Players Making Decisions: Game Design Essentials and the Art of Understanding Your Players — Zack Hiwiller (2016)

Name: Players Making Decisions: Game Design Essentials and the Art of Understanding Your Players — Zack Hiwiller (2016)
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This detailed and easy-to-follow guide to game design is for both digital and analogue game designers alike. It features a clear introduction to the discipline and the game development process; full details on prototyping and playtesting, from paper prototypes to intellectual property protection issues; a detailed discussion of cognitive biases and human decision making as it pertains to games; thorough coverage of key game elements, with practical discussions of game mechanics, dynamics and aesthetics; practical coverage of using simulation tools to decode the magic of game balance; and a full section on the game design business, and how to create a sustainable lifestyle within it.

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