Theory of Fun for Game Design
Ranked #2 in Game Development, Ranked #2 in Game Design — see more rankings.
The book discusses the impact of designing in a multidimensional landscape, where computer science, environmental design, and storytelling all play a role in creating an interactive game design. For the professional game developer to the interested young gamer, this updated... more
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Tom Chatfield Today we are seeing a new form of it, but in order to really understand it properly, we need to begin with this really deep evolutionary hold that games have on us. (Source)
Bret Victor Recommends this book
Jesper Bylund One of the most important books I’ve ever read is A Theory of Fun by Raph Koster. It creatively describes how “fun” is created and what it is. Which might sound trivial, but as a designer and developer of tools, this is by far the most important design principle I’ve discovered. Basically, why would you do anything if it wasn’t fun? Thankfully, this book describes how to make anything fun. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Theory of Fun for Game Design is ranked in the following categories:
- #12 in Game Theory
- #6 in Games
- #6 in Gaming
- #7 in Video Games
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