Pattern language for game design. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher Barney.
• Authors: Barney, Christopher
• Contents: Section I Introduction Chapter 1 ◾ Introduction 3 Section II Background Chapter 2 ◾ Background on A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander 21 Chapter 3 ◾ Background on the Use of Pattern Languages in Other Fields 29 Chapter 4 ◾ Background on the Use of Patterns in Game Design 35 Section III An Introduction to Patterns in Game Design Chapter 5 ◾ An Introduction to Patterns in Game Design 53 Chapter 6 ◾ Common Problems in Proposed Patterns 69 Section IV Pattern Exercises Chapter 7 ◾ Pattern Exercises 77 Chapter 8 ◾ Basic Pattern Exercise 79 Chapter 9 ◾ Structural Pattern Exercises 89 Chapter 10 ◾ Focused Patterns 147 Chapter 11 ◾ Patterns That Break the Mold 185 Section V The Fifteen Properties Chapter 12 ◾ Taking a Step Back: What We Have Learned So Far 217 Chapter 13 ◾ The “Fifteen Fundamental Properties of Wholeness” in Game Design 219 Section VI Advanced Pattern-Generation Exercises Chapter 14 ◾ Advanced Pattern-Generation Exercises 241 Section VII Building a Language Chapter 15 ◾ Connecting Patterns into a Language 313 Chapter 16 ◾ Organizing and Maintaining a Pattern Language 333 Chapter 17 ◾ Creating New Pattern Exercises 375 Chapter 18 ◾ Designing with a Pattern Language 379 Chapter 19 ◾ Teaching Yourself or Students with Pattern Languages 385
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 794.81; Computer games -- Design; Pattern perception
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000259582; 9781000259544; 9781000259568; 9781003119029
• Related ISBNs: 9780367633950; 9780367367725
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