Characteristics of Games by Elias, George Skaff

Characteristics of Games

Understanding games--whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports--by analyzing certain common traits. Characteristics of Games...
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Author: George Skaff Elias
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Language: English
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Characteristics of Games by Elias, George Skaff

Characteristics of Games

Dhs. 381.67

Characteristics of Games

Dhs. 381.67
Author: George Skaff Elias
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Understanding games--whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports--by analyzing certain common traits.

Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits--including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and reward/effort ratio--and using these characteristics as basic points of comparison and analysis. These issues are often discussed by game players and designers but seldom written about in any formal way. This book fills that gap. By emphasizing these player-centric basic concepts, the book provides a framework for game analysis from the viewpoint of a game designer. The book shows what all genres of games--board games, card games, computer games, and sports--have to teach each other. Today's game designers may find solutions to design problems when they look at classic games that have evolved over years of playing.

Author: George Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, K. Robert Gutschera
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 12/08/2020
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780262542692
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
George Skaff Elias is Vice President of Three Donkeys LLC, a game design, development, and consulting company. Richard Garfield, mathematics professor and game designer, is the creator of many card games, including Magic: The Gathering, as well as the board game RoboRally. K. Robert Gutschera is Lead Designer at Secret Identity Studios.

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