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Game Design Workshop: Designing, Prototyping, and Playtesting Games (Gama Network Series) (Gama Network ...

5 reviews
Tracy Fullerton, Chris Swain, ...

CMP Books, 2004

Not programming, Not Graphics, Overall Game Design
Few people realize just how big a business digital gaming has become. Think of it this way: It's bigger than the domestic box office of the film industry. The amount of time spent playing games by young people now exceeds everything but television in time spent on entertainment. The main factor driving the development of the new extremely powerful computers is gaming, slower machines are capable ...

Game Design Workshop, Second Edition: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games

1 review
Tracy Fullerton

Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

My Search Has Ended!
This book is honestly an answer to my prayers! I'm using the first half of this superb book to remodel my introductory game design class & after school game design club. The included exercises are definitely geared toward capturing the attention of the type of kids I want to attract to my program. I think I'm going to have to buy a 2nd book as my son is using the last half of the book to ...