LEADER 02513oam 2200565I 450 001 9910815767403321 005 20240402075657.0 010 $a0-429-06615-5 010 $a1-138-42789-6 010 $a1-56881-409-7 010 $a1-4398-7689-4 024 7 $a10.1201/b10930 035 $a(CKB)3400000000084901 035 $a(EBL)1648157 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1648157 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1648157 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11002717 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL694188 035 $a(OCoLC)899156666 035 $a(OCoLC)754555862 035 $a(EXLCZ)993400000000084901 100 $a20180331d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aOn the way to fun $ean emotion-based approach to successful game design /$fRoberto Dillon 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNatick, Mass. :$cA K Peters,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-62906-4 311 $a1-56881-582-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [165]-166) and index. 327 $aFront 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 330 $aHow 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 606 $aVideo games$xProgramming 606 $aVideo games$xDesign$xSocial aspects 615 0$aVideo games$xProgramming. 615 0$aVideo games$xDesign$xSocial aspects. 676 $a794.8/1526 700 $aDillon$b Roberto.$0720898 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815767403321 996 $aOn the way to fun$94037497 997 $aUNINA