

Dillon Roberto

Titolo

On the way to fun : an emotion-based approach to successful game design / / Roberto Dillon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Natick, Mass. : , : A K Peters, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-06615-5

1-138-42789-6

1-56881-409-7

1-4398-7689-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

794.8/1526

Soggetti

Computer games - Programming

Computer games - Design - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-166) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: What Makes a Game Fun?; PART I. Emotions and Games: The 6-11 Framework; PART II. Case Studies: Retro Games; PART III. Case Studies: Indie Games; PART IV. Conclusions; References; About the Author; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

How can video games be fun and immerse players in fantastic worlds where anything seems possible? How can they be so engaging to have become the main entertainment product for children and adults alike? In On the Way to Fun, the author proposes a possible answer to these questions by going back to the roots of gaming and showing how early games, as well as modern indie productions, captivated generations of players even without the need for fancy graphics and effects but by relying on basic emotions and instincts instead. This book will be most beneficial to aspiring and beginning game designe