Game Design Vocabulary, A : Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design Paperback / softback

by Anna Anthropy, Naomi Clark

Part of the Game Design series

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Master the Principles and Vocabulary of Game Design Â Why arenâ€™t videogames getting better?

Why does it feel like weâ€™re playing the same games, over and over again?

Why arenâ€™t games helping us transform our lives, like great music, books, and movies do?

The problem is language. We still donâ€™t know how to talk about game design.

We canâ€™t share our visions. We forget what works (and doesnâ€™t). We donâ€™t learn from history. Itâ€™s too hard to improve. The breakthrough starts here. A Game Design Vocabulary gives us the complete game design framework we desperately needâ€”whether we create games, study them, review them, or build businesses on them. Craft amazing experiences. Anna Anthropy and Naomi Clark share foundational principles, examples, and exercises that help you create great player experiencesâ€¦complement intuition with design disciplineâ€¦and craft games that succeed brilliantly on every level. Liberate yourself from stale clichÃ©s and genres Tell great stories: go way beyond cutscenes and text dumps Control the crucial relationships between game â€œverbsâ€ and â€œobjectsâ€ Wield the full power of development, conflict, climax, and resolution Shape scenes, pacing, and player choices Deepen context via art, animation, music, and sound Help players discover, understand, engage, and â€œtalk backâ€ to you Effectively use resistance and difficulty: the â€œpush and pullâ€ of games Design holistically: integrate visuals, audio, and controls Communicate a design vision everyone can understand