On the way to fun : an emotion-based approach to successful game design /: an emotion-based approach to successful game design. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roberto Dillon.
• Authors: Dillon, Roberto
• Contents: Introduction: What makes a game fun? -- Emotions and games: the 6-11 framework -- What are basic emotions and instincts? -- Introducing the 6-11 framework -- Contextualizing the 6-11 framework -- Emotional analysis of a Gameplay session -- Making fun games the emotional way -- Case studies: retro games -- Why retro games? -- Computer Space vs. Space Invaders -- Asteroids -- Battlezone -- Pac-Man -- Rescue at Rigel -- Haunted House -- Pooyan -- Robotron 2084 -- Pitfall! -- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain -- 3D Monster Maze -- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial -- Dracula -- Planetfall -- Safecracker -- Seven Cities of Gold -- Spy vs. Spy -- Little Computer People -- Captain Blood -- Case studies: indie games -- Why indie games? -- Toribash -- Braid -- I Wish I Were the Moon -- Castle Crashers -- Tag -- Flower -- Plants vs. Zombies -- World of Goo & Crayon Physics Deluxe -- Conclusions -- In the end.
• Publisher Details: Natick, Massachusetts : A K Peters
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 170 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 794.8/1526; Computer games -- Programming; Computer games -- Design -- Social aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439876893; 1439876894
• Related ISBNs: 9781568815824; 1568815824
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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