内容简介
Nowinfullcolor,the10thanniversaryeditionofthisclassicbooktakesyoudeepintotheinfluencesthatunderliemodernvideogames,andexaminestheelementstheysharewithtraditionalgamessuchascheckers.Attheheartofhisexploration,veterangamedesignerRaphKostertakesacloselookattheconceptoffunandwhyit’sthemostvitalelementinanygame.Whydosomegamesbecomeboringquickly,whileothersremainfunforyears?Howdogamesserveasfundamentalandpowerfullearningtools?Whetheryou’reagamedeveloper,dedicatedgamer,orcuriousobserver,thisillustrated,fullyupdatededitionhelpsyouunderstandwhatdrivesthismajorculturalforce,andinspiresyoutotakeitfurther.You’lldiscoverthat:GamesplayintoourinnateabilitytoseekpatternsandsolvepuzzlesMostsuccessfulgamesarebuiltuponthesameelementsSlightlymorefemalesthanmalesnowplaygamesManygamesstillteachprimitivesurvivalskillsFictionaldressingformoderngamesismoredevelopedthantheconceptualelementsTrulycreativedesignersseldomuseothergamesforinspirationGamesarebeginningtoevolvebeyondtheirprehistoricorigins