On the Way to Fun : an Emotion-Based Approach to Successful Game Design.

On the Way to Fun : an Emotion-Based Approach to Successful Game Design.

How can video games be fun and immerse players in fantastic worlds where anything seems possible? How can they be so engaging to have become the main entertainment product for children and adults alike? In On the Way to Fun, the author proposes a possible answer to these questions by going back to t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dillon, Roberto
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2010.
Subjects:
Video games > Programming.
Video games > Design > Social aspects.
GAMES > Board.
Video games > Programming
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:How can video games be fun and immerse players in fantastic worlds where anything seems possible? How can they be so engaging to have become the main entertainment product for children and adults alike? In On the Way to Fun, the author proposes a possible answer to these questions by going back to the roots of gaming and showing how early games, as well as modern indie productions, captivated generations of players even without the need for fancy graphics and effects but by relying on basic emotions and instincts instead. This book will be most beneficial to aspiring and beginning game designe.
Physical Description:1 online resource (185 pages)
ISBN:9781439876893
1439876894
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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