The Art of Game Design : A Book of Lenses (Paperback)

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I'm trying to learn about game design. But I also like to read books that are about creating things that are not screenplays; often they give me fresher insight than screenwriting books do. (As Ram Dass said, "When you know how to listen, everybody is the guru.") Jesse Schell's ART OF GAME DESIG...

from jasonli

Schell's "The Art of Game Design" is a fantastic introduction, guide and resource to the craft of game design. Schell manages to string together a series of lessons, one building roughly upon the other, to fill a large textbook. Yet no moment is dull, and Schell draws from his own experience as a...

from neurofuzzy

This is an incredible book on Game Design. There's nothing else like it out there. In fact, I think if you replace "game design" with graphic design, architecture, or almost any other type of design for humans, it will make you a better designer.

from jasonli

Schell's "The Art of Game Design" is a fantastic introduction, guide and resource to the craft of game design. Schell manages to string together a series of lessons, one building roughly upon the other, to fill a large textbook. Yet no moment is dull, and Schell draws from his own experience as a...

from shulera1

Last month, I ran across the YouTube channel Extra Credits, and I have become a creature obsessed. Extra Credits is a shining example of quality game discourse: Every episode is well-written, thoughtful, and informed. They've put together a playlist of all their episodes in chronological order, w...