{"product_id":"advanced-game-design-michael-sellers-9780134667607","title":"Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach","description":"In \u003cb\u003eAdvanced Game Design\u003c\/b\u003e, pioneering game designer and instructor Michael Sellers situates game design practices in a strong theoretical framework of systems thinking, enabling designers to think more deeply and clearly about their work, so they can produce better, more engaging games for any device or platform. Sellers offers a deep unifying framework in which practical game design best practices and proven systems thinking theory reinforce each other, helping game designers understand what they are trying to accomplish and the best ways to achieve it. Drawing on 20+ years of experience designing games, launching game studios, and teaching game design, Sellers explains:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e What games are, and how systems thinking can help you think about them more clearly \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to systematically promote engagement, interactivity, and fun \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e What you can learn from MDA and other game design frameworks \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to create gameplay and core loops \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to design the entire player experience, and how to build game mechanics that work together to create that experience \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to capture your game's \"big idea\" and Unique Selling Proposition \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to establish high-level and background design and translate it into detailed design \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to build, playtest, and iterate early prototypes \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to build your game design career in a field that keeps changing at breakneck speed \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Sellers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0134667603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780134667607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Addison-Wesley Professional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Michael Sellers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072162984191,"sku":"9780134667607","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0aa9e677-fd3f-4bf9-9ef2-d6acd7a13ac2.jpg?v=1685440328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/advanced-game-design-michael-sellers-9780134667607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}