ABSTRACT

Despite the proliferation of video games in the twenty-first century, the theory of game design is largely underdeveloped, leaving designers on their own to understand what games really are. Helping you produce better games, Game Design Theory: A New Philosophy for Understanding Games presents a bold new path for analyzing and designing games.

chapter 1|18 pages

The Concept of Game

chapter 2|44 pages

On Game Design

chapter 3|32 pages

How We Got Here

chapter 4|38 pages

Through the Lens: Video Games

chapter 5|18 pages

Through the Lens: Board Games

chapter 6|14 pages

Predictions