Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781449337933)

Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of todayâ s hit video games. Youâ ll learn principles and practices for crafting games that generate emotionally charged experiencesâ a combination of elegant game mechanics, compelling fiction, and pace that fully immerses players.

In clear and approachable prose, design pro Tynan Sylvester also looks at the day-to-day process necessary to keep your project on track, including how to work with a team, and how to avoid creative dead ends. Packed with examples, this book will change your perception of game design.

• Create game mechanics to trigger a range of emotions and provide a variety of play
• Explore several options for combining narrative with interactivity
• Build interactions that let multiplayer gamers get into each otherâ s heads
• Motivate players through rewards that align with the rest of the game
• Establish a metaphor vocabulary to help players learn which design aspects are game mechanics
• Plan, test, and analyze your design through iteration rather than deciding everything up front
• Learn how your gameâ s market positioning will affect your design