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内容简介
A Theory of Fun for Game Design is not your typical how-to book. It features a novel way of teaching interactive designers how to create and improve their designs to incorporate the highest degree of fun. As the book shows, designing for fun is all about making interactive products like games highly entertaining, engaging, and addictive. The book's unique approach of providing a highly visual storyboard approach combined with a narrative on the art and practice of designing for fun is sure to be a hit with game and interactive designers, At first glance A Theory of Fun for Game Design is a book that will truly inspire and challenge game designers to think in new was; however, its universal message will influence designers from all walks of life. This book captures the real essence of what drives us to seek out products and experiences that are truly fun and entertaining. The author masterfully presents his engaging theory by showing readers how many designs are lacking because they are predictable and not engaging enough. He then explains how great designers use different types of elements in new ways to make designs more fun and compelling.Anyone who is interested in design will enjoy how the book works on two levels--as a quick inspiration guide to game design, or as an informative discussion that details the insightful thinking from a great mind in the game industry.
作者简介
拉夫·科斯特(Raph Koster),索尼在线娱乐公司首席创意官。曾担纲著名多人在线游戏《网络创世纪》和《网络创世纪:次世代》的主创意师和主设计师,并在《星球大战网络版》中担任创意总监,被游戏业公认为当今最富思想性的设计大师。
拉夫·科斯特生于1971年,在四个国家和美国的六七个州居住过,已婚并有两个孩子。他拥有华盛顿大学英语写作和创意制作及西班牙语学士学位,并且在阿拉巴马州大学获得了美术创作硕士学位。在大学的时候,他也花时间涉猎人文学科的几乎所有内容,包括音乐理论、作曲和艺术创作等等。
奇怪的是,他却从没有学习过编程!
但这并没有阻碍他成为LegendMUD游戏开发团队中的核心成员,这款获奖的MUD游戏以“重现历史”为主题,十年后仍在www.legendmud.org上运行。在专业上,科斯特是《网络创世纪》(Ultima Online)...
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A Theory of Fun for Game Design是2004年由ParaglyphPress出版,作者RaphKoster。
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