The Stuff Games Are Made Of
By Pippin Barr
By Pippin Barr
By Pippin Barr
By Pippin Barr
By Pippin Barr
By Pippin Barr
Part of Playful Thinking
Part of Playful Thinking
Part of Playful Thinking
Category: Gaming Manuals | Puzzles & Games | Design | Art
Category: Gaming Manuals | Puzzles & Games | Design | Art
Category: Gaming Manuals | Puzzles & Games | Design | Art
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$30.00
Aug 01, 2023 | ISBN 9780262546119
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Aug 01, 2023 | ISBN 9780262375108
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Aug 01, 2023 | ISBN 9780262375115
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Praise
“Challenging both human and hardware is at the centre of Barr’s new book, The Stuff Games Are Made Of, an entertaining unpacking of the systems and quirks behind game design, illustrated by the oddities of his own works and a smattering of video game history.”
—Financial Times
Table Of Contents
On Thinking Playfully ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 Introduction: What is all This Stuff? 1
2 Rules: Change Comes from Within 13
3 Computation: Is You Computer Having Fun? 29
4 Graphics: Water, Water Everywhere 43
5 User Interface: Playing at Work 59
Interlude 75
6 Time: Get in Line 77
7 Cinema: The Citizen Kane of Video Games 93
8 Violence: Less is More 113
9 Money: One Easy Payment of $4.99 129
10 Conclusion: Have You Seen the Moon Today? 147
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