On the Way to Fun
eBook - ePub

On the Way to Fun

An Emotion-Based Approach to Successful Game Design

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

On the Way to Fun

An Emotion-Based Approach to Successful Game Design

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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

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Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9781040053515
Edition
1
Topic
Computer Science
Subtopic
Programming Games
Index
Computer Science

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction: What Makes a Game Fun?
  10. Part I: Defining Emotions and Instincts and How They Can Lead the Way to Fun in Videogames
  11. Part II: Case Studies: Retro Games
  12. Part III: Case Studies: Indie Games
  13. Part IV: Conclusions
  14. References
  15. Index
  16. About the Author