Anatomy of Game Design

Anatomy of Game Design takes some of the most popular and beloved games of all time and dissects them to see what makes them tick. Each game is then used to discuss larger topics in game design, such as systems design, randomness, monetization, game theory, and iterative approaches to game development.

List of contents

Chapter 01 Introduction
Chapter 02 Shovel Knight
Chapter 03 Candy Crush Saga
Chapter 04 Centipede
Chapter 05 Settlers of Catan
Chapter 06 Spelunky: Systems
Chapter 07 Magic the Gathering
Chapter 08 Royale High
Chapter 09 Papers, Please
Chapter 10 Wrap up

About the author

Tom Smith has been a professional game designer since 1995. In that time, Tom has worked on games of all types - board games, console games, educational games, mobile games, advertising games, PC games, big companies like Disney, small startups that got bought by big companies like Roblox, and many more. Tom also teaches game design at Moorpark College. Tom lives near Los Angeles with his wife, children, and cats.

Summary

Anatomy of Game Design takes some of the most popular and beloved games of all time and dissects them to see what makes them tick. Each game is then used to discuss larger topics in game design, such as systems design, randomness, monetization, game theory, and iterative approaches to game development.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Smith
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032387550
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238755-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software; COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, Games development & programming, Games development and programming, Computer Games Design, Digital Animation, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Video & Animation