The Art of Game Design：A Book of Lenses

作者: Jesse Schell 著

出版社: Morgan Kaufmann

出版时间: 2008-08

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780123694966

定价: 451.90

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 512页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文原版>英文书>计算机与互联网

Anyonecanmasterthefundamentalsofgamedesign-notechnologicalexpertiseisnecessary."TheArtofGameDesign:ABookofLenses"showsthatthesamebasicprinciplesofpsychologythatworkforboardgames,cardgamesandathleticgamesalsoarethekeystomakingtop-qualityvideogames.Goodgamedesignhappenswhenyouviewyourgamefrommanydifferentperspectives,orlenses.Whiletouringthroughtheunusualterritorythatisgamedesign,thisbookgivesthereaderonehundredoftheselenses-onehundredsetsofinsightfulquestionstoaskyourselfthatwillhelpmakeyourgamebetter.Theselensesaregatheredfromfieldsasdiverseaspsychology,architecture,music,visualdesign,film,softwareengineering,themeparkdesign,mathematics,writing,puzzledesign,andanthropology.Anyonewhoreadsthisbookwillbeinspiredtobecomeabettergamedesigner-andwillunderstandhowtodoit.JesseSchellisahighlyrecognizablenamewithinthegameindustry-heistheformerchairoftheInternationalGameDeveloper'sAssociation,andhasdesignedmanysuccessfulgames,includingDisney'saward-winningToontownOnline.Thebook'sdesignmethodologywasdevelopedatCarnegieMellonUniversity'sEntertainmentTechnologyCenter,co-foundedbyDr.RandyPauschof"LastLecture"fame.100'lenses'arescatteredthroughoutthebook.Theseareboxedsetsofquestions,eachadifferentwayofseeingagamethatwillinspirethecreativeprocess.Thistitleincludes500pagesofdetailed,practicalinstructiononcreatingworld-classgamesthatwillbeplayedagainandagain.ItiswinnerofGameDeveloper's2008FrontLineAwardinthebookcategory. JesseSchellisprofessorofentertainmenttechnologyforCarnegieMellonUniversity'sEntertainmentTechnologyCenter(ETC),ajointmaster'sprogrambetweenCarnegieMellon'sCollegeofFineArtsandSchoolofComputerScience,whereheteachesgamedesignandleadsseveralresearchprojects.FormerlyhewascreativedirectoroftheWaltDisneyImagineeringVirtualRealityStudio.Schellworkedasadesigner,programmer,andmanageronseveralprojectsforDisneythemeparksandDisneyQuest.SchellreceivedhisundergraduatedegreefromRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteandamaster'sdegreeininformationnetworkingfromCarnegieMellon.HeisalsoCEOofSchellGames,LLC,anindependentgamestudioinPittsburgh,andchairmanoftheInternationalGameDevelopersAssociation(IGDA).In2004hewasnamedasoneoftheWorld's100TopYoungInnovatorsbyMIT'sTechnologyReview.
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Anyonecanmasterthefundamentalsofgamedesign-notechnologicalexpertiseisnecessary."TheArtofGameDesign:ABookofLenses"showsthatthesamebasicprinciplesofpsychologythatworkforboardgames,cardgamesandathleticgamesalsoarethekeystomakingtop-qualityvideogames.Goodgamedesignhappenswhenyouviewyourgamefrommanydifferentperspectives,orlenses.Whiletouringthroughtheunusualterritorythatisgamedesign,thisbookgivesthereaderonehundredoftheselenses-onehundredsetsofinsightfulquestionstoaskyourselfthatwillhelpmakeyourgamebetter.Theselensesaregatheredfromfieldsasdiverseaspsychology,architecture,music,visualdesign,film,softwareengineering,themeparkdesign,mathematics,writing,puzzledesign,andanthropology.Anyonewhoreadsthisbookwillbeinspiredtobecomeabettergamedesigner-andwillunderstandhowtodoit.JesseSchellisahighlyrecognizablenamewithinthegameindustry-heistheformerchairoftheInternationalGameDeveloper'sAssociation,andhasdesignedmanysuccessfulgames,includingDisney'saward-winningToontownOnline.Thebook'sdesignmethodologywasdevelopedatCarnegieMellonUniversity'sEntertainmentTechnologyCenter,co-foundedbyDr.RandyPauschof"LastLecture"fame.100'lenses'arescatteredthroughoutthebook.Theseareboxedsetsofquestions,eachadifferentwayofseeingagamethatwillinspirethecreativeprocess.Thistitleincludes500pagesofdetailed,practicalinstructiononcreatingworld-classgamesthatwillbeplayedagainandagain.ItiswinnerofGameDeveloper's2008FrontLineAwardinthebookcategory.
作者简介:
JesseSchellisprofessorofentertainmenttechnologyforCarnegieMellonUniversity'sEntertainmentTechnologyCenter(ETC),ajointmaster'sprogrambetweenCarnegieMellon'sCollegeofFineArtsandSchoolofComputerScience,whereheteachesgamedesignandleadsseveralresearchprojects.FormerlyhewascreativedirectoroftheWaltDisneyImagineeringVirtualRealityStudio.Schellworkedasadesigner,programmer,andmanageronseveralprojectsforDisneythemeparksandDisneyQuest.SchellreceivedhisundergraduatedegreefromRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteandamaster'sdegreeininformationnetworkingfromCarnegieMellon.HeisalsoCEOofSchellGames,LLC,anindependentgamestudioinPittsburgh,andchairmanoftheInternationalGameDevelopersAssociation(IGDA).In2004hewasnamedasoneoftheWorld's100TopYoungInnovatorsbyMIT'sTechnologyReview.

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