Classic and cutting-edge writings on games, spanning nearly 50 years of game analysis and criticism, by game designers, game journalists, game fans, folklorists

An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as

Classic and cutting-edge writings on games, spanning nearly 50 years of game analysis and criticism, by game designers, game journalists, game fans, folklorists

Master the craft of game design so you can create that elusive combination of challenge, competition, and interaction that players seek. This design workshop be

Game Design Foundations, Second Edition covers how to design the game from the important opening sentence, the “One Pager” document, the Executive Summary a