Players Making Decisions: Game Design Essentials and the Art of Understanding Your Players — Zack Hiwiller (2016)

Book Description

This detailed and easy-to-follow guide to game design is for both digital and analogue game designers alike. It features a clear introduction to the discipline and the game development process; full details on prototyping and playtesting, from paper prototypes to intellectual property protection issues; a detailed discussion of cognitive biases and human decision making as it pertains to games; thorough coverage of key game elements, with practical discussions of game mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics; practical coverage of using simulation tools to decode the magic of game balance; and a full section on the game design business, and how to create a sustainable lifestyle within it.

Book Details

• Author: Zack Hiwiller
• Publisher: Pearson
• Published Date: 2016
• Published Year: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780134396750